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Control software Surfacing Wizard direction

Discussion in 'Control Software' started by JUSS10B, Dec 3, 2024.

  1. JUSS10B

    JUSS10B New
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    Is there a macro or modified version of the control software that allows you to choose the long axis of movement in the surfacing wizard? My open builds has a smaller X than Y axis (how I received it) so when I'm planing boards the wood grain usually goes in the Y direction and I'd prefer the surfacing option to go up/down vs side to side. Feels like something that should be in the software but some searching I have seen others mention it and no clear fix other than create a macro or modify the program. Before I dig in to that myself, I thought I'd see if someone has fixed this.
     
  2. David the swarfer

    David the swarfer OpenBuilds Team
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    I would just create a drawing and generate my own Gcode for it, that is all the wizard is doing.
    For fun I just tried it. open sketchup, draw rectangle the size of my bed, set parameters (19mm bit, 0.5mm depth), add pocket cut, generate gcode.
    Took 2 minutes 35 seconds to get to a Gcode preview.
     
  3. Christian James

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    Yep, that's how I do it - still have the file as it has on-going use.
     
  4. Peter Van Der Walt

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  5. Peter Van Der Walt

    Peter Van Der Walt OpenBuilds Team
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    Implemented Surface Direction in Version 1.0.386

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