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General Mach Discussion / Re: Plasma tube cutting

« on: January 02, 2011, 04:24:43 PM »

It is y/a. How can i post a picture?

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Plasma tube cutting

« on: January 02, 2011, 03:12:29 PM »

BR549 i try the tube copying tool but i see this toolpath on mach when i load your example.
Can you figure out what is wrong. Can you send me the wright setting for mach in order to see the same picture as you post in the example.[/img][/img]

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Plasma tube cutting

« on: January 02, 2011, 11:03:11 AM »

Happy new year to Tekno.
I'm afraid that the solution for my problem is not so easy as you think. If you have red in my first post 
'My question is how to configure mach3 to use either axis A or X depending if i want to cut a hole on a tube surface or just a normal sheet metal X,Y plane.'
So i need both axis X and A. Please be more specific about pagewizard.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Plasma tube cutting

« on: December 30, 2010, 02:58:39 AM »

Sorry but because i'm not very experienced in gcode, can you be more specific and if possible give me an example of how can i cut for example a hole of diameter 50mm or a rectangle 30 x 30 mm on a tube of diameter 300mm.
What dxf parts do i have to import on sheetcam, i suppose the circle or rectangle but how do i define the 300mm tube?
Thanks in advance. 

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Plasma tube cutting

« on: December 28, 2010, 05:01:08 PM »

For BR549
How can sheetcam make the conversion to the A axis as you mentioned?
Can you give me an example?
Thank you in advance.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Plasma tube cutting

« on: December 24, 2010, 09:23:00 AM »

So the only way to do it is by electrical swap the pins with a relay.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Plasma tube cutting

« on: December 24, 2010, 08:24:46 AM »

I just make a button with code SwapAxis(0,3) but it didnt make anything.
I also check the configuration for a change at the pins and port screen, for motor output but nothing changed also.
Do i have to restart every time i hit the button ?

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Plasma tube cutting

« on: December 24, 2010, 07:39:53 AM »

Does SwapAxis() operate on maxCL mode?

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Plasma tube cutting

« on: December 24, 2010, 06:16:25 AM »

Thank  BR549 i try to use the swappaxis() command, but i couldn't fine the mach toolbox witch you mention.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Plasma tube cutting

« on: December 21, 2010, 04:45:49 PM »

I manage to do some holes on the tube by simply substitute "electrically"  the axis X servo drive with the axis A servo drive. So i dont have to do any changes at all at the g code.
Is there any way to tell the mach to substitute software wise the output of the X axis to the output of the A axis?