When running multiple ops for multiple parts, K:M CAM currently runs all ops for one part then moves to the next part. Maybe call that “part-major order”. In recent/current usage, I’d rather run “op-major order” so that the first op runs for all parts, then the second op for all parts, etc.
Currently I could export as zip and sequence the files together myself, but would rather do less manual editing of the generated gcode.
What I have been doing is
- disable all ops
- enable the first ops
- export
- disable those and enable the next ops
- export
- etc.
which takes more clicks in K:M but less manual editing of the exported gcode.
I don’t mean that the current ordering is wrong or that it should go away. Both orders have benefits so I’d vote for “op-major order” as an option rather than a change. For example, if something breaks in the middle of running multiple ops on multiple parts, the current “part-major” ordering will yield some finished parts, a bad part, and some usable clear stock. On the other hand, a crash in the middle of a job running the “op-major” order that I’m suggesting would yield a bunch of ruined stock and no finished parts – so that’s not always obviously better.
I’m guessing this would be a checkbox in the “Output” group.