I doubt it will be "finished" per say, but Ill be releasing it as a GCode editor and wizarding program as Gearotic starts development again. It will likely be a
dual pipeline from that point as Ill work on both as I see fit. As I go, Im seeing where it really could be quite useful for gearotic and may allow me to put out modules
that use Auggie as well as G2 to make a particular widget or process easier. Fourth axis work comes to mind, or engraving outputs...
As you can imagine, making a full control program is pretty complex ( I think Mach4 is into its 5th year), so it will take awhile to get to completion, but I expect non-motion control releases of Auggie this fall, with Motion slowly being turned on as the year progresses from simple to complex. Im finishing the interpreter at this point
and soon will have Gcode and toolpath simulation. By the fall I should have a few good screens to release as general utilities, what I'm finding is that Auggie
may make it possible for me to simply release screensets that add functionality in all segments of Gearotic.. if so it will have paid for its investment in time
this summer. So unlike most motion control programs where its useless to run it without motion, Im trying to make Auggie useful in various ways as it builds
to full control. Im in a lull where I cant show much as Im deep into the main code to tie together many aspects of the programs internals. Once I have toolpath,
3d simulation and Gcode properly interpreted and displaying the way I have always wanted personally to see them, Ill start releasing video's explaining my rather
different way of looking at the issues involved.. hopefully anyway, Im having enough fun with it that I can see it going pretty far, and I look forward to a time
where others can more easily add parts to its whole, who knows ,that may change its direction even further.
Im renovating my laser as well to have a table that moves up and down to control focus on the fly, so Ill want motion myself this winter, if that helps give you
an idea of when motion is likely. As you probably know Im always very careful about timelines, I dont like being accused of vapourware promises, (which has never
really happened but I credit that to being very careful about what I promise.
). So in that vein I wont promise completion times, but I will be attempting to have my laser running up and down by XMas or so..
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