Hi all,
I can't seem to find anything on XY rotation for a CNC Plasma Cutter.
I know other controller software can do it, so MACH3 should also be able to do it! When we load a plate on our bed it is not always 100% parallel to the X or Y axis. I want to use a laser (with an offset to the torch tip) to calculate the amount of degrees that the plate is rotated. I figured it to be something like this:
1. Move torch to corner of plate (which should become X0, Y0)
2. Laser shines on the corner and operator press button to say this is the 0,0 coordinate
3. Operator moves torch along the X axis towards the next corner (which might be at an angle of say 5°)
4. Bring laser to exact corner and operator press the button again to tel the machine the current coordinate. (ex X1000, Y20)
5. Now (somehow??) it should know the plate is not parallel to the side and rotate the XY plane by 5°
After the job is cut it should take the XY axis back to normal state.
My research only told me that it might be the G68 code, but I have no idea how to use it! This would save a lot of time in CNC Plasma Cutting!
Any help would be appreciated!