Is there any way to do a “/” on the PathPilot control? Looking to do a BLOCK SKIP.
I’m looking for a optional block skip on the control. I do see adding a “/” in front of line does skip.
Thanks
Fred,
Currently there is not a way to toggle block skip in Pathpilot.
Thank you,
Norman
There is indeed a way to use Block Delete
install the plugin from Xoomspeed (David Loomes)
I use it all the time for in-process probing routines
here is the link to his plugin page
PathPilot Plugins (xoomspeed.com)
His Post Processor is included on your Tormach you just have to use it - I like it way better then the standard one
I incorporate probing of stock and features into every part that I mill
works very well
Ed
Thanks for the answers.
Fred
If you want to use block skip, then you should also make sure you pick up the latest version of the post-processor from Fusion post processor (xoomspeed.com)
This allows you to right click on any CAM operation in Fusion and set the optional flag to have that operation generated with the ‘/’ character added. There’s also a post-processor setting to make all tool setting and tool checking operations optional. (Weirdly Fusion doesn’t allow the post-processor to access manual NC operations, so making them optional via the right-click approach doesn’t work).
Something to be aware of is that PathPilot, by default, runs with the block skip function turned on, which was a bit of a surprise when I first spotted that was what was happening.