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2555QCAD/CAMSuggestionLowInclude tool description when selecting a tool.Assigned
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Andrew,

At present QCAD/CAM the tool drop-down box displays tool number and diameter between brackets.

It would be more appropriate to display if it is a mill or a drill and/or the description of such.
In a further stage of development ball-nose ... Conical ... And so on.

I have several specialized mills with the same diameter.
End-mills, roughing mills, routing mills, face mills ....

Tools 1(ø6mm) or 2(ø6mm) don’t say much if tool 1 is a side-mill and tool 2 is a high speed drill for metal.

Related forum topic:
https://www.qcad.org/rsforum/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=10722

Regards,
CVH

2556QCAD (main)Bug ReportLowWin11 Printing Orientation Issue: Landscape >>PortraitAssigned
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Andrew,

Related topic: https://www.qcad.org/rsforum/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=10649

Already two different users report that Landscape is printed cropped in portrait format, both Win11. The behavior change occurred recently.
Although the second user (rdtsc) reports the same behavior for latest Mabox Linux (Manjaro, Arch.)

Can not replicate that on Win7 32 bit nor on Win10 64 bit, both are no longer or not updated OS. For one, I have no orientation setting displayed in my printer dialog.

It seems not to be related to the QCAD version:
Reported for:
- Win11 QCAD Pro 3.29
- Win11 QCAD-CAM 3.27.8.0

Regards,
CVH

2558QCAD/CAMBug ReportLowOffset trajectory path issue with circular Lead In/OutAssigned
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Andrew,

Please refer to related forum topic:
https://www.qcad.org/rsforum/viewtopic.php?f=74&t=10724#p44206

An eighth circle with radius 8 Lead In/Out relates to nothing in the actual exported cutter trajectory.
Nor does it with the edge being cut.

Proper examples and a comparison with ‘Extension’ type Lead In/Out included.
Conclusion: IMHO connecting the cutter trajectory and edge being cut is wrong.

It looks a lot like turning on Cutter Compensation (G41/42) while the motion is circular.
But that is uncommon because most controllers can not cope with this motion.
One can increase the offset gradually along a straight pre-entry segment for turning on G41/42 but not along a circular path.
Also see snippet:
- Pre-entry C→B turning on G41
- Circular Lead In B→A

Regards,
CVH

2557QCAD/CAMSuggestionVery LowG20/21 not occuring in generic postprocessorsAssigned
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Andrew,

I know that GCodeMM.js and GCodeIN.js are generic postprocessors.
Mostly used as base for other or custom postprocessor.

The distinct nature is pretty clear from the filename and the suffix in the display name.
Another distinct nature is that they include this.unit = RS.Millimeter / RS.Inch intended for the CAM side.

Why don’t they include at least a G20/21 in a generic header?

There are several more specific postprocessors where I miss these G-codes for the measurement system.

True, if they are not supported, no error messages would occur when omitted.
The danger is that users rely on build in postprocessors hoping that it matches with the default measurement system of their setup.

IMHO it is safer to trigger an instruction fault before attempting to execute a wrong motion.
As fail-save as possible should always be the goal.

Regards,
CVH

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