> On Nov 9, 2015, at 11:59 AM, andy pugh <bodge...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On 9 November 2015 at 17:47, Jeshua Lacock <jes...@3dtopo.com> wrote: > >> It is a shell script that changes instance of "space E digit" with " space A >> digit" (as Axis is configured to use A as the 4th axis). This gets me half >> way there - the nozzle would close, but I need to add a similar line >> following a rapid but only following a retract. That would be safest I think. > > If I was you, and had a machine ready to go, I don't think I would be > patient enough to do the job properly, and I would be using search and > replace in Gedit or Notepad++
Hi Andy, Indeed! I actually plan to start out with no nozzle actuator working - that is the way MIT has been running their glass printer. That just means starting with single walled items such as vases. I definitely want to get that working before I attempt more complex forms. That said, I can certainly manually prepare a test file with retraction, but if I had such a script in place I think Axis will work just like a 3D printer allowing far more complex forms to be printed. I could essentially “forget about it” and just feed it g-code like I do my other 3D printers. > It would actually be easier for a script/regex if the rapids were G0 > moves rather than G1. True, I was trying to think of something that will work without customizing the g-code so I can use any slicer. > So, what is the criterion for spotting the difference between a rapid > and a feed? You lines marked "rapid" have bigger F-numbers than the > non-rapids. Correct that would be the criteria for rapid - which could be set to any number in most slicers such as F6666.66 or what you may prefer. Best, Jeshua Lacock Founder/Engineer <3DTOPO.com> GlassPrinted.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Presto, an open source distributed SQL query engine for big data, initially developed by Facebook, enables you to easily query your data on Hadoop in a more interactive manner. Teradata is also now providing full enterprise support for Presto. Download a free open source copy now. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=250295911&iu=/4140 _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
