[Emc-developers] what is the development process for linux cnc?

2012-02-26 Thread Mark Haynes
Can someone please explain to me the development process for LinuxCNC? Is there a project lead, or is LinuxCNC developed by the entire community? If I create a new feature that I would like to see in the LinuxCNC software, how would I go about it getting published? Are parts of LinuxCNC being

[Emc-developers] Recording Machine Movements (Spiderdab)

2012-02-12 Thread Mark Haynes
For recording movements at every 1/2 second intervals is the g-code file that you play back consist of a new line for each 1/2 second? So that every line of g-code is a x,y,z, and feedrate value for that 1/2 second interval. If so I think there would need to be some preprocessing of the G-code

[Emc-developers] Technical questions for the developer's list?

2012-02-10 Thread Mark Haynes
Hello Everyone, First I would like to introduce myself. I am a Manufacturing Engineer and a self taught programmer. I've been working with CNC equipment for about 4 years. I stumbled across LinuxCNC a couple years back but just recently began using in on one of my vertical milling platforms.