On Wed, 23 Feb 2022 at 17:58, mar...@r-bechtold.de <mar...@r-bechtold.de> wrote: > > in the past I programmed single letters as gcode.
Yes, I have done the same thing for numbers to engrave scale rings. This time I am using F-engrave and a cxf font that I created specifically for the job at hand. (CXF is easy, just a set of lines and arcs: https://github.com/LinuxCNC/simple-gcode-generators/blob/master/engrave/cxf-fonts/normal.cxf ) (note how this is part of the LinuxCNC code base already....) My questions are around how best to throw G-code at LinuxCNC and have it do the job. I think I want my Python script to be in charge, ] The simple option is to just keep overwriting a single file, then reload that file and run it from the LinuxCNC GUI. But in some ways I would prefer LinuxCNC to be entirely controlled by the Python script. That is the part I am asking about. ie how to tell LinuxCNC to load a file and then run it. part of this can be done in the _Axis_ interface with axis_remote (https://linuxcnc.org/docs/2.8/html/man/man1/axis-remote.1.html ) But I am using Touchy. I was looking for a non gui-specific hook. atp "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium attachment and is designed for the especial use of mechanical geniuses, daredevils and lunatics." — George Fitch, Atlanta Constitution Newspaper, 1912 _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
