Re: G-Code Ripper - Scale, Rotate and Split G-code
Originally Posted by
Dragonfly
@ mcphill
On a board that is placed on the router table the user finds the centers of three holes placed at a reasonable distance from each other and feeds their actual coordinates to the program. The program already has interpreted the G-code for drilling, determines the deviations between project and real coordinates and with the help of transformation matrix generates G-code which will hit the exact drill spots no matter the board is misaligned.
The reason I mentioned it was because G-code Ripper already can:
- read and visualize G-code
- rotate the work plane
Hope I managed to explain it right.
I am basically asking the same thing, for a different reason. Instead of using "extra" holes that need to be centered when you flip the board, it would be nice to pick 3 drilled holes (with "known" positions on the board) and use them to align the board for milling back side. This way you don't need alignment pins and you don't need to worry about finding/placing pins on the center line. Just fix the board down after the front side is milled and drilled, pick 3 drilled holes, and "tell" the software the coordinates of those holes (maybe also give the program the "real" position in the unedited gCode?). Then probe the board and mill the back side...
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