Training/learning resources for new UCCNC user?

[Robertspark]

you can probe with the z axis if you require and set the home co-ordinates accordingly, but you would not use the "standard" home routine / onsceen button.... you could however change the button to run a custom macro which could then partially automate your homing sequence and setup.

limit / ome switches would be a recommended addition to you machine as they would speed up the homing process and automate it for you (without a manual routine / a custom macro).

[mschoonmaker]

I do now have the Z-probe working.

I am reviewing the Mach3 training video on homing & limits, and this now begs a new question: It seems in Mach3, one can toggle the toolpath display to see the toolpath itself, or the "machine table" display (their words). Is there a similar functionality in UCCNC? I would think this would help in getting a better handle on work offsets...

[ger21]

You can set up a grid on the display the size of your table. Look under Appearance Settings.

[mschoonmaker]

sounds good, but I can't seem to identify the specific item to accomplish this in the software's documentation. It seems that nothing in Appearance Settings provides for putting in any values other than on/off checked/unchecked and colors. Can you suggest the item's name please?

[Robertspark]

I suspect that you are using the stable release of uccnc and not the development release

[ger21]

Do you see a button labeled "Workpiece Area and Grid Setup"?

What version of UCCNC are you using? The current version is 1.2111, which should have that button.

[mschoonmaker]

Doh! I'm such an idiot! There is that button, I could only see the forest through the trees (could only process the checkboxes)!

thanks, my apologies!

Edit: I did however search the user's manual for the word "Grid" and it only produced 3 instances, all related to the "Grid Control" used in the Screen Editor. Seems like an opportunity to enhance the user's manual...