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General Mach Discussion / New Vortech Router jerky movement.
« on: September 11, 2008, 05:48:06 PM »
Hello all,
I am Erik in Albuquerque, New Mexico. We have just set up a new Vortech 5' X 10' stepper controlled router using machIII controller and the latest version of ArtCam. We are able to 2.5D straight lines & circle/arc toolpaths perfectly using the ArtCam post {machIII arc (inch)} however when attempting to do 3D toolpaths, the movement in X & Y is jerky and leaves tool marks in the material. It appears that the machine is pausing between each line of code. I have tried changing the ramping speeds for the steppers, but when it is slow enough to have some effect on the problem, my machine times (time to do the job) get way out there. (loosing money). Is there any way to string the code together so the tool runs smoothly? Is this a switch in Mach? Config is set to absolute for lines & incremental for arcs. Also where do I set the rapid (out of material) speeds? Any help will be very much appreciated.
Thanks for your help.
Erik
I am Erik in Albuquerque, New Mexico. We have just set up a new Vortech 5' X 10' stepper controlled router using machIII controller and the latest version of ArtCam. We are able to 2.5D straight lines & circle/arc toolpaths perfectly using the ArtCam post {machIII arc (inch)} however when attempting to do 3D toolpaths, the movement in X & Y is jerky and leaves tool marks in the material. It appears that the machine is pausing between each line of code. I have tried changing the ramping speeds for the steppers, but when it is slow enough to have some effect on the problem, my machine times (time to do the job) get way out there. (loosing money). Is there any way to string the code together so the tool runs smoothly? Is this a switch in Mach? Config is set to absolute for lines & incremental for arcs. Also where do I set the rapid (out of material) speeds? Any help will be very much appreciated.
Thanks for your help.
Erik