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There is absolutely no need to purchase it to get Commander to work. There are no premium paid features in Commander. It is completely free. The only restrictions that exist are due to the controller you are using. Commander supports a variety of CNC controllers like our Nighthawk that has a lot of extra advanced features over standard controllers. In order to use some features, you must have a controller that supports them. Which controller are you using exactly? What are you trying to do?

Hi, CNC3D Commander is completely free to use. :) There is nothing to purchase. Simply download, install and use! You can download it from here: www.cnc3d.com.au/commander

never heard anything like that about the xpro. mb you should check ur cablesor PC connections drivers. etc.

@jasonparker1454 the most notable difference is that the Nighthawk has the ability to start an SD card job from a specific line. It also has better reporting of current machine conditions such as active job coordinate plane.

Hi Jason, Commander is designed to work with most GRBL based controllers and the pendant control feature is available to any compatible controller that it is connected to, including the xPROV5. All features are available to all controllers with the exception of very few where there are specific advancements in features on our Nighthawk that simply do not exist on other controllers such as being able to start an SD card job from a specific line. I hope this helps!

@@cnc3d thx for info!

Thanks Steve. :) Glad you enjoy it!

This is hard to say, We've never heard of it. Have you tried it to see if it connects fine? What machine does that controller usually come with?

Ok, I just took a look. It runs on FluidNC so most likely not, we do not provide support for FluidNC because we simply cannot. it lacks all of the original GRBL settings in favour of it's own locked down settings config via YAML.

@@cnc3d thank you for taking the time to look into this! I wasn’t sure if the firmware could be rewritten to make it compatible as this is my first CNC build. It looks like I will grab the Nighthawk Control Card in the near future for an upcoming build!

@@mciarlillo1309 Awesome to hear you like Commander and the Nighthawk. :) Changing the firmware would be difficult as you would need to re-add in the settings pointers from what was removed from FluidNC. Commander may work but a lot of features will not function as expected and the easy settings config within Commander may cause errors.

Thanks for the feedback. You still can however, import a bitmap of text in a specific font. It is a handy work around. :)

This is likely a good sign. NC sounds like a good option but you may need to confirm with the vendor.

Awesome! Glad to hear. :)

The documentation is available on the macros tab in Commander. There is a button for it. :)

Hello. :) Do you mean when you open the firmware tool, you can't open a firmware file to select? You may need to track down your firmware file location first. The file open dialog box will only show bin files. It won't show any files that are not bin firmware files. Most likely, you either have not downloaded the right firmware file OR you haven't unzipped your firmware files. I hope this helps.

We're not entirely sure what you mean, these router adapters are quite general in their design. Regarding endmills themselves, This is dependent on several factors including material being used and rigidity of the machine. We have a recommended feeds and speeds for our endmill range located here: www.cnc3d.com.au/tool-libraries You can also access our entire endmill range in our CNC3D Commander software by click on "My Tools" at the top center. You can download and use Commander from here: www.cnc3d.com.au/commander Good luck!

Absolutely! It is configured to auto detect your axes up to 6 OR you can tell it to force 6 axes in the settings menu. :)

@@cnc3d Tks ! I´m from Brazil, and i start to search about softwares open source for my project. I´m a begginer in this world, i love your software, it´s work with a ESP32 controller from Aliexpress?

@@Golf_Bravo_Lima it may, let us know if it works for you!

Hi Joe, Not at this stage but it is on our list. :) We'll do a video when the time comes. Stay tuned. 😎

For some models, maybe. For an RTX700*, 8mm is the largest that can possibly fit in the router itself.

Hello. :) You can download Commander from here: www.cnc3d.com.au/commander

Hi Jozef, Yes you can! See video from @22:00, this image import function also supports SVG import. :)

Thanks for the feedback. It's unfortunate that this handy video was overshadowed for you by the use of the word Actually. We will work on this. 😊

Thanks for the feedback, this video is rather old and we have addressed the background music concerns in newer videos. This video is out of date anyway, so please see this video instead ua-cam.com/video/2q8tDUQNImg/v-deo.html&t

I was thinking the same thing - the current line and the next so you know what is due to happen when you press the buttong again.

@@brendensmith3325 Perfect, yes!

Alright! You've both convinced me. :D this is now done and will be in next release. ua-cam.com/video/JzhnXWmAWnQ/v-deo.html - Dave

@@brendensmith3325 ua-cam.com/video/JzhnXWmAWnQ/v-deo.html Realestate is an issue. Is this ok?

@@cnc3d amazing that you have implemented this improvement so quickly. Certainly adds to the feature making it much easier to know what’s going on and should help no end with diagnosing gcode errors. I could have done with this earlier this evening while resurfacing my spoil board having just adjusted the machine soft limits. Look forward to using this is the next release 👍 :)

Our limit switches are actually normally closed. We use optoisolators on our Nighthawk that inverts the limit type. :) You are spot on! Always use NC switches where possible.

