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LazyTurn / Re: LazyTurn

« on: January 01, 2009, 02:12:22 PM »

RC and Dave,
I'll create the sticky topic and put some files there.
Yes this post is getting big. In fact a file of all the posts is "only" about 180 pages long.
I figure if you take away repetition and put it into some perspective you would come away with
maybe 20 pages. I was going to steal the verbage with pride  and put in rough form into a quick and dirty
manual. Format:
-LAZYTURN MANUAL
 ( it will continously evolve) with the following appendix sections
 Append "A"  - LAZYTURN - QUICK AND DIRTY STEP BY STEP
 APPEND "B"  - CAD DRAWINGS AND COMMON MISTAKES
 APPEND "C"  - DXF FILE EXPORTS
 APPEND "D"  - POSTED DXF FILES ( [ FIXED / FILES THAT WORK ] FILE NAME / POSTED REPLY REF NUMBER )
 APPEND "E"  - PRACTICAL TURNING CONSIDERATIONS

Any thoughts on the above?
RICH

 
 

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LazyTurn / Re: LazyTurn

« on: January 01, 2009, 01:11:34 PM »

HANK,
Post the dxf. I look at every one posted. I sometimes test one for import and export via five programs and 9 exports for import to LT. Don't ask, sometimes i am goofy!  A quick look by somebody will tell you what's wrong with it.
RICH

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Onboard parallel sucks, can't get parallel PCI card to work

« on: January 01, 2009, 12:18:17 PM »

mechanoman,
I have no answer for you other than quick story here.
MOTHER BOARD PP - Bad pulses
1ST PP CARD i purchased - couldn't return it - hit by me with a hammer - went to the trash can
2ND PP CARD - took it back to store and got my money back
3rd PP CARD -    "                    "                               "
4TH PP CARD - had a heck of a time with it, then somebody gave me a driver fix, it worked
                    but generates ringing on the pusles and the poor steppers sometimes would get
                    double pulse's, on and on, so don't use it
After a lot of time and agrivation,
purchased a Smoothstepper

END OF STORY, LOL
RICH

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LazyTurn / Re: LazyTurn

« on: January 01, 2009, 09:34:03 AM »

Dave,
I think your thinking something alse. Currently,if you want to animate you post and open in MACH Turn.
Don't know what Art is planning, but there should be some kind of simulation.
In a sense, simulation is done via the diagnostic ouput, it's fast, and as LT progresses maybe a change in path color or  style could show the dfference between say the rough / rough finish / finish.

RICH
 
PS: I use MACH V3.041( just for simulation not no more)  since there are screen display problems in the current MACH TURN.
    Turners need to sqeek louder to Brian in the near future. Let's form a gang.
    Gang option not necessary, egg on my face,  Bozzo here forgot to try the latest veresion!

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LazyTurn / Re: LazyTurn

« on: January 01, 2009, 09:06:39 AM »

Hi All,
There will always be two problems associated with the use of LazyTurn ( or any CNC software ).
What you created for the import and the practical turning of a part. It's a matter of degree and
books have been written on each.

Here is an updated list of CAD related item's originaly posted back some time ago.
Sometime in the future i'll translate the Greek wording to plain language and include others.
Maybe a generic CAD check list would be more appropriate. Till then here it is for what it's worth.
RICH
 
 
 

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: Finished my Taig 4th Axis

« on: December 30, 2008, 10:43:38 PM »

Hey Dave,
Hope you realize your never really finished.
RICH

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LazyTurn / Re: LazyTurn

« on: December 30, 2008, 10:34:04 PM »

ART,
Using DEC 30-2 version.
The only difference between the first two attachments are stock clear and depth per pass and one provides
full profile while the other does not. Correct me but i thought that the DEC 30-2 version did away with that?
Just a little confused.

The third pic is from different software and it follows your posted rule but if stock is increased it also does the same as the one posted by RC. Like you said, it's in the works but thought i would post it anyway.

Thanks for the updates and look forward to seeing output from the finish pass profile screen.

BTW, I assume that where ever the rough finished LT will automatically generate a rapid to the start of the finish
profile.....or ......will there be a choice / input screen / to go to  the next move.
RICH
 

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LazyTurn / Re: LazyTurn

« on: December 30, 2008, 09:54:44 AM »

Simso,
Brouse thru this topic and you will find a quick and dirty Lazyturn tutorial.
It covers basics but be aware that developement is progressing daily such that what was written
then may have changed some.

http://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php/topic,9877.0.html

RICH

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LazyTurn / Re: LazyTurn

« on: December 29, 2008, 11:28:09 PM »

Art,
As far as the different PC testing, i don't have the fogiest on the windows end why and i have looked,
but will continue trying other pc's. The point of doing this is it identify if some pc's won't work with LazyTurn. And i do think it's a windows thing but i will darned if i can find it. Accel settinig didn't change anything on those pc's. Plenty of neighbors  with pc's.

As far as the rough cuts, it's very ragged as compared to code posted by prior versioins and run in Mach before. That's what is shown in the screen capture.
Rich

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LazyTurn / Re: LazyTurn

« on: December 29, 2008, 11:03:20 PM »

ART,
Using the DEC 29 version.
The graphics look right along with the paths but posted gcode has changed.
See attachments. I read in your other post that the actual gcode wasn't of to much concern
to you but this seems like we are going backwards. Maybe you can shed some light.

Tried LT on three more computers: "" using DEC 25-4 version ""
FPC#1- 3 GHZ / 1G RAM - CUSTOM- XP PRO SP2 -----------NO PROBLEMS
FPC#2- 900 MHZ / 256 RAM - LAPTOP- XP PRO SP2 -------WON'T RUN ANY VERSION AFTER DEC 17
"" ie; it will not create a graphic profile ""
FPC#3- 3.6 GHZ / 1.5G RAM - EMACHINE -XP PRO SP2 ----X POINTER COLORS ARE LOST

RICH
MODIFICATIOINS IN "".......""