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by bswdcad
Wed Jun 15, 2016 11:40 am
Forum: Gadgets - Requests
Topic: Individual DXF Batch processor.
Replies: 0
Views: 8962

Individual DXF Batch processor.

I need to process every day a lot of dxf files using Aspire and I want to make the things simpler by creating a Gadget that it is able to automate all the tasks that I need. I want to create something similar with the bellow screenshot. I used as inspiration other already existing gadgets, who are c...
by bswdcad
Fri Jun 03, 2016 7:36 pm
Forum: Aspire - General
Topic: XY Datum - default position
Replies: 7
Views: 4152

Re: XY Datum - default position

Adrian wrote:Are you importing the DXF file or opening it? Aspire behaves differently depending which way you do it.
Opening, because this way it is inheriting the sizes for the material from the dimensions of the shapes.
by bswdcad
Fri Jun 03, 2016 6:41 pm
Forum: Aspire - General
Topic: XY Datum - default position
Replies: 7
Views: 4152

Re: XY Datum - default position

"After reading your post, I think what you are asking for is a way to have the DXF file come in so that the part has the 0,0 in the upper LEFT, instead of the lower left? To do this, make sure the file is exported from the CAD system in that position, OR, right after you import the file, while the v...
by bswdcad
Fri Jun 03, 2016 5:43 pm
Forum: Aspire - General
Topic: XY Datum - default position
Replies: 7
Views: 4152

Re: XY Datum - default position

Ok, my fault, I want to say that I need to use always the Top-Left corner position when importing dxf files, because all the dxf files are generated by default using the Bottom-Left corner for the reference point.
by bswdcad
Fri Jun 03, 2016 4:51 pm
Forum: Aspire - General
Topic: XY Datum - default position
Replies: 7
Views: 4152

XY Datum - default position

I need to change the default position of the "XY Datum" from the Bottom-Left to Top-Left position and I can't find any option to do this. Also I ALWAYS need to disable the "Use Offset" when importing DXF files into Aspire. If somebody know how to do this, please help-me. Top-Left corner coordinate.p...
by bswdcad
Fri Jun 03, 2016 4:20 pm
Forum: Aspire - General
Topic: Different colour for full cut?
Replies: 6
Views: 3892

Re: Different colour for full cut?

"Out of curiosity why do you need to know this information in that view?" It is very useful because I'm generating a lot of tool-paths every day and for some pieces I need a full cut contour for others not, and I have no visual representation whatsoever to quickly identify if it is everything as I n...
by bswdcad
Fri Jun 03, 2016 2:07 pm
Forum: Aspire - General
Topic: Different colour for full cut?
Replies: 6
Views: 3892

Re: Different colour for full cut?

Yes indeed, into the 3D tool-path preview you can choose the colour, but on the 2D view this colours are missing. I need an automatic solution, so I can quickly identify all the tool-path that will cut all way through material like the image from firs post, who is automatically generated like that b...
by bswdcad
Fri Jun 03, 2016 11:52 am
Forum: Aspire - General
Topic: Different colour for full cut?
Replies: 6
Views: 3892

Different colour for full cut?

I need an option into Aspire to visually differentiate the tool-paths that are passing through all the stock material by the tool-paths that are only making small cuts. Please see the attached picture who illustrate something similar from an old MasterWood machine: Cut_colors.PNG Please add this fea...
by bswdcad
Wed May 25, 2016 11:01 am
Forum: Gadgets - General
Topic: Python scripting
Replies: 0
Views: 3759

Python scripting

I'm learning Python programming language and I think that will be great to have support for Python scripting in Aspire. I know that Vectric products have support for LUA but will be great to also have support for python scripting.
by bswdcad
Fri Apr 15, 2016 12:14 pm
Forum: Aspire - General
Topic: Toolpath Template as editable file instead of binary one?
Replies: 1
Views: 1297

Toolpath Template as editable file instead of binary one?

I am using lately a lot of Toolpah Templates and I wanted to make a small modification to one of my saved ToolpathTemplate files but I realized that this files are in binary format, so no modification can be made, which for me is a big problem, for example because I am not able to change the tool or...
by bswdcad
Wed Mar 30, 2016 9:00 am
Forum: Aspire - General
Topic: Drop down menu for Toolpath Template?
Replies: 9
Views: 3507

Re: Drop down menu for Toolpath Template?

There is a facility that I use that bypasses the standard save code routines and allows you to specify exactly where you want the gcode to be saved. Thank you for sharing your code. I need to save the gcode into the same folder as the imported dxf file, and also the gcode to have exactly the same n...
by bswdcad
Tue Mar 29, 2016 3:58 pm
Forum: Aspire - General
Topic: Drop down menu for Toolpath Template?
Replies: 9
Views: 3507

Re: Drop down menu for Toolpath Template?

I just make a quick mockup of how it will look like the TT pop-up menu and I used as reference the Layers Pop-up.
TT_mockup.jpg
Layers.png
by bswdcad
Tue Mar 29, 2016 3:33 pm
Forum: Aspire - General
Topic: Drop down menu for Toolpath Template?
Replies: 9
Views: 3507

Re: Drop down menu for Toolpath Template?

... it would be too confusing for most users as they wouldn't understand why the folders kept changing. Well, for me the actual way of doing the things are more confusing, because every time I want to save gcode after opening a TT, Aspire is trying to save into the same folder from where I opened t...
by bswdcad
Tue Mar 29, 2016 1:57 pm
Forum: Aspire - General
Topic: Drop down menu for Toolpath Template?
Replies: 9
Views: 3507

Re: Drop down menu for Toolpath Template?

I have a link to my template folder in the left hand side of the file open dialog (Quick Links). That way when I click Load Toolpath Template I just need to click on that link and then all I get is my toolpath templates. Me too. Unfortunately this don't fix the main problem that I have, because I n...
by bswdcad
Tue Mar 29, 2016 12:02 pm
Forum: Aspire - General
Topic: Drop down menu for Toolpath Template?
Replies: 9
Views: 3507

Drop down menu for Toolpath Template?

I'm using a lot the Toolpath Templates feature from aspire. The problem with them is that I need to load or save them to/from a folder, which for me it is very time consuming because I'm applying these TT to some imported DXF files that I am loading from other folders, and all the time I need to go ...