cam.properties.movement_props

Fabex ‘movement_props.py’

‘CAM Movement Properties’

Classes

CAM_MOVEMENT_Properties

Module Contents

class CAM_MOVEMENT_Properties

Bases: bpy.types.PropertyGroup

type: EnumProperty(name='Movement Type', items='CONVENTIONAL', 'Conventional (Up)', 'Cutter rotates against the direction of the feed', 'CLIMB', 'Climb (Down)', 'Cutter rotates with the direction of the feed', 'MEANDER', 'Meander (Zig Zag)', 'Cutting is done both with and against the rotation of the spindle', description='movement type', default='CLIMB', update=update_operation)

insideout: EnumProperty(name='Direction', items='INSIDEOUT', 'Inside out', 'a', 'OUTSIDEIN', 'Outside in', 'a', description='Approach to the piece', default='INSIDEOUT', update=update_operation)

spindle_rotation: EnumProperty(name='Spindle Rotation', items='CW', 'Clockwise', 'a', 'CCW', 'Counter clockwise', 'a', description='Spindle rotation direction', default='CW', update=update_operation)

free_height: FloatProperty(name='Safe Height', description='Height where the machine can freely move without hitting the workpiece', default=0.01, min=0.0, max=32, precision=PRECISION, unit='LENGTH', update=update_operation)

useG64: BoolProperty(name='G64 Trajectory', description='Use only if your machine supports G64 code. LinuxCNC and Mach3 do', default=False, update=update_operation)

G64: FloatProperty(name='Path Control Mode with Optional Tolerance', default=0.0001, min=0.0, max=0.005, precision=PRECISION, unit='LENGTH', update=update_operation)

parallel_step_back: BoolProperty(name='Parallel Step Back', description='For roughing and finishing in one pass: mills material in climb mode, then steps back and goes between 2 last chunks back', default=False, update=update_operation)

helix_enter: BoolProperty(name='Helix Enter - EXPERIMENTAL', description='Enter material in helix', default=False, update=update_operation)

ramp_in_angle: FloatProperty(name='Ramp-in Angle', default=pi / 6, min=0, max=pi * 0.4999, precision=1, step=500, subtype='ANGLE', unit='ROTATION', update=update_operation)

helix_diameter: FloatProperty(name='Helix Diameter - % of Cutter Diameter', default=90, min=10, max=100, precision=1, subtype='PERCENTAGE', update=update_operation)

ramp: BoolProperty(name='Ramp-in - EXPERIMENTAL', description='Ramps down the whole contour, so the cutline looks like helix', default=False, update=update_operation)

zig_zag_ramp: BoolProperty(name='Zigzag_ramp - EXPERIMENTAL', description='Ramps down the whole contour, so the cutline looks like zigzag_', default=False, update=update_operation)

ramp_out: BoolProperty(name='Ramp-out - EXPERIMENTAL', description='Ramp out to not leave mark on surface', default=False, update=update_operation)

ramp_out_angle: FloatProperty(name='Ramp-out Angle', default=pi / 6, min=0, max=pi * 0.4999, precision=1, step=500, subtype='ANGLE', unit='ROTATION', update=update_operation)

retract_tangential: BoolProperty(name='Retract Tangential - EXPERIMENTAL', description='Retract from material in circular motion', default=False, update=update_operation)

retract_radius: FloatProperty(name='Retract Arc Radius', default=0.001, min=1e-06, max=100, precision=PRECISION, unit='LENGTH', update=update_operation)

retract_height: FloatProperty(name='Retract Arc Height', default=0.001, min=0.0, max=100, precision=PRECISION, unit='LENGTH', update=update_operation)

stay_low: BoolProperty(name='Stay Low if Possible', default=True, update=update_operation)

merge_distance: FloatProperty(name='Merge Distance - EXPERIMENTAL', default=0.0, min=0.0, max=0.1, precision=PRECISION, unit='LENGTH', update=update_operation)

protect_vertical: BoolProperty(name='Protect Vertical', description='The path goes only vertically next to steep areas', default=True, update=update_operation)

protect_vertical_limit: FloatProperty(name='Verticality Limit', description='What angle is already considered vertical', default=pi / 45, min=0, max=pi * 0.5, precision=0, step=100, subtype='ANGLE', unit='ROTATION', update=update_operation)