Hi, There is not, but you can add a button for it in "My Buttons". Realestate is a precious commodity on the main window for an extra button. Try making a button. For the command, use "G90 G0 Z0"

@@cnc3dthanks sir

Thanks :) The next release even lets you start stepped. 😎

Hey, Thanks for that, check out this video and let me know your thoughts. ua-cam.com/video/5rLGH3L0X7U/v-deo.html Sorry for the confusion, I thought your name was Derek! :\

It was 16mm MDF used for the engraving. :)

Thanks, it just works so well for a small little engraver. :D

Have you tried running Commander using Parallels? It seems to work quite well on it. :)

i suspect you may need to check what baud rate you connecting to in the settings. on the Communications tab. Are you sure you are using the right COM Port?

@@cnc3d yes, I’ve also tried the baud rate. Changed it in my device manger and cnc3d with no luck. I’m running test with USG right now with no problems. I don’t like USG and would much rather use your software however.

You may need to go into the raw data window and let us know what data is being trafficked. Follow this video guide for how to provide handy information to help with troubleshooting ua-cam.com/video/KXYPbYeCsCc/v-deo.html To maintain your privacy, please message us via our Facebook Page here with your results: facebook.com/cnc3dau

👋 It will work with GRBL running on an arduino yes. :)

@@cnc3d I keep getting connections timed out on my uno r3, I tried two of them. It must be something on my end. Beautiful software im super excited to get it working and using it!

Thanks RoboArc :) Interesting feedback regarding our UI! We have opted for bright and colorful buttons that take away from the classic "all gray" buttons that can make things confusing. Any feedback on what would seem more modern?

​@cnc3d ^_^ I totally wasn't expecting a ginuwine response. 😇 But the colors are fine mostly, just the white background ground is really bright and clashes with the icons. Also the icons a bit old school looking and flat. Try adding a dark mode ( like grey black background ) Maybe even an editor to allow for custom color preferences in the options panel for buttons, background, text. Also some upgrades to the actual buttons wouldn't be bad. Rn it looks like you guys took some simple tools to make the icons and effects. Besides making the text color changable and maybe rendering the actual text and not just an icon with text on it in image format. The dark mode would be simple to roll out. The settings for color pallet swapping can be done with like opengl or like through whatever engine running your program. Rendering the text over the icons would take a lot more work to do though. That would allow you to change the color or even the text itself on the fly. ( you could do this with like opengl shaders and stuff... might be to much work though. I have no idea what you're using on the backend of it supports all that) I've been programming since I was in elementary school, making apps and games and now im in college for robotics engineering, but just more user oriented settings would be all I'd add for now . The Ui layout itself is fine though and everything works out of the box. Is a solid little program. I'm glad it's free, there needs to be tools like this that are accessible to everyone. Especially college kids/students, diyers, and hobbiests ❤🙃 We have a cheap Chinese cnc that students use at my college and I got my professor to switch to this software to run the machine becusse it's realisticly simple and layout isn't all over the place They were using some crap that came with it, crashed constantly 😂 I've been running your software for about a year and a half now 🙃❤

@cnc3d also I'd like to be able to run this software on a rasbery pi. That would be pretty cool. To be able to just have this as a boot up program on a ras pi and have that run the entire cnc. I've been looking at this, also I've been thinking about personally adding new functions to GRBL now that new arduinos are out with more power and free space. Also im available for hire 🙃

Thank you! :D

Hello. :) Can you use all of the work offsets within Commander? G54-G59, yes you can. Is this what you are refering to?

This has actually already been implemented in the development version and will hopefully be released soon. :)

@cnc3d excellent. I am currently working my way through your tutorial vids in preparation for the delivery of my mill set up you guys are working on atm. Looking forward to trying it all out soon.

Hello. :) We are still working on it amongst other changes and features coming to Commander. The update will be pushed with the next release of Commander. :D

Commander as a controller is perfectly fine for plasma CNC machines. There is also plasma CAM tools built in you may have missed. See the included CNC2D program: ua-cam.com/video/3Pq8y7JK_kY/v-deo.html&t What other function would you like to see?

@@cnc3d thank you a lot for your answer. I will surely try-it, it looks very nice and handy> It was a lot of work for you but for real the results are excelent ! I have looked to CNC2D video and is .... amazing, For beginners it is very simple, intuitive and it have all the needed functions for simple pieces. What i Liked is you have included all the needed functions like mirroring, distances, curves, points, etc but in a simple manner. Congrats, I like-it a lot ! About your question: what functions I like to have your controller. First of all is a GREAT CONTROLLER ! It have a little bit from Marlin, Mach3, GRBL and other features (Example: custom steps/mm, number of steps/rotation, etc) in the mean time it is very simple and intuitive, and this is what it count the most (my opinion). I guess it will be a lot of work but what all of this type controller are missing is a toolpath visualiser when it is working, also the possibility of a simulation (but I think on your's it exist already) Can't wait to finish my hardware part and to test-it. My plasma table it's a CrossFire clone, modified an it will have a Chinese THC controller (which is affordable and it have the possibility to independent modify the parameters, compared with others THC which don't have this function all being made by software) After I will begin the test if you want I can keep in touch to tell you practical details, good and bad parts, etc. Thank you a lot and keep up the great work. All my best from France !