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Hi Brian,

I’m using GitHub - martin2250/OpenCNCPilot: autolevelling gcode-sender for grbl to generate the height map. I build my own “probe” by gluing a momentary button onto the end of a bolt and attaching that to the probe pin of my arduino.

My steps would be to:

  1. Locate the correct x/y position in easel
  2. Export the g-code from easel
  3. Close easel (to open the COM port)
  4. Start OpenCNCPilot
  5. load the g-code and create a height map probing routing (in the software)
  6. zero the work piece and then run the probing routine
  7. apply the height map to the g-code and save
  8. close OpenCNCPilot and open easel
  9. import the g-code and run

It adds about ~10-15 minutes to my carves, but I’m usually carving pretty fine detail over very large pieces. So the extra time for a good quality carve is worth it for me.

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