Tech support for Javascript Macros in CONTROL

I'll do that over the weekend.

 

Looks like the only overlap in functionality is adding a pause when the spindle turns on. I don't think any of my other features are possible from inside a postprocessor.

 

Oh, that's great to hear!
I spent sometime investigating if it was possible, and determined that there was just not enough information passed down from F360.
I will give the Open Builds version a try.

 

@David the swarfer - I looked at your cps code. It has a much more elegant solution. The secret sauce was the onParameter callback. I was unaware of it, which led me to conclude it cannot be done.
It only took a few lines of code to add this in my own postprocess script.

@Peter Van Der Walt - I am adding separate posts for each of my macro scripts.

 

ok. thank you!! so how do I go about pulling up the macro program onto open build control. or software

 

Would this work with the Touch probe which Openbuilds sells?

 

Good evening. I was just checking to see if anyone else as tested the tool offset macro in with X32. I can use it one time it will work great. On the next time after I swap tools when I go zero on z, it is about 1/4 above the surface. I have tested it with a solid block so I have a known z zero every time. It is possible it is something with my set up. I did need to modify the firmware to auto squaring Y. I do my initial probe with XYZ from open builds then my tool height setter is a different probe if that make any difference. My issue is I'm trying to cut a wavy flag and during tool changes I have nothing to reference from. Any suggestions would be great. Thank you

 

Normally, home machine set g28 and g30 locations. Use xyz probe to set z for height only, I like to use the center of the wood as center of project. I will run first cut. Run Macro to set reference height, then change tool out. set new height. that one usually works fine. for the subsequent tool changes, I have tried to reset reference height and do just a tool change. neither seem to work. when I go to zero again after set second tool change. it is about .25" above work piece. I have done on solid uncut wood to see where it is returning to zero after tool change. Hope that helps to explain it. I can try and video if needed. Thank you for the response.

 

I will work on a video. Go to zero is push the "gotozero" drop down and select the work Coord one, (G0 Z5, G0 X0 Y0, G0 Z0) option. when I use the XYZ it will touch the work surface at home. When I use the macro, it does not. I did try a cut anyway and it was above the work surface. Currently I use a work around with set up blocks and probe to reset zero after bit change. I did set up a macro to define g28 and g30. Ill send that too just in case it is the problem.

 

Thank you, that is good to know.

 

I would like to thank you for your time. I just tried to make a video of the problem and it worked every time. I just did it four times in a row. The only thing I did change was I deleted to macro and had to reinstall it. Open builds would no longer run it and it disappeared from the GUI.

 

Hello everyone.
Thank you @Misterg for this superb sharing!
For me who am not developer it is a great tool to resume work on an existing part.
I have questions about the configuration because I did not understand well:

- How to configure the job of the probe if I want to measure from the outside or otherwise a measurement from the inside?
- Is it possible to measure several heights around the periphery and the center of a piece that is curved?
- What difference is there between the marked drawing "default UI:" and the one that is marked "alternative UI (simpleUI =" false ")".
- Does this macro work with Control only (not Interface, right)?
- I have to connect the 3D probe in serial or parallel mode if I want to keep XYZ Probe+ connected?
- ok ok ok sorry ... I stop the questions, that's all for today

Thank you so much!