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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Mach4 + ESS CV tuning wizard problem

« on: December 04, 2018, 04:43:24 AM »

SEREGIUS,
Thanks for the information, I was curious as I have not seen any CNC go that quick.
Can you provide the Circle Diameters you want to cut so as I can provide and X/Y circle G-Code for you to test instead of the I/J and see if it makes any difference to the Circle shape.
Regards,
Mauri.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Mach4 + ESS CV tuning wizard problem

« on: December 03, 2018, 04:26:02 PM »

SEREGIUS,
So I can better understand your machine please provide the following.
What type motors are you using to drive X/Y axis CNC machine?
Are they rated to run at the 26,000mm/min F Speed you say you have tested?
What speed have your set the Mach4 configuration "Velocity Units/Min" on Motors 0 and 1?
What is your "Counts per unit"
What is your "Acceleration Units/Sec^2"?
Regards,
Mauri.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Mach4 + ESS CV tuning wizard problem

« on: December 03, 2018, 05:08:57 AM »

SEREGIUS,
You have to program the Circles to use X/Y not just transpose them.
I have run your G-Code under simulation and the Cut Path follows the G-Code Circle.
Have you checked that your X/Y that your Steps per MM in the Mach4 are correct by measuring distance traveled with a Slip Gauge and a good dial indicator?
I think this is your issue and not the Mach4 program.
Below are two examples 2 circle 1 is 100mm diameter and the other is 120mm.
100-120.txt is the X/Y circle cut.
100-120Arcs.txt is the I/J circle cut.
Regards,
Mauri.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Mach4 + ESS CV tuning wizard problem

« on: December 03, 2018, 01:00:33 AM »

SEREGIUS,
Try doing it with X/Y for the Circle in G-Code instead of I/J and see if it comes out correctly.
Regards,
Mauri.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Mach4 + ESS CV tuning wizard problem

« on: November 30, 2018, 01:19:45 AM »

SEREGIUS,
Not sure what is going on.
I know Mach4 is not the issue as it works near perfect on our Mill with HiCON when making a circle.
I am waiting for ESS Backlash before I use my Router Table with Mach4.
If I have time, I will do a test on that Machine.
I need to fully set it up first.
Regards,
Mauri.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Mach4 + ESS CV tuning wizard problem

« on: November 29, 2018, 02:23:29 PM »

SEREGIUS,
If you have set a maximum speed of 500, then the CV speed of 1500 in your example posted is 3 times faster.
What are your X/Y/Z Backlash on your milling machine?
If you are using Backlash compensation on your ESS it does not work as they are still trying to fix it, so do not use it and try the circle again.
Regards,
Mauri.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Mach4 + ESS CV tuning wizard problem

« on: November 27, 2018, 05:50:51 AM »

SEREGIUS,
I was asking about your CNC machine acceleration F speeds on each axis.
Regards,
Mauri.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Mach4 + ESS CV tuning wizard problem

« on: November 27, 2018, 04:50:02 AM »

SEREGIUS,
Enter a maximum for the CV Feedrate of 1500 from Angle_0=1500 to Angle_24=1500 and see if it makes a difference.
I use HiCON and Mach4 V3804 and it cuts a circle fairly accurately.
Mach4 V3481 and V3804 both do a good circle and both of these two programs are rock solid.
Are you using R or I/J or X/Y in your G-Code?
What are you making to run your machine so fast?
Regards,
Mauri.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Mach4 + ESS CV tuning wizard problem

« on: November 26, 2018, 02:18:56 PM »

SEREGIUS,
On the CVFeedrate in machine.ini.
mcCvTuningWizardBeta3 produces high number in on the lower angles this causes issues with some CV output.
I automatically change the high numbers to a set lower value, so all the high values are reduced the same lower value.
This produces a lot better profiles down to 1mm lettering.
Give it a try.
Regards,
Mauri.

50

Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Mach 4 not following toolpath

« on: November 18, 2018, 06:16:42 PM »

mkeveney,
Use the mcCvTurningWizardV3-3 BETA or any later version (it is located in the Wizard section and selected by WIZARD).
Depending on the type of machining select the appropriate Axis.
Use X/Y in the example you posted.
Use X/Y/Z in a 3D example.
Use X/Y/Z/A in a 4Axis example.
Select the Tolerance based on how good your CNC machine is (Accuracy including backlash) example .01mm.
Then process to update the Machine.ini.
I set a maximum CV Feed Rate of 150 on intricate 3D machining with .05mm TBN cutters.
Once you have the settings in place in Machine.ini (like example below) and CV is set to ON in Mach4, then you can test it by using Mach4 Simulation and view the profile verse the cut profile it they look close then you are good to go.
You can also test Lettering or Roadrunner in simulation.
You could automate all this if you do a little programing so you do not have to edit Machine.ini.
Regards,
Mauri.

