Hi Jeff, The offsets for the A & C axes are the distance from the tooltip to the pivot of each respective axis. If your C axis pivot is directly above the...
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jialeungmar
Jun 1, 2011 8:06 pm
Hi Mike, Link <http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/27/5axismilltrunnion.jpg/> I roughly drew this diagram of that XYZAC system. I don't think there is a C...
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Michael
macalvino
Jun 2, 2011 7:14 pm
Sorry Jeff, I thought you said your machine had a 2 axis head. What you're talking about does not have any offset for the C and as for the A axis, I would...
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Viesturs LÄcis
viesturs.lacis
Jun 4, 2011 5:06 pm
Hello, folks! I have turned to CNC_Toolkit to create a toolpath for a welding robot. I have a model, where all the components have been assembled, so I would...
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srpfab
Jun 5, 2011 1:44 am
Viesturs, I hope you have been able to open your file. I'm very curious about your robotic welder- how difficult and expensive is it to configure a machine to...
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Viesturs Lcis
viesturs.lacis
Jun 5, 2011 12:20 pm
... Nope, is there a .pdf or some other format of the manual?° Or where can I find information, how can I extract intersection line of 2 surfaces? ... That...
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"hanermo" -...
hvenermo
Jun 5, 2011 1:26 pm
This is not a criticism, but a curious Q. The milling machine is a portal design, with moving bed. My milling machine is almost exactly the same, but I use a...
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rainnea
Jun 6, 2011 8:26 am
It's just a self-extracting zip file - if you have a zip program installed (7zip, winzip, etc.) you should be able to right click on the file and extract. Very...
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yohoodi
Jun 7, 2011 10:45 am
Hi Rab, All, Just saw this.... as I'm busy making new content and examples for the forthcoming ebook update.... The "not a valid win32" thing is probably a...
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jialeungmar
Jun 7, 2011 6:41 pm
Hi, I generated 5 axis standard g-code in cnc toolkit and sent it to a company that sells a desktop sized 5 axis mill that uses mach 3 controller software. He...
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Andy Wander
andywander
Jun 7, 2011 8:06 pm
1. As far as I know, Line numbering should not affect the machine, whether it is present or not.
2. That is standard for all controllers.
3. federate should...
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Viesturs Lcis
viesturs.lacis
Jun 8, 2011 12:39 pm
Looking at the fragment of code You provided, I feel that there is something wrong with the generator of code - it is very inefficient (lines 34 - 37 are...
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rainnea
Jun 8, 2011 12:55 pm
I've been using and developing the CNC Toolkit to generate gcode for Mach3 for years and can't see why there would be problem with reading it now. However I...
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rainnea
Jun 8, 2011 12:58 pm
Been working on some vector artwork which needs some cleaning up so I've updated my old MaxScript called 'Fuse n' Weld' which I wrote way back for Max version...
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Steve Blackmore
stevepilotltd
Jun 9, 2011 7:42 am
... (If you know linux) ... But you won't be able to jog in feedhold! Steve Blackmore --...
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Viesturs LÄcis
viesturs.lacis
Jun 9, 2011 12:29 pm
... When I installed EMC2 for the first time, my experience with Linux was ~40 min of usage and I had _zero_ experience with CNC machines and no background in...
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Steve Blackmore
stevepilotltd
Jun 9, 2011 7:48 pm
... It's still only a start, but much improved over a year ago. ... Nothing to do with changing tools, that's a separate issue that without Les Newell's hack...
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hgruschinski
Jun 20, 2011 5:43 pm
Hi, have you ever tried to port your implementation to other CAD tools such as Rhino3D or even MATLAB? Thanks...
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rainnea
Jun 21, 2011 8:06 am
No, but there does seem to be a bit of interest in a Rhino version. However, it would be a lot of work for me to do on a voluntary basis. Rab ...
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hgruschinski
Jun 21, 2011 12:51 pm
How many months do you think would it take someone to do it? I would be interested in doing that but can't really assess the necessary effort at the time. ...
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Michael
macalvino
Jun 22, 2011 10:18 pm
There are a few toolpath generators for Grasshopper (www.grasshopper3d.com) which is a parametric plug-in for Rhino. There are not any open source grasshopper...
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Matt Bean
precastguy
Jun 23, 2011 11:15 pm
Hi to everyone, I have downloaded GMAX and it seems to be working fine. I have downloaded the ebook tutorial. I am planning on reading and studying every page...
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rainnea
Jun 24, 2011 7:51 am
You only need the latest version. You can also download from; http://code.google.com/p/cnctoolkit/downloads/list Rab www.cnc-toolkit.com...
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rainnea
Jun 24, 2011 7:56 am
Good questions, but it looks like Grasshopper is the way to go with Rhino. The Toolkit works with splines representing the toolpath and associated vectors. Rab...
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rainnea
Jun 24, 2011 8:08 am
I'll have a look into Grasshopper. Rab www.cnc-toolkit.com...
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hgruschinski
Jun 24, 2011 1:40 pm
Sounds quite interesting. Rab, which 5 axis machining algorithms have you implemented? How did you handle all the machining tools? Did you implement say a...
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Matt Bean
precastguy
Jul 4, 2011 8:36 pm
How would you transfer a gmax file to cambam? The only way I know how to do this would be to save or export a gmax file as dxf, but I don't see anyway to save...
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Matt Bean
precastguy
Jul 6, 2011 12:29 am
Used to think I was pretty good at cadding. I have grown up with Autocad and been using it professionally for over 15 years. Its hard to believe that the same...
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thomas sanders
briansandwe
Jul 6, 2011 12:58 am
 matt dean, I got the modeling , have you get a tool path to take yet, if so let me know how, all I see is tutorials on differnet software, wich are...
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mark hubrich
meistro150
Jul 6, 2011 1:28 am
Same here with Autocad. I like my keyboard. Can't read the keys after a year. 8-) On Jul 5, 2011 7:30 PM, "Matt Bean" <precastguy@...> wrote: ** Used to...
