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General Mach Discussion / Replacing SINE table for a trunion table

« on: January 31, 2012, 03:51:46 PM »

Hi,

We were using a Sine table to get compound angle on part. With the manual sine table we we're able to ajust Rx and Ry by adding shims. We have recently intalled a 4th(Rx) and 5th(Rz) axis to replace the Sine table. Is there a way to convert Rx and Ry orientation into Rx and Rz orientation. I'm having trouble determine the rotation angle of B axis which is equivalent to the rotation around Y.

Thanks

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General Mach Discussion / VB calculation behind button is possible?

« on: January 13, 2012, 10:47:00 AM »

Hi,
I'm new using Mach3. I'd like to know if it is possible to create button that will execute calculation and return A and B axis angle values. I'd like to be able to enter 4 measured points. I would enter the four coordinates of each point and I'd like to calculate the plan and then the angles between reference coordinates system and the plan. The goal is to orient(A,B) the part in order to mill in a single pass with the Axis. the geometry of my part is a rectangle and i new to mill the determined plan on the upside face.

Is it possible to enter points coordinates and then have Mach3 do calculation and return the value of the angle as an input for the A and B axis.

Thanks!