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svenhb / GRBL-Plotter

A GCode sender (not only for lasers or plotters) for up to two GRBL controller. SVG, DXF, HPGL import. 6 axis DRO.
https://grbl-plotter.de/
GNU General Public License v3.0
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Process Automation Expansion #376

Closed smartsoldier closed 3 months ago

smartsoldier commented 5 months ago

Describe the solution you'd like Additional commands to be used in the Process Automation scripts that are able to call certain commands and menus inside the program. For example, more than just automating the load/stream of premade G-Code files or SVG, I could use the Process Automation tools to automate generation of G-Code items within the plotter (more like macros). Describe alternatives you've considered Currently, I am generating a simple QR-Code along with human readable text beside it, offsetting it, and streaming it to my laser. I do all of this within the plotter with the tools it provides. However, I must manually increment the QR-Code and the human readable lettering and regenerate each iteration. Additional context I am a novice VB user, so if the answer is to pull the source code and write my own scripts in Python or VB I completely understand, however I wouldn't be able to do that on my own.

svenhb commented 5 months ago

I have to think about.

svenhb commented 5 months ago

I think it is doable, but needs some time...

Currently, I am generating a simple QR-Code along with human readable text beside it,

Can you explain more detailed (step by step) what this conains and what different data you have? And a screenshot of the result? After processing one data-set you can't directly continue with the next dataset - correct? You need the change the workpice? I assmue "data1" for creating text and "data2" as barcodedata? Will be provided via CSV textfile?

svenhb commented 4 months ago

Try new release: https://github.com/svenhb/GRBL-Plotter/releases