Modal Values

[eliot15]

Is there a way to view the currently active modal values as a program executes? Thanks.

Also, how about the currently active feedrate?

[barbter]

The only thing I'm aware of is Tools>Show modal state. But this isn't dynamic.

I did ask Scott while ago if he could look at doing something.
For me it would be good to see a small window which gave active tool number, active h + d, speed and feed.
Basically the same as you see on the cnc screen.

[eliot15]

Thanks for that.

A simple work-around (if Scott is listening) would be a context sensitive menu (right mouse-click) with a REFRESH option . Just re-write, then display, the text file.

Though that would be only marginally cost effective over re-selecting Tools > Show. Just more intuitive.

[MetLHead]

This has been requested as barbter said, I just need to figure out a way to do this thats fast and doesn't require using a ton of memory. I was actually thinking of making this information part of the marker display information. So you would see the XYZ position as well as some other selectable modal information.

Scott

[barbter]

Scott,
Go for that. It would be better as eyes are looking at the marker when plotting.
If it could be on a line below, and in a different colour, then it would be easier to focus ie white is geometrey, greeen is machine control state (or whatever).