Aero Foam Block & Extra cuts, new command P, and/or comments

[pappabj0rn]

Hello!

I've just built a foam cutter and started using GAF to process my DXFs to cut files.
I'd really like it if there was a pause command added to the "extra cuts" input.
Something like:

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P; 123;=; 1.2 

That would generate:

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G04 P1.2

I think this would be a good way to get sharp corners as I find that the machine tends to cut corner otherwise.
Currently, as a workaround, I'm adding short lines at the corners I really want to be sharp.

Optionally; add comments around the extra cuts. Something like:

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(Start L; 300;=; 45;=; 3;=)
... G-code for generated extra cut ...
(End L; 300;=; 45;=; 3;=)

[Gemini]

Hello,

Very nice idea to add a pause, I will add this in the next release

The second feature is much more difficult to implement, because points added by an "extra cut" function in the toolpath don't contain any information about their origin : there's no difference between a point from the profile and one added by "extra cut." It's not impossible to do, but it will require some work... I will think about it!

[Gemini]

Better then a pause, I've added a new feature to get sharp edges on the Diamond and Rectangle extra-cuts.
Here is the result (the smaller the value, the sharper the angle) :