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Hey folks, I'm based in greater Sydney. I need to part with a Doughty Drive CNC mill. I built the mill 2011/12 and used it for a very short period before life circumstances dictated I pack the mill...

Hi Sven,

I am going to upgrade to Rhino 5 and MADCAM 5.

In terms of the video for Rhino 4, I can't (through inexperience) tell whether the tool path that you created uses the side of the tool...

Hi Sven,

Thanks for the reply.

The machine is a moving table (in x direction) with both rotatational axes in the head.


Cheers,
Hamish

Hi folks,

So I am continuing to feel my way through the dark.

What I've done to try to get there is make a surface that is normal to the surface to be cut. I've then orientated the cplane via...

Hi there,

Last year, Sven and Joakim provided a number of videos showing how to use 3 axes and Madcam to cut out a set of triangles. See MADCAMCNC.

I'm now trying to cut the same shapes using...

Hi wdaehn,

Thanks so much for your reply. With a bit of fiddling (I had the z axis reversed in Mach3! =8-0) and your info. I have sorted it! :-)

A pefectly cut circle!

H.

Hi Vogavt,

No worries - I'll know for next time!

Any thoughts on my problem though?

Cheers,
Hamish

Hi there,

I'm just wondering about why the g-code below has been generated with regard to the toolpath? I ahve attched a screenshot of the toolpath.

In the pocketing screen in MadCam the top...

Jeff Birt provided the answer to this:

"For Port2/3 you need to set the direction of pins2-9 in the ESS configuration screen. They default to inputs so if you want to use them as outputs you will...

Hi da_Rayman,

Yes, I was incredibly dissapointed also when I discovered it was the board itself causing issues - I got my motion control box from an experienced, reputable seller.

The thing...

Hi all,

I have just transitioned from a USS to an ESS. Doing this has defn. solved my EMI issues.
Setting up the ESS went fine. I used the configurator and got it sorted. My only issue now is...

I spend weeks trying to solve this problem spending money on every solution suggested on the forums - and there are a lot! $600 later and still no go.

In the end the only thing that solved it was...

Hi there,

I've just finished building a 5 axis cnc machine. I'm just working my way through basic testing. I have had the machine running gcode for a job without the stock there or the spindle...

That is fabulous Gerry. Thank you very much. :-)

H.

Ah! The penny drops! Thank you. What is the best way then to ask the machine to go to the actual zero position? Is it G28? Can you embed this in Mach so that it lines itself up each reference all? A...

Hi folks,

Am just trying to set up a BC drive on a five axis machine. The drive has switches that are not perfectly set in terms of making the various parts of the drive line up straight etc.
...

Hi Gerry,

Thanks for getting back to me. The weird thing was that I had set up my input pins, and it still didn't seem to work!

However, I've just tracked the error down to my switches being...

Hi there,

I've just finished building a 5 asix machine. I have got all the axes going and limit switches installed and working (ie if I run into them the EPO fires). I am assuming the limit...

Cricky!!!! :-)))) It's a beautiful thing! Thank's Joakim.

Hi Sven, Dan,

Thank you both for your help! The tutorials are amazing Sven - that's some SERIOUS help. :-)

I'm just putting the finishing touches on a 5-axis machine and the tool pathing was...

Hi Folks,

Thanks for the tips. I think I get 2D profiling, but am unsure as to how to profile on an angle - very few of the sides of my shapes are at 90 degrees. Am I missing something?

What I...

Hi Dan - thank you! I have now generated a toolpath, but the issue is that I simply want to cut the shapes out, not generate a toolpath that consumes the entire stock. Can Madcam do this? Just cut my...

Hi All,

I am new to toolpath making. I am working in Rhino 4 and have the latest version of madcam. I have looked at the tutorials on the madcam site, but reckon someone with more experience may...