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MyCNC software can be flexibly configured for a wide range of application. Complete machine configuration is stored in Profile - folder that contains all the screen configuration, | MyCNC software can be flexibly configured for a wide range of application. Complete machine configuration is stored in Profile - folder that contains all the screen configuration, | ||
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+ | The description of default myCNC profiles and their GUI is available here: [[mycnc: | ||
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* Copy the file from USB to YOUR_PROFILE folder {{mycnc: | * Copy the file from USB to YOUR_PROFILE folder {{mycnc: | ||
+ | ====Manual profile update==== | ||
+ | In case there is no recently updated version of the profile you are looking for on the server, you can manually download it from the [[https:// | ||
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+ | 1. Go to the [[https:// | ||
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+ | 2. Copy the archive file that you have downloaded to home > .config > myCNC > profiles | ||
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+ | 3. If you would like to keep your preferences from your previous profile, go to that profile' | ||
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+ | 4. Extract the folder from the copied archive into the Profiles folder. If you want to add your previous settings from Step 3, replace the **cnc-variables.xml** file in your new profile folder with the one that you have copied to your desktop. | ||
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+ | 5. Relaunch myCNC software. | ||
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+ | The manual profile update should now be complete. | ||
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+ | ====Default profile selection and override==== | ||
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+ | The default profile for myCNC can be selected in Settings > Info: | ||
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+ | - Select the necessary profile from the Available Profiles list | ||
+ | - Press the Save Profile button | ||
+ | - The selected default profile should now be updated at the top of the page | ||
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+ | The default profile is stored in the '' | ||
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+ | Upon opening the file in the text editor of your choice, you can see the current default profile without having to open the myCNC software: | ||
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+ | It is also possible to override the default profile when starting the myCNC program from the command line, using the '' | ||
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+ | Read more about launching myCNC with command line switches (flags) here: [[mycnc: | ||
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+ | ====Switching between plasma/gas profiles==== | ||
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+ | To switch between profiles via the on-screen button (for example, such as the Switch Technology button present on the X1366P plasma and X1366G gas profiles), the user can simply click from the main software screen to confirm the profile switch without having to go into the program settings. | ||
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+ | However, the Switch Technology button only allows to switch between select profiles that must be specified by name - it is therefore necessary to properly define the profile if its name has been changed from the default (for example, when using a profile called '' | ||
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+ | In order to do this, it is necessary to do a quick edit of the .xml files that contain the code for the menus for both respective profiles (in this case, our custom plasma and custom gas profiles). | ||
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+ | * Head into the folder containing the myCNC profiles. On Ubuntu, it will be // | ||
+ | * Head into the custom folder that you are using (in this example, it will be '' | ||
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+ | * Head into the plasma profile ('' | ||
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+ | * In the x-menu.xml file, search for the '' | ||
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+ | * In the text field, enter the correct names of your edited profiles (for example, '' | ||
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+ | * Save the x-menu.xml file. | ||
+ | * Head into the gas profile ('' | ||
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+ | *Once again, locate the '' | ||
+ | *Save the '' | ||
+ | *Reload the myCNC application | ||
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+ | At this point, the Switch Technology button will allow for an easy switch between the profiles you have chosen: | ||
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+ | ====PLC Includes==== | ||
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+ | The PLC Includes files allow to systematize and share values and functions among the Hardware and Software PLC procedures within your profile. The below list includes information for some of the the default myCNC profiles. The information may differ between profiles, as well as different versions of profiles, and should be used as a general reference only. | ||
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mycnc/mycnc_profiles.txt · Last modified: 2021/12/07 15:47 by ivan