Is there a basic guide to set the duet up as a CNC

dc42

@Danal said in Is there a basic guide to set the duet up as a CNC:

No. Duet doesn't support "sticky" G1 or G0. You will need to select a different post processor, or modify that one.

Yes it does, when in CNC mode and using recent firmware versions (2.05 or 3.x).

dc42

@bearer said in Is there a basic guide to set the duet up as a CNC:

you can edit the .cps file and change the line that says (line 28 in the grbl if thats what you used)
extension = "nc";
to say
extension = "gcode";
to not have to do the renaming.

You don't have to rename anyway. DWC and RRF accept .nc files.

dc42

@Asdasd1234 said in Is there a basic guide to set the duet up as a CNC:

Run macro that does:
-G10 L20 P2 X0 Y0 Z0
-G55

Alternatively, use P1 in the G10 command instead of P2, then you don't need the G55.

Danal

@dc42 said in Is there a basic guide to set the duet up as a CNC:

@Danal said in Is there a basic guide to set the duet up as a CNC:

No. Duet doesn't support "sticky" G1 or G0. You will need to select a different post processor, or modify that one.

Yes it does, when in CNC mode and using recent firmware versions (2.05 or 3.x).

Ah... I tried it, but not in CNC mode... grasshopper learns from master once again.

Danal

@dc42 said in Is there a basic guide to set the duet up as a CNC:

@Asdasd1234 said in Is there a basic guide to set the duet up as a CNC:

Run macro that does:
-G10 L20 P2 X0 Y0 Z0
-G55

Alternatively, use P1 in the G10 command instead of P2, then you don't need the G55.

This is true... but... a lot of people like to leave G54 matching machine, because there the controller is always in some Work Coordinate System, and it just makes more sense for the human to have G54 match the physical layout of the device, G55 match the first fixture, G56 the second fixture and so forth.

Again, there is no "right or wrong" here... and some people do it a completely different way... the most common practice I've seen is leaving G54 alone (or, technically, G54 has a 0,0,0 offset to G53).