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Mach Discussion => General Mach Discussion => Topic started by: OmenCues on July 24, 2009, 02:28:55 PM

Title: What is wrong with this picture????
Post by: OmenCues on July 24, 2009, 02:28:55 PM

OK Team,

U thought I was trying to do something fairly simple, but I guess not.  I'M using BobCad to produce GCode for a fairly simple toolpath.  The issue is that I'm using their rotary conversion to convert Y axis to A Axis, as I'm tring to run this toolpath on a cylinder.  When I load the code in Mach 3, I don't get any errors, but the toolpath looks crazy, and it doesn't run correctly.

What gives??????


Mad Scientist

Title: Re: What is wrong with this picture????
Post by: Chip on July 24, 2009, 05:18:14 PM

Hi, Mad Scientist

Can you post the dxf with a little more info.

Cchip

Title: Re: What is wrong with this picture????
Post by: bill-the-cat on July 25, 2009, 02:21:13 PM

I'm guessing that it's the code.  I tried to do that Y to A conversion once (BobCAD V19) and couldn't figure out the code output ("crazy" results too). I posted a question on the BobCAD forum and never got any answers.  It was more or less an experiment, so I eventually gave up.

If you find out how to make it work, I'd love to know how.

Title: Re: What is wrong with this picture????
Post by: BobsShop on July 25, 2009, 08:53:55 PM

Not familiar with BobCad, but if you need inexpensive and relatively simple 4th axis software look into D2NC.  There is a link to it under resources.  You can use it free for 30 days.  Decent e-mail support from the developer.  I have used it with good results.

Good luck

Bob @ BobsShop

Title: Re: What is wrong with this picture????
Post by: vmax549 on July 26, 2009, 01:29:39 PM

Change the toolpath veiw in config (;-)

(;-) TP