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Mach4 General Discussion / Mach 4 3d Profiling. Slow and tedious with varying CV options.
« on: November 07, 2020, 01:54:24 PM »
I have used EMC2 for years and just tried Mach 4 on a light duty commercial setup that's geared up for Mach 4 only that was professionally built + configured. It's a stepper based system, Smooth Stepper board, i7 computer, and I stress tested the machine (Prime 95, etc) for hours with no issues.
My work almost always uses 10x stepover with 3 mm or 1.5mm ballmills and I cannot have significant deviation from the actual toolpath.
Regardless of which CV wizard I use or how I tweak the settings Mach 4 isn't very smooth or fast compared to the old software I generally use.
Is the trajectory planner not very ideal with many G1 moves found in raster finishing strategies?
I know this is a complex question (how the resolution is set in CAM, how CV is setup, how Mach 4 interprets the move in CV move depending on settings, etc) but compared to EMC2 or other trajectory planners is there some lacking in this particular department?
Thank you for any advice--I know CV is a complex part of Mach 4 and would like to make this work but also want to understand if this is the right package for my specific needs.
My work almost always uses 10x stepover with 3 mm or 1.5mm ballmills and I cannot have significant deviation from the actual toolpath.
Regardless of which CV wizard I use or how I tweak the settings Mach 4 isn't very smooth or fast compared to the old software I generally use.
Is the trajectory planner not very ideal with many G1 moves found in raster finishing strategies?
I know this is a complex question (how the resolution is set in CAM, how CV is setup, how Mach 4 interprets the move in CV move depending on settings, etc) but compared to EMC2 or other trajectory planners is there some lacking in this particular department?
Thank you for any advice--I know CV is a complex part of Mach 4 and would like to make this work but also want to understand if this is the right package for my specific needs.