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Filippo edited this page Jun 9, 2016 · 8 revisions

Customize Menu

How to add the run/pause/stop buttons on others tab

The default configuration doesn't give you the "Run" ribbon in the probe tab. In this example we'll add it there, but the process is similar for other menu/tab. Here the result.

Custom Start Stop

To do this you have to manually change the .bCNC configuration file. At the moment this have to be done with an external editor.

The file is created in your user directory. It's NOT the "bCNC.ini" file in the bCNC folder. The exact location of this file depends on you operating system.
Here for windows: Hit [Windows key + R] paste %UserProfile% in the Run prompt, then click OK. The user folder will open and there you'll find the .bCNC file. Right click and choose "open with" then select notepad.

In the file you have to add this line in [bCNC] section:
probe.ribbon = Connection Probe Run

The Run option will add the buttons you want.

Another customization I like in my setup is to bind some shortcut to the run-stop buttons. In this way I have some physical button to use. Go to Tools-->Shortcut and customize some buttons:

Custom Shortcut

Response to stop command is fast, but if you need a more reliable and secure way to stop your machine consider to add some real physical buttons, GRBL is ready to accept them.

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