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Z Axis controlling cutter surface speed on 4 Axis
« on: January 22, 2017, 05:23:02 PM »
Hi,
Many have enjoyed the ability of Mach3 being able to control the surface speed while cutting a 4 Axis object.
Mach3 very accurately maintained the surface speed (F Speed) of the A Axis (A Axis went gradually slower) as the Z axis move upwards and increased A Axis speed to its maximum allowed as set in the motor settings as the Z Axis lowered towards the centre of the object being cut.
Apart from motor start and motor slowdown the calculated surface speed was accurate to fractions of a second.
So if you had a speed set at F1000, it would maintain that speed from the outside diameter to the centre of the object being cut.

Is there anyone going to replicate this within Mach4?
Regards,
Mauri.