Multiple MDI Entries

[CL_MotoTech]

So there could be a very obvious solution here (that I just am not aware of), or perhaps there isn't any at all. But one thing I always liked in Mach3 was that I could enter multiple MDI entries and let the machine run.

So I might do something like this;
X5
Z-.02
X0
Z-.04

While the machine runs the MDI command you can still type in MDI, once it completes the first command it runs the second, third, etc..

In UCCNC MDI is locked out while it runs the command, so I have to stand there and wait for the command to complete, then enter the next line. I understand I could just type this into a document and run the document, but by using MDI it's one less step.

Is there a solution out there that would help with this? Or should I just suck it up and start saving these short programs in documents and loading them?

[CL_MotoTech]

Maybe a conversational page would be more valuable?

Also, congrats on a year since the last update. This isn't a dig, the software has been damned solid, I leave it up for days at a time on occasion and I'm not afraid to run a part when I return. So good.

[cncdrive]

Well, currently you can type only one line in the MDI.
Maybe 'Dezsoe' has somekind of macro which could overcome this?

[CL_MotoTech]

Certainly any help or insight is appreciated. I suppose I am outlier use case?

[dezsoe]

I'll check it when I get to it. A multiline input with an exec.Codelist will hopefully do the trick.

[beefy]

I also miss the Mach3 MDI.

If I remember correctly, another thing the Mach3 MDI did was have a box pop up when you hovered the mouse over it.
This box had a few of the last commands you'd used so you could quickly click on one instead of having to type it all over again.

[CL_MotoTech]

If you use your up/down arrow key you can flip through the last entered MDI commands. But you can't see the list like you could in M3.

[cncdrive]

Yes, with the keyboard up/down arrows you can rollback to the previously executed MDI commands.

[beefy]

Ah, so you can. Thanks for that info guys.