[Corvus]

I'm very excited to be working on a script that will automate my toolpath generation steps like the demonstration video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MoYV6Vfgg8

For some reason the parameters for MC commands don't show up in my command history, just the command names.

So I'm not able to figure out how to add the MC_Box command to a script with the parameters set to increase the XY size of the box by 0.0625.


Can anyone show me how to make the command parameters show up in my Rhino command history like they are in the demo video?

Or can anyone help me with the parameter format for the MC_Box command?


Thanks

Leo

[Corvus]

Update:

I've been able to figure out parameters for other toolpath commands, but not for MC_Box.

Is MC_Box scriptable?

[svenakela]

I got curious and tried too and I couldn't figure it out. Not sure it is scriptable.

[Corvus]

Thanks for trying it out svenakela.

It would be fantastic if it could be made scriptable like the other commands.


So far -MC_ProjectCurves and -MC_AlongCurves work perfectly in scripts, but -MC_Profiling is not generating a path when I script it, even though the same parameters work in the non-scripted dialogue box version of the MC_Profiling

This is my script:

-SelName Bass_End
-MC_AxisMode a 1 _enter
-MC_Profiling
OnCurve=No _enter
Direction=Climb _enter

Stock_To_Leave 0 _enter
MaterialTop 0
MaterialBottom 0
StepDown 0.1
SkinCut 0
BreakThrough 0 _enter

Safe_Clearance 0.0625 _enter
Radius 0.01
Ramp_angle 0 _enter
-SelNone


Anyone with any thoughts as to errors I have made or if the scripting function is broken for this command would be much appreciated!

Leo

[Corvus]

Further update:

I've now found that -MC_Profiling works when scripted with the OnCurve parameter set to Yes.

It also works with OnCurve set to No and Direction=Conventional!

It just doesn't work for me when I set Direction=Climb.

It traverses the whole script in the command line as if everything is going well but at the end of the last parameter (Ramp_angle) it fails with an alert that says "madCAM error! Add toolpath to Rhino failed!"



So the following script works perfectly:

-MC_Profiling
OnCurve=No _enter
Direction=Conventional _enter
Stock_To_Leave 0 _enter
MaterialTop 0
MaterialBottom 0
StepDown 0.1
SkinCut 0
BreakThrough 0 _enter
Safe_Clearance 0.0625 _enter
Radius 0.01
Ramp_angle 0 _enter


But the same script with only the Direction parameter changed fails:

-MC_Profiling
OnCurve=No _enter
Direction=Climb _enter
Stock_To_Leave 0 _enter
MaterialTop 0
MaterialBottom 0
StepDown 0.1
SkinCut 0
BreakThrough 0 _enter
Safe_Clearance 0.0625 _enter
Radius 0.01
Ramp_angle 0 _enter
-SelNone


I'm thinking there must be some bug in the -MC_Profiling command?!?

Or is one of my other parameters not compatible with the Climb direction somehow?
That doesn't make sense to me as I've used the same parameters successfully in the dialogue box version of the command.


This really has me stumped.
Leo

[Corvus]

Is there a bug reporting protocol for madCAM?

I've tried emailing the company but no response so far.

[svenakela]

Is there a bug reporting protocol for madCAM?

I've tried emailing the company but no response so far.

Consider that being a report.
Mister JOM himself is always off the grid for a month (at least) every summer, he's probably out sailing during the sunny summer days.

[Corvus]

Ah ok fair enough. Good on him for having a real holiday!

[Corvus]

Bump.

Hoping to have the problems with scripting MC_Box and MC_Profiling detailed in this thread looked at.

[Corvus]

> 4 months have past with no response from MadCAM regarding these scripting issues.

Surely the Climb bug in the -MCProfiling command is fixable?

[svenakela]

Patience my dear. Patience. There are very few software companies that spray releases all the time. There is a Service Release coming but I don't know when.

[Corvus]

Just a friendly bump to try and keep this little bug on the radar.

Again the two issues:

1) There is a bug in scripted version of -MCProfiling when using climb cutting.

2) Can't use scripted version of -MCBox command.

[Dan B]

I've noticed a couple of other things too. I've addressed them to Joakim, so hopefully these will get tweaked before the next service release.

Dan