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Mach Discussion => General Mach Discussion => Topic started by: gheumann on September 14, 2014, 11:30:13 AM
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Hi - I do some engraving on round objects - just using the wizard. Until now I've only had 3-axis mill so I've only engraved length-wise on barrel-shaped objects, setting a compromise depth deep enough to get the entire letter engraved. I just inherited my father's mill with a 4th axis. I seem to recall having seen somewhere a utility that takes 3-axis Gcode and "wraps" it around a round object creating 4-axis code. Can anyone point me to this?
Searched but couldn't find it.
P.S. - I don't use CAM - I write my Gcode manually (or use the Wizard)
Thanks in advance
/Greg
http://www.BlowsMeAway.com
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http://www.cncwrapper.com/
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That was fast. Thank you! That is exactly what (I think ) I want. Downlaoding the trial now....
/Greg
http://www.BlowsMeAway.com
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So - the trial does what it is supposed to do - I coded a 1" test square and it did the right thing. But what I really want this for is engraving - and the software barfs at GCODE with arcs in it. I use the Engraving Wizard to generate my letter code. Is there another utility that can deal with arcs - or a way to force the wizard to use line segments?
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replace y with a using note pad its a ruff way of doing it but it can work. (disclamer I have never done so don't blame me if it does not work) I saw it on youtube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbCzltIVZj4&list=UUgAcEv2QjfsjKGWcUO0cgMg
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Doesn't make sense. Y is in inches. Z is in degrees. 1 inch is certainly nowhere close to 1 degree....
However for a given radius I can see that you could use a math function to convert Y to A, for example. Is that what you meant?
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use note pad import a gcode into it copy past what ever
select edit, replace then replace y with a try it you will see
load a code into M3 first see what it looks like then open the g code in notepad do the replace load back on M3 don't forget to set the radius correct.
or look at youtube video linked to