Toolpath Calculations

[Jeffish (Jeff de Ruiter)]

Not sure if this is a feature request or a CC thing…
Is it possible that CC keeps the last calculated toolpath instead of recalculating when you leave the toolpath tab and come back to it without having made any changes to the design or tooling? I find for some 3D designs, depending on level of detail, it takes a few minutes to calculate the toolpaths especially when using 1/16 and smaller finishing passes. Retaining the last calculated toolpath when no changes have been made would be a time saver.

[WillAdams (William Adams (Carbide 3D))]

Feature request, I’ve moved it.

[mhotchin (Michael Hotchin)]

Another problem is that the current CC behavior marks the file as ‘dirty’, i.e. it now has unsaved changes.

Also reported here, 18 months ago:

Don't reecalc toolpaths just because I looked at the toolpath

If I double click on a toolpath just to look at its details, then hit ‘Cancel’, CC will recalculate the toolpath. It’s crazy annoying on complex V Carves because of how long it takes. Expect - If the user hit’s ‘Cancel’ on the toolpath details, the old toolpath calculation is still valid. EDIT - As noted below, this also causes the file to be falsely be marked as ‘dirty’, and requiring a save.

[Jeffish (Jeff de Ruiter)]

@robgrz Just wondering if this is on your radar for the next update to CC