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PCB Autoleveler Plugin for UCCNC
Hello All,
I have written a plugin for UCCNC.
it is for auto leveling PCB milling.
Are there people who want it and test it?
I want to know if there are any bugs....
there are 3 files.
first is M331.txt copy it in C:\UCCNC\Profiles\Macro_Default
second is the AutoLevelerCA.dll copy this in C:\UCCNC\Plugins
third is a sample pcb gcode file...
sorry for bad english..
thanks..
Re: PCB Autoleveler Plugin for UCCNC
Cahit,
thanks for submitting that. Unfortunately I don't have a PCB milling machine yet, I make my PCBs with a transparency and the UV light method. Then I do the hole drilling on my cnc plasma table LOL.
I'm curious though, what exactly is auto levelling PCB milling ??
Keith.
Re: PCB Autoleveler Plugin for UCCNC
Beefy,
here some videos, better than 1000 words.
i don't know how to explain :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHSwWntbOPk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQOz7nS2AgQ
Cahit
Re: PCB Autoleveler Plugin for UCCNC
do you have the same for Mach3. excellent work by the way :)
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Khalid,
not yet, but in the future i will write a .exe for mach3
thanks..
Re: PCB Autoleveler Plugin for UCCNC
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cahit
Beefy,
here some videos, better than 1000 words.
i don't know how to explain :)
Cahit
Thanks Cahit,
I think I understand what it does, it simply gets the exact surface positions of a range of points across the whole board surface then applies any necessary offsets at those "points" (maybe within a square area around each point, +/-X and +/- Y from each point) ??????
I like that because I've always wondered how you can accurately mill such a small depth on a "flexible" board. You would be completely relying on the board laying perfectly flat with the milling machine table.
Good stuff.
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cahit, thanks for your hardwork i will be anxiously waiting. I don't want to resurface the spoil board of my 4ft x 4ft machine. If you make a program in following way it will be quite helpful for all of us:
1- I will place small metallic plates of equal thickness at different locations ( Grid points) of my complete working area.
2- I will get all the locations data using proximity probe.
3- This will be reference data and i will use the same to calibrate the Gcode for the work.
Is it possible?
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Re: PCB Autoleveler Plugin for UCCNC
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Khalid
cahit, thanks for your hardwork i will be anxiously waiting. I don't want to resurface the spoil board of my 4ft x 4ft machine. If you make a program in following way it will be quite helpful for all of us:
1- I will place small metallic plates of equal thickness at different locations ( Grid points) of my complete working area.
2- I will get all the locations data using proximity probe.
3- This will be reference data and i will use the same to calibrate the Gcode for the work.
Is it possible?
I think that's possible, whynot. but I'm not a profesional programmer or cnc machine user. I do it in my spare time just for fun. Therefore I can not promise of when I can program it ...
and also my english is bad :)
oh i have another idea for you. in stead of step 1 can't you use something like this?
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Wow... wow.. you are a genious man :) That is a great idea... Now i am just waiting for the program/plugin for Mach3.
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Thank you for the plugin!
I've tried to mill boards with it -
фрезеровка плат, подготовка и наÑтройка Ñтанка перед работой (pcb milling, board auto leveling) - YouTube
Several suggestions -
1. add pause between end of probing and start milling, to let me remove probing tool and prepare for actual milling.
2. allow to enter values in fileds by keyboard
3 remove limit (30mm maximum spacing between probe points)
4 remember last entered settings!
5 add probe sensor height (I've added it to M331.txt file for me)
6. remove first G31 probing (or make it optional)
But anyway it works, big thanks for your plugin!
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Re: PCB Autoleveler Plugin for UCCNC
Hi all,
here update and improved version v1.0013 of the autoleveler. for those who want to test or use it.
download it here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/433w6dh6e...MawhJOPKa?dl=0
or below
it works great with Coppercam. Gcode ISO standard... working on compability of different Gcode's genereted by different post processors...
regards
Re: PCB Autoleveler Plugin for UCCNC
Hi,
I need any kind of sample G Code Files. I will greatly appreciate if you can mail me to [email protected]
i want to test the plugin
regards
cahit