Preprocessor - Revision history

Jbeck at 21:35, 7 October 2010

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Jbeck at 18:44, 7 October 2010

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Jbeck at 18:43, 7 October 2010

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Jbeck: /* Settings */

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‎Settings

Jbeck at 17:38, 6 October 2010

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Jbeck at 18:39, 5 October 2010

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Jbeck at 21:31, 29 September 2010

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Jbeck: /* Corner Velocity Control */ added a heading

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 {{ManualNavigation (servo)}}
-The preprocessor is a function in the [[Control Software (servo-based)]] that looks through a [[g-code]] toolpath, and plans the router motion. G-code specifies the path the router bit should take when cutting through material, and the preprocessor ensures that the motion is smooth and fast.
+The preprocessor is a function in the [[Control Software (servo)]] that looks through a [[g-code]] toolpath, and plans the router motion. G-code specifies the path the router bit should take when cutting through material, and the preprocessor ensures that the motion is smooth and fast.
 == Settings ==

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	The preprocessor is a function in the [[Control Software (servo-based)]] that looks through a [[g-code]] toolpath, and plans the router motion. G-code specifies the path the router bit should take when cutting through material, and the preprocessor ensures that the motion is smooth and fast.		The preprocessor is a function in the [[Control Software (servo-based)]] that looks through a [[g-code]] toolpath, and plans the router motion. G-code specifies the path the router bit should take when cutting through material, and the preprocessor ensures that the motion is smooth and fast.

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−	The preprocessor is a function in the [[Control ~~software~~]] that looks through a [[g-code]] toolpath, and plans the router motion. G-code specifies the path the router bit should take when cutting through material, and the preprocessor ensures that the motion is smooth and fast.	+	The preprocessor is a function in the [[Control Software (servo-based)]] that looks through a [[g-code]] toolpath, and plans the router motion. G-code specifies the path the router bit should take when cutting through material, and the preprocessor ensures that the motion is smooth and fast.

	== Settings ==		== Settings ==

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 == Settings ==
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 There are several parameters you can tweak to customize the motion. These can be found under Setup > Advanced > PreProcessor.

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	== Settings ==		== Settings ==
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	There are several parameters you can tweak to customize the motion. These can be found under Setup > Advanced > PreProcessor.		There are several parameters you can tweak to customize the motion. These can be found under Setup > Advanced > PreProcessor.

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 === Corner Velocity Control ===
 The Speed setting allows you to control how fast you move around corners. Simply drag the slider to the left to move slower, and to the right to move faster.
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 [[File:Full_speed_angle.gif|frame|none|alt=Full Speed Angle|Full Speed Angle]]
 === Curvature Speed ===

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-The preprocessor is a function in the [[Control Software]] that looks through a [[g-code]] toolpath, and plans the router motion. G-code specifies the path the router bit should take when cutting through material, and the preprocessor ensures that the motion is smooth and fast.
+The preprocessor is a function in the [[Control software]] that looks through a [[g-code]] toolpath, and plans the router motion. G-code specifies the path the router bit should take when cutting through material, and the preprocessor ensures that the motion is smooth and fast.
 == Settings ==
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 There are several parameters you can tweak to customize the motion. These can be found under Setup > Advanced > PreProcessor.
-[[File:Preprocessor_settings.PNG]]
+[[File:Preprocessor_settings.PNG|frame|none|alt=Preprocessor setup options|The setup screen for the preprocessor]]
 === Corner Velocity Control ===
 The Speed setting allows you to control how fast you move around corners. Simply drag the slider to the left to move slower, and to the right to move faster.
 For large corners, you want to slow down completely before you start moving in the other direction; but for small angles, you generally don't want to make a full stop. Set the Full Stop Angle to force the tool to come to a complete stop at angles between 180 and your setting. The default setting uses 90 degrees, which means all angles between 180 and 90 degrees force the machine to a full stop.
-[[File:Full_stop_angle.gif]]
+[[File:Full_stop_angle.gif|frame|none|alt=Full Stop or Halt Angle|Full Stop or Halt Angle]]
 Set the Full Speed Angle to allow the tool to move at full speed through the corner. The default setting is 0 degrees, but if you set it to 5 degrees, it means any corner between 0 and 5 degrees will not slow down. This is generally best set rather low. If you notice the machine shaking slightly as it moves around small curves, try bumping this value up a few degrees.
-[[File:Full_speed_angle.gif]]
+[[File:Full_speed_angle.gif|frame|none|alt=Full Speed Angle|Full Speed Angle]]
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 After saving the new threshold, preprocess the file again. The preprocessor will generate a new INFO file, and you can view it to verify that the small length was moved to the Filtered Elements section.