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How to change motion acceleration
Usually settings for motion acceleration can be found in “SYS” configuration Tab, “Motion Settings” section
Acceleration defined in cnc-variables.xml configuration file. Item name for Acceleration is
name="motion-acceleration-LISTAXES"
where LISTAXES is list of axes.
It's possible to either setup separate acceleration for each axis -
<value name="motion-acceleration-x" >1000</value> <value name="motion-acceleration-y" >1000</value> <value name="motion-acceleration-z" >250</value> <value name="motion-acceleration-a" >500</value> <value name="motion-acceleration-b" >300</value> <value name="motion-acceleration-c" >100</value>
Or setup acceleration for group of axes, for example one acceleration for X and Y axes, next for Z axis and another for all rotary axes (A, B, C) -
<value name="motion-acceleration-xy" >1000</value> <value name="motion-acceleration-z" >250</value> <value name="motion-acceleration-abc" >500</value>
Like all other configuration items, acceleration settings can be brought to User interface dialogs. For example in user settings dialog of 1024P profile settings for XY acceleration is
<gitem where="user-speeds-xy" type="combo-numpad" fgColor="cyan" format="%d" height="60" action="item:motion-acceleration-xy". name="display-motion-acceleration-xy" fontSize="18" bgColor="black". labelWidth="130" displayWidth="90" fontStyle="bold" orientation="horizontal"> <message>Acceleration XY, %accel%</message> <message_ru>Ускорение XY,%accel%</message_ru> </gitem>
How to change Interface Language
Select Preferences Section, Interface language item
Double Click on the item, Select your language, press OK button, SAVE button
How to change Interface Language (updated for Version 1.88.106 and up)
How to change Screen Size and Position
Open Settings Tab Open CFG Tab
Select Preferences, Screen tab
There are few settings to control GUI screen size, position and window attributes
- Full screen - switch myCNC main window to full-screen mode (without Window title and borders)
- Maximize screen - switch myCNC window to Desktop Size but keep windows title and border
- Fixed screen size - set size in pixels for myCNC main screen window
- Fixed screen position - move a left-top point of the myCNC main window to the given position
It's supposed this setting should work the same way for all OS and Window Managers like Windows 7/8/10, Linux KDE, XFCE or Mate Window manager. Unfortunately, window behaviour DO depends on OS/Window Manager. You might need to play with these settings to find a view suitable for your needs.
How to check what this button does?
For example, we like to check how parking buttons work.
- Find the button you need to check and press the right mouse button on it
- Find a line with attribute “action” and check what the button will run if press on it. It will run macro M305 for example shown on the screenshots.
How to check what this DRO shows?
For example, we like to check what shows “Lift Z” DRO on parking widget.
- Find the DRO you need to check and press the right mouse button on it
- Find a line with attribute “name” and check what value this DRO displays. For example from the screenshot, the DRO displays Global variable #7020 value (which is used as Lift Z value in “Goto Parking Position” macro M305).