Okay, so I was apparently mistaken. I’ve replicated what @TheWoodworker said on a Nomad 3. Feed hold is actually feed hold, and not the usual “Pause” (+ park). Enjoy!
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Not sure if it’s useful, but for those looking for a pause + retract, I’ve managed this in fusion 360 by inserting a Manual NC block that retracts back to the home position and then programmatically pauses the machine. It only starts again when you press the “Start” button in Carbide Motion.
This is great for pausing the machine at a certain part of the program, and only resuming when the user presses a button.
Personally, I use this when I want to measure a part mid-cycle and then choose if I should continue or not. Good for creeping up iteratively on tight tolerances.
I agree that retract + pause is not a typical feed hold behaviour you see in industrial CNCs. Feed hold is a “Stop right where you are and don’t move”.
If you’re interested in the Retract + Pause Gcode, I posted about it here: Adding Optional Stop M1 into Fusion 360 Post Processor
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Okay, so I was apparently mistaken. I’ve replicated what @TheWoodworker said on a Nomad 3. Feed hold is actually feed hold, and not the usual “Pause” (+ park). Enjoy!
Joy of Joys - thank you!
Pendant arrived today; I have to upgrade CM on my PI first (actually a Seed Studio reTerminal) before I can take it out for a spin.
@robgrz Are these “finalized”, or should I wait a bit longer before getting mine in case of more revisions?
They are officially released on their accessories page.
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We change things all the time, so nothing is ever “done.” But, I don’t anticipate any major changes to this one, at least not soon.
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I recently added a pendant to my CNC setup, and I’m honestly surprised by how much I’m enjoying it—it makes setups significantly easier. However, I do have a couple of questions regarding its behavior:
- Jogging pause: When using ‘High’ mode and pressing the +/- buttons, the machine jogs for a few seconds, pauses briefly, and then resumes jogging. Is this stuttering behavior normal, or should it be a continuous movement?
- Bit Change Confirmation: When the software prompts for a router bit change, is there a way to map the ‘A’ or ‘Play’ button to confirm the prompt? It would be very convenient to handle this directly from the pendant rather than having to use a mouse
My shuttle behaves the same way with my Nomad.
The HI/LO settings specifically on Z continuous jog seem to be not consistent too. Maybe not “sticky” enough??
I continue to wish for a slower continuous jog (and of course eliminating the pause would be fantastic…)
Mechanically I would like a little greater distance between the - and HI/LOW buttons–I will hit the - button by mistake when going to change jog speed.
But all in all, I agree with @bpk9p4 that the jog shuttle is a great improvement in setting up.
One thing that I would have liked to have seen better on this pendent was the emergency stop button. It should have been on of the same kind of stop buttons as the power pendent for the machine. This way when it is pushed, one has to turn it to release the machine back into service, or the button has to be pulled out to unlock the machine from emergency. A little push button like the one on there seems like it could easily be pushed by accident with a finger working the dial, or of a tool or piece of wood slipped and dropped on it the button would also send the machine into emergency. Plus, needing an immediate stop of the machine sometimes comes down to a slap of the big red button.
Just my thoughts on the design. I love though that there is a pendent available for the machine now that doesn’t require so many hoops to jump through just to get something to work.
I totally get where you’re coming from with that. Part of the reason we didn’t use the mushroom style button is because this is a software-based kill switch. It essentially tells the controller to reset and stop doing anything. What it doesn’t do is kill power, so there’s no functional reason for it to remain triggered after it’s pressed initially. But, as we better learn how people use their pendants and what features are most helpful, this could be something we revisit in the future - even if it’s just to make the button bigger and more slap-able.
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Just another thought on this: I like the paddle because I can hit it without my hands in an emergency. If I’m holding something, or flying across the room because something is going wrong, I can knee my paddle and just stop everything. The idea of finding the pendant and being able to hit the panic stop with one hand - in well, a panic - doesn’t sound like a great idea.
I’d also want the ability to disable that button (and use something like a paddle - not suggesting going without a panic option) so I don’t hit it by mistake - since the whole idea is to be able to be focused on the machine and not have to watch what your hands are doing.
- Gary
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