3D carves can take a long time. One feature that would be good to have is to specify a job duration (e.g. 1 hour) and have g-sender split the original file into 1-hour jobs. At the end of each job segment, the spindle would park. And the next segment would start where it left off. I know you can do that manually but it would be nice if it could be automated. I also realize that job duration are estimates only so a job split into 1 hour chunks may take more or less than 1 hour. A workaround would simply to have a pop-up asking if you want to pause and park or continue.
I think this could be done now with macros but I’m not sure.
I like the plan. I like to keep my toolpaths seperate to just be able to do a quicky inbetween or just before thee time. I don’t like the mill running while I’m out of reach. Okeoke laserjobs, I run from the couch with a cupper, and low depth engravings with the mill too, but.. oh well you get the picture. Having an option to tell gsender to run on an egg timer could be usefull.
Yesterday I was stirring a paint can… I had the urge to see if I could let the mill run this, you know, attach a stick and have it run circles, but I envisioned huuuge spills and world ending ohnoooooos.. I feel I’m going off topic again..
Where was I.
Not knowing if you use vectric, but i have found that vectrics estimates are prety close if you stick to the plan and not fiddle around with the speedsnfeeds in gsender.
You might be able to use the tiletool in vectric to split a job into components that take the approximate amount of time you see fit.
You know, just untill this gets implemented in gsender.
Yes, I start planning my toolpaths with that in mind. That feature could also be done within vCarve. Create your toolpath, select the time for each session, and vCarve creates the required amount of g-code files .
@Chucky_ott It is simple to do in VCarve. Not to say that you can split by some time factor, but you can easily split model carves into smaller chunks. Been there, done that.
I can see all kinds of issues getting gSender to do it, but since I’m not trying to program it, by issues are completely irrelevant.
I am soooo lucky the misses is out so she can’t accidentaly see your comment.
I’ll end up with the most expensive kicthen appliance in the history of poor guys.
A stirmill, a dishwashmill, a whipcreammill a milkfoammill and a burgerflipmill all in one machine. But that is not all, Jim! Put the kitchenmill vertical against a wall and you have the perfect spot to hang a towel.
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