Example settings for CV Feed Rate and CV Blend Radius below in Machine.ini

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Angle_0=150.000000
Angle_1=150.000000
Angle_2=150.000000
Angle_3=150.000000
Angle_4=150.000000
Angle_5=150.000000
Angle_6=150.000000
Angle_7=150.000000
Angle_8=150.000000
Angle_9=150.000000
Angle_10=150.000000
Angle_11=150.000000
Angle_12=150.000000
Angle_13=150.000000
Angle_14=150.000000
Angle_15=150.000000
Angle_16=150.000000
Angle_17=150.000000
Angle_18=150.000000
Angle_19=150.000000
Angle_20=150.000000
Angle_21=150.000000
Angle_22=150.000000
Angle_23=150.000000
Angle_24=150.000000
Angle_25=127.000000
Angle_26=127.000000
Angle_27=127.000000
Angle_28=127.000000
Angle_29=127.000000
Angle_30=101.000000
Angle_31=101.000000
Angle_32=101.000000
Angle_33=101.000000
Angle_34=101.000000
Angle_35=101.000000
Angle_36=101.000000
Angle_37=76.000000
Angle_38=76.000000
Angle_39=76.000000
Angle_40=76.000000
Angle_41=76.000000
Angle_42=76.000000
Angle_43=76.000000
Angle_44=76.000000
Angle_45=76.000000
Angle_46=76.000000
Angle_47=76.000000
Angle_48=50.000000
Angle_49=50.000000
Angle_50=50.000000
Angle_51=50.000000
Angle_52=50.000000
Angle_53=50.000000
Angle_54=50.000000
Angle_55=50.000000
Angle_56=50.000000
Angle_57=50.000000
Angle_58=50.000000
Angle_59=50.000000
Angle_60=50.000000
Angle_61=50.000000
Angle_62=50.000000
Angle_63=50.000000
Angle_64=50.000000
Angle_65=50.000000
Angle_66=50.000000
Angle_67=50.000000
Angle_68=50.000000
Angle_69=25.000000
Angle_70=25.000000
Angle_71=25.000000
Angle_72=25.000000
Angle_73=25.000000
Angle_74=25.000000
Angle_75=25.000000
Angle_76=25.000000
Angle_77=25.000000
Angle_78=25.000000
Angle_79=25.000000
Angle_80=25.000000
Angle_81=25.000000
Angle_82=25.000000
Angle_83=25.000000
Angle_84=25.000000
Angle_85=25.000000
Angle_86=25.000000
Angle_87=25.000000
Angle_88=25.000000
Angle_89=25.000000
Angle_90=25.000000
Angle_91=25.000000
Angle_92=25.000000
Angle_93=25.000000
Angle_94=25.000000
Angle_95=25.000000
Angle_96=25.000000
Angle_97=25.000000
Angle_98=25.000000
Angle_99=25.000000
Angle_100=25.000000
Angle_101=25.000000
Angle_102=25.000000
Angle_103=25.000000
Angle_104=25.000000
Angle_105=25.000000
Angle_106=25.000000
Angle_107=25.000000
Angle_108=25.000000
Angle_109=25.000000
Angle_110=25.000000
Angle_111=25.000000
Angle_112=25.000000
Angle_113=25.000000
Angle_114=25.000000
Angle_115=0.000000
Angle_116=0.000000
Angle_117=0.000000
Angle_118=0.000000
Angle_119=0.000000
Angle_120=0.000000
Angle_121=0.000000
Angle_122=0.000000
Angle_123=0.000000
Angle_124=0.000000
Angle_125=0.000000
Angle_126=0.000000
Angle_127=0.000000
Angle_128=0.000000
Angle_129=0.000000
Angle_130=0.000000
Angle_131=0.000000
Angle_132=0.000000
Angle_133=0.000000
Angle_134=0.000000
Angle_135=0.000000
Angle_136=0.000000
Angle_137=0.000000
Angle_138=0.000000
Angle_139=0.000000
Angle_140=0.000000
Angle_141=0.000000
Angle_142=0.000000
Angle_143=0.000000
Angle_144=0.000000
Angle_145=0.000000
Angle_146=0.000000
Angle_147=0.000000
Angle_148=0.000000
Angle_149=0.000000
Angle_150=0.000000
Angle_151=0.000000
Angle_152=0.000000
Angle_153=0.000000
Angle_154=0.000000
Angle_155=0.000000
Angle_156=0.000000
Angle_157=0.000000
Angle_158=0.000000
Angle_159=0.000000
Angle_160=0.000000
Angle_161=0.000000
Angle_162=0.000000
Angle_163=0.000000
Angle_164=0.000000
Angle_165=0.000000
Angle_166=0.000000
Angle_167=0.000000
Angle_168=0.000000
Angle_169=0.000000
Angle_170=0.000000
Angle_171=0.000000
Angle_172=0.000000
Angle_173=0.000000
Angle_174=0.000000
Angle_175=0.000000
Angle_176=0.000000
Angle_177=0.000000
Angle_178=0.000000
Angle_179=0.000000



