0003464: Need an improved import pre-processor for external gcode

ID	Project	Category	View Status	Date Submitted	Last Update

0003464	Path	Feature	public	2018-05-08 13:58	2020-10-06 23:01

Reporter	sliptonic	Assigned To	sliptonic
Priority	normal	Severity	minor	Reproducibility	N/A
Status	closed	Resolution	fixed
Product Version	0.18

Summary	0003464: Need an improved import pre-processor for external gcode
Description	gcode is imported to FreeCAD and processed with a preprocessor python script. A couple examples exist but they are limited in functionality. An improved pre-processor script would: 1) Create a job if non exists, use existing job, or prompt user to select if multiple jobs exist. 2) Create Customs and load the path commands into them. 3) Create tool controllers for each tool. Associate with the Customs. 4) Appropriately handle the creation and selection of tools for the tool controllers.
Additional Information	To build the tool controller we need, at a minimum, the tool diameter. However, the gcode is only guaranteed to contain a tool number. It might have comments which indicate other attributes of the tool but these could be in any format. Not sure how to handle this. Prompt the user? Create/duplicate the default tool? Attempt to parse comments?
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FreeCAD Information

Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
2018-05-08 13:58	sliptonic	New Issue
2019-01-22 05:05	sliptonic	Status	new => assigned
2019-01-22 05:05	sliptonic	Target Version	0.18 => 0.19
2019-01-22 05:35	sliptonic	Relationship added	parent of 0003463
2020-10-06 23:01	sliptonic	Assigned To	=> sliptonic
2020-10-06 23:01	sliptonic	Status	assigned => closed
2020-10-06 23:01	sliptonic	Resolution	open => fixed
2020-10-06 23:01	sliptonic	Note Added: 0014781

sliptonic 2020-10-06 23:01 manager ~0014781	This was resolved by PR 0003600 [PATH] make -custom- op compliant. Improve gcode_pre importer During import, you can select the gcode_pre preprocessor. This creates a custom inside the job and allows assigning a toolcontroller. The imported code can be exported like any other operation.