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Third party software and hardware support forums. => Newfangled Solutions Mach3 Wizards => Topic started by: andy01423 on November 28, 2006, 05:06:03 PM
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Hi All,
in the cut rectangle wizard if i do a inside rectangle ,spindle set to cw ,conventional milling the toolpath is clockwise but it also follows a large arc which goes out of the work piece drawn on the screen then when it finally get on course its on the wrong side of work piece.can make it follow correctly by editing the G42 to G41 but it is still goes anti clockwise.if i do the same inside rectangle climb milling it follows correctly just that it goes clock wise.but all in all i think that mach 3 and the new fangled wizards are brilliant and amazing value for money.
Andy
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It is on the list that I have going... I have to finish a few things that I am working on and I will spend a day just fixing little bugs. So if you see more please post them
Brian
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hi dont know if this has been noted but i tryed to use cut rectangle as the first wizard to create a block 22mm x 37mm this was to be cut from a pice of 20mm thick plastic i notice that the wizard automaticly put in lead in and lead out on running the code it does good job of ramping tool down as it cuts out the block but when reaches corret depth it then trys to drive tool through the full depth of material as it does the lead out
if i set grove mode the it retracts ok but still does the lead in this is the same if cut inside or outside
is there any way to turn off lead ins
regards Bill
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Can't turn off the leadins besause it needs them for Comp.
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Brian,
Have you had any time to do a little cleanup on any of the New Fangled Wizards??? (gentle nudge ;D)
David
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Yes, there is work being done on the wizards at this time :)
He should have some new stuff out at some point...
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Brian,
I meant to tell you that the ramp feature in the circular pocket wizard is awesome! I've done a million pockets one step at a time and the spiral approach is superb in concept. I'm looking for an excuse to try it out! I just don't have anything to machine right now. Having it in rectangular pockets will be great too.
Thanks,
Mike
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Okay, I am done !
Check it out , it is in there ;)
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That's just FM! (Freakin' Magic!)
But where do I download it from? I can't seem to find it.
Update: It was already in Mach 2.0.040. So where would I find it for future mods? Or does it always some built into Mach?
Mike
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It is in the newest version of Mach3 :)
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Hi All.
Just a quick follow up on the original post and the current state of the Rectangle wizard (as I see it...).
In the opening post, Andy mentions two issues: the size of the approach and exit arcs and the cutter being on the "outside" if the Climb and Inside settings are selected.
The recent changes do indeed address the arc size, however the location of the cutter is still on the outside when Inside and Climb are selected. So if a 1" square with a 1/8" cutter is selected, the counter-clockwise path occurs but a 1.25" square results.
Thanks!!
David
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Hi Again,
I was just playing a bit more with the rectangle wizard and discovered I misstated the situation. And if anyone sees this differently, please correct me. My experience base is modest at best.
In the first case, the settings for this is a 1/8" clockwise cutter with a feed rate of 7.5, and a 1" square with the lower left corner at 0,0, and Climb mill on the Inside.
(Program Posted for Aluminum )
G0 G49 G40.1 G17
G80 G50 G90 G98
G20 (Inch)
(***** Cut Rectangle *****)
M6 T4
M03 S3000
M7 (Mist On)
G00 G43 H4 Z0.1
G00 X0.8125 Y0.5938
G42 P0.0625
G01 X0.9063 Y0.5938
G02 X1 Y0.5 R0.09375
G01 X1 Y0.5
Z0
G01 X1 Y0 Z-0.0125
G01 X0 Y0 Z-0.0375
G01 X0 Y1 Z-0.0625
G01 X1 Y1 Z-0.0875
G01 X1 Y0.5 Z-0.1
G01 X1 Y0
G01 X0 Y0
G01 X0 Y1
G01 X1 Y1
G01 X1 Y0.5
G02 X0.9063 Y0.4063 R0.09375
G40
G01 X0.8125 Y0.4063
M5 M9
M30
This causes the cutter move Clockwise inside the square. With a clockwise cutter, isn't climb mill supposed to move the cutter in a counter-clockwise direction??? The feed rate is not posted, so in my case the default of 6 in/min takes place.
The second case is same as the first except that Conventional milling is selected, so Inside is still in effect.
(Program Posted for Aluminum )
G0 G49 G40.1 G17
G80 G50 G90 G98
G20 (Inch)
(***** Cut Rectangle *****)
M6 T4
M03 S3000
M7 (Mist On)
G00 G43 H4 Z0.1
G00 X0.8125 Y0.4063
G42 P0.0625
G01 X0.9063 Y0.4063
G03 X1 Y0.5 R0.09375
G01 X1 Y0.5
Z0
G01 X1 Y1 Z-0.0125
G01 X0 Y1 Z-0.0375
G01 X0 Y0 Z-0.0625
G01 X1 Y0 Z-0.0875
G01 X1 Y0 Z-0.0875
G01 X1 Y0.5 Z-0.1
G01 X1 Y1
G01 X0 Y1
G01 X0 Y0
G01 X1 Y0
G01 X1 Y0
G01 X1 Y0.5
G03 X0.9063 Y0.5938 R0.09375
G40
G01 X0.8125 Y0.5938
M5 M9
M30
This second case causes the cutter to move Counter-Clockwise outside the 1" square producing 1.25" cutout. Again, no feedrate is posted in the code.
Since I posted the previous message that was less than accurate, I wanted to cleanup my mistakes. I thought the feedrate was posted in the code with this and other wizards, but I may be mistaken about that too.
I use several of the wizards on occasion, and am quite impressed with what they do. So I thank you Brian and all others who contribute to creating and maintaining them. I do apprecaite the energy.
David