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General Mach Discussion / Re: New program for pipe coping
« on: January 08, 2011, 11:50:04 AM »
One problem you WILL run into is making sure that mach will sync up the feedrate based on the radius of the tube you are cutting. IF not you have a mess. SO in your code MAKE SURE there is a Macro call that updates the Radius correction DRO.
ALSO make sure the operator UNDERSTANDS that mach must be setup for 4th axis roatations in the proper plane for the toolpath AND that radius feedrate corrections are turned on.
There are already programs that can output DXF or Gcode for tube coping. NOT to cool your jets but to let you know(;-)
Waiting to see what ya got, (;-)TP
ALSO make sure the operator UNDERSTANDS that mach must be setup for 4th axis roatations in the proper plane for the toolpath AND that radius feedrate corrections are turned on.
There are already programs that can output DXF or Gcode for tube coping. NOT to cool your jets but to let you know(;-)
Waiting to see what ya got, (;-)TP