Merge pull request #12 from JohnAtl/climb-mill-all-passes

Climb mill all passes

Author: JohnAtl

docs/pcbgcode.pdf

@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 %----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 \title{\vspace{-15mm}\fontsize{24pt}{10pt}\selectfont\textbf{The PCB-GCODE User's Manual}\\[1em]
-\fontsize{18pt}{10pt}\textsc{Version 3.6.4}\\[1em]
+\fontsize{18pt}{10pt}\textsc{Version 3.6.5}\\[1em]
 }
 
 \author{

docs/pcbgcode.tex

@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ int Result = dlgDialog("pcb-gcode Setup") {
 			"<td><h6><center>Copyright 2003-2022 by"
 			" John Johnson Software, LLC.</center>"
 			"<center>All Rights Reserved</center>"
-			"<center>Version <em>3.6.4</em></center></h6></td>"
+			"<center>Version <em>3.6.5</em></center></h6></td>"
 			"</tr>"
 			"<tr><td></td><td><center>You have EAGLE version " + m_eagle_compatibility + "</center></td></tr>"
 			"</table>");

pcb-gcode-setup.ulp

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #include "source/filename_subs.h"
 
 #usage "<center><b>pcb-gcode&trade; Gcode Generation Utility</b><br>"
-			 " Version 3.6.4<p>"
+			 " Version 3.6.5<p>"
 			 "Copyright&copy; 2003 - 2022 by John Johnson Software, LLC<br>"
 			 "All Rights Reserved</center>"
        "<p>"
@@ -1292,6 +1292,12 @@ void write_outlines(int which_side, int task)
 
 						// set direction of cut around contour
 						if (((g_side == TOP) && !CLIMB_MILLING) || ((g_side == BOTTOM) && CLIMB_MILLING)) m_fwd = true; else m_fwd = false;
+						
+						// from http://harald-sattler.de/html/pcb-gcode_-e-.htm
+						// Mill first pass as climb, the remainder as conventional
+						// for better edge finishes.
+						if (m_pass_num == 0) m_fwd ; else m_fwd = !m_fwd;
+						
 						while (m_v_next[0] > 0){
 
 							//find nearest vertex from current location

pcb-gcode.ulp

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 require 'rake/clean'
 
 # this will be improved later
-PCB_GCODE_VERSION = "3.6.4"
+PCB_GCODE_VERSION = "3.6.5"
 VERSION_KEYWORD = '$VERSION$'
 
 RELEASE_FILE = "~/Documents/pcb-gcode-#{PCB_GCODE_VERSION}.zip"