[CVBlendRadius]
Angle_1=26.524439
Angle_2=6.720417
Angle_3=2.986852
Angle_4=1.725206
Angle_5=1.075267
Angle_6=0.746713
Angle_7=0.578255
Angle_8=0.431301
Angle_9=0.345280
Angle_10=0.268817
Angle_11=0.234169
Angle_12=0.201911
Angle_13=0.172043
Angle_14=0.144564
Angle_15=0.119474
Angle_16=0.119474
Angle_17=0.096774
Angle_18=0.096774
Angle_19=0.076463
Angle_20=0.076463
Angle_21=0.076463
Angle_22=0.058542
Angle_23=0.058542
Angle_24=0.058542
Angle_25=0.043011
Angle_26=0.043011
Angle_27=0.043011
Angle_28=0.043011
Angle_29=0.043011
Angle_30=0.029869
Angle_31=0.029869
Angle_32=0.029869
Angle_33=0.029869
Angle_34=0.029869
Angle_35=0.029869
Angle_36=0.029869
Angle_37=0.019116
Angle_38=0.019116
Angle_39=0.019116
Angle_40=0.019116
Angle_41=0.019116
Angle_42=0.019116
Angle_43=0.019116
Angle_44=0.019116
Angle_45=0.019116
Angle_46=0.019116
Angle_47=0.019116
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Angle_50=0.010753
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Angle_52=0.010753
Angle_53=0.010753
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Angle_55=0.010753
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Angle_59=0.010753
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Angle_61=0.010753
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Angle_63=0.010753
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Angle_66=0.010753
Angle_67=0.010753
Angle_68=0.010753
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Angle_71=0.004779
Angle_72=0.004779
Angle_73=0.004779
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Angle_75=0.004779
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Angle_78=0.004779
Angle_79=0.004779
Angle_80=0.004779
Angle_81=0.004779
Angle_82=0.004779
Angle_83=0.004779
Angle_84=0.004779
Angle_85=0.004779
Angle_86=0.004779
Angle_87=0.004779
Angle_88=0.004779
Angle_89=0.004779
Angle_90=0.004779
Angle_91=0.004779
Angle_92=0.004779
Angle_93=0.004779
Angle_94=0.004779
Angle_95=0.004779
Angle_96=0.004779
Angle_97=0.004779
Angle_98=0.004779
Angle_99=0.004779
Angle_100=0.004779
Angle_101=0.004779
Angle_102=0.004779
Angle_103=0.004779
Angle_104=0.004779
Angle_105=0.004779
Angle_106=0.004779
Angle_107=0.004779
Angle_108=0.004779
Angle_109=0.004779
Angle_110=0.004779
Angle_111=0.004779
Angle_112=0.004779
Angle_113=0.004779
Angle_114=0.004779
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Angle_116=0.001195
Angle_117=0.001195
Angle_118=0.001195
Angle_119=0.001195
Angle_120=0.001195
Angle_121=0.001195
Angle_122=0.001195
Angle_123=0.001195
Angle_124=0.001195
Angle_125=0.001195
Angle_126=0.001195
Angle_127=0.001195
Angle_128=0.001195
Angle_129=0.001195
Angle_130=0.001195
Angle_131=0.001195
Angle_132=0.001195
Angle_133=0.001195
Angle_134=0.001195
Angle_135=0.001195
Angle_136=0.001195
Angle_137=0.001195
Angle_138=0.001195
Angle_139=0.001195
Angle_140=0.001195
Angle_141=0.001195
Angle_142=0.001195
Angle_143=0.001195
Angle_144=0.001195
Angle_145=0.001195
Angle_146=0.001195
Angle_147=0.001195
Angle_148=0.001195
Angle_149=0.001195
Angle_150=0.001195
Angle_151=0.001195
Angle_152=0.001195
Angle_153=0.001195
Angle_154=0.001195
Angle_155=0.001195
Angle_156=0.001195
Angle_157=0.001195
Angle_158=0.001195
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Angle_160=0.001195
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Angle_162=0.001195
Angle_163=0.001195
Angle_164=0.001195
Angle_165=0.001195
Angle_166=0.001195
Angle_167=0.001195
Angle_168=0.001195
Angle_169=0.001195
Angle_170=0.001195
Angle_171=0.001195
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Angle_174=0.001195
Angle_175=0.001195
Angle_176=0.001195
Angle_177=0.001195
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