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General Mach Discussion / How to set up Mach3 so that B Axis controls rotation of the mill head
« on: January 04, 2015, 03:59:39 PM »
Hi all,
I'm new to Mach 3.
I'm trying to set up the program so that the program understands that "B" axis controls partial rotation of the milling head through 120 degrees (30 degrees CW and 90 degrees CCW), instead of controlling a rotary table that rotates the part to be machined along the B axis. How do I do that so that the center of rotation is correct while also getting machine tool length compensation adjusted for etc.?
Is this something I should be trying to solve in Mach3? in the SmoothStepper motion controller? or in whatever CAM program I am using to generate G code?
Respectfully,
DonV
I'm new to Mach 3.
I'm trying to set up the program so that the program understands that "B" axis controls partial rotation of the milling head through 120 degrees (30 degrees CW and 90 degrees CCW), instead of controlling a rotary table that rotates the part to be machined along the B axis. How do I do that so that the center of rotation is correct while also getting machine tool length compensation adjusted for etc.?
Is this something I should be trying to solve in Mach3? in the SmoothStepper motion controller? or in whatever CAM program I am using to generate G code?
Respectfully,
DonV