Skeinforge milling

joule5

Hello, I want to use my printer to mill some things. I have set it up already to do this, now I need to make the gcode for a job. I used pycam at first but the X and Y moves don't include G1 or G0. So I went to try Skeinforge's milling feature. I tried and tried but I could only get the extrusion "profile type" to generate anything. I tried to copy and paste the end mill "profile selection" in the extrusion "profile type" folder and I did get the option in the drop down selector but the gcode I get is still for extrusion. Is there a way to get Repetier host to recognize the skeinforge profile type for milling?

Repetier

Sorry, but I do not know what skeinforge produces. I would expect something without E moves, so to see it you just enable showing travel moves. Visualization for CNC is limited to moves anyway, so do not expect to see something like gcode preview.

joule5

Maybe this question could lead to a solution. In Repetier host, how can I change the profile type from the Skeinforge slicer. (not to be confused with "profile selection"). I ask this because by default Repetier host is accessing the ABS profile selection from the extrusion profile type. I am not concerned with the visualization at all. I see they are travel moves which is fine.

Repetier

Ok, now I see what you mean. Actually Skeinforge support was only added with 3d printers in mind, so it was never planned to select any other type. And being a deprecated slicer we do not plan to change that module. So you need to go over the configure button and run it manually and import the result, sorry.