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Pathpilot → Kinetic Control: what to expect

Made the switch last month. Notes on what survived the transition, what didn't, and what surprised me.

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Just migrated a V2-10 from Pathpilot to Kinetic Control. Notes for anyone else considering the move:

What survived

  • All G-code programs ran as-is on the first try
  • Tool offsets exported/imported cleanly via the Settings panel
  • WCS/G54 values mapped without re-zeroing

What changed

  • Probe-TLO routine is faster but the menu lives in a different place
  • Jogging feel is snappier — I dialled my step size down by half
  • The cycle-time estimator is genuinely accurate now

What surprised me

  • WebUSB sometimes drops on macOS Sonoma sleep — fixed by disabling "App Nap" for the browser. Took 30 minutes to figure out.

Net positive. Comments / counterpoints welcome.