[eaglezsoar]

After completion of a cnc router build, is there any free software out there
that will test the operation of all the axis and basically show that everything
is working. I realize that this can be done by creating the script myself but
my script writing is not very good and I did not want to reinvent the wheel.

Regards,
Carl

[rcazwillis]

Mach3 will do it. It has a restriction on line count.

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[ninefinger]

After completion of a cnc router build, is there any free software out there
that will test the operation of all the axis and basically show that everything
is working. I realize that this can be done by creating the script myself but
my script writing is not very good and I did not want to reinvent the wheel.

Regards,
Carl

Are you looking for a machine controller program or do you mean a G-code program for the machine controller that tries out a bunch of moves of each axis and returns to 0 when done?

If you need a machine control program try out EMC2 LinuxCNC.org - Home completely free and includes the operating system.

Mike

[eaglezsoar]

Are you looking for a machine controller program or do you mean a G-code program for the machine controller that tries out a bunch of moves of each axis and returns to 0 when done?

If you need a machine control program try out EMC2 LinuxCNC.org - Home completely free and includes the operating system.

Mike

I meant a G-code program for the machine controller that tries out a bunch of moves of each axis and returns to 0 when done. It would run under Mach3.

[hoss2006]

Mach has a few programs you can load from the Mach3/Gcode folder, the roadrunner is quite popular.
Also try out the wizards, a simple way to have it spit out some gcode to try out.
Hoss

[fretsman]

This may be of interest for you:

Break-In Wizard

Dave

[eaglezsoar]

The Breakin Wizard and the other wizards mentioned by Hoss is what I was
looking for, thanks for the great answers and taking the time to help me.

Regards,
Carl

[Mark Housel]

I'm just starting to learn about CNC machines with the intent to purchase sometime this year for work related to my gunsmithing business.

I was thinking (from the perspective of a former embedded software developer) how to go about verifying that a CNC machine is accurate and (more importantly?), repeatable.

I've been told that my initial thoughts about how to evaluate repeatability are in fact not a good way to test a CNC system and was told about something called a "ball bar test"?

A brain dead google search give a zillion hits like this:

Ballbar testing and ball bar analysis machine service in wisconsin WI | CNC Machinery accuracy testing with renishaw ballbars

Anyone have any first hand knowledge as to whether this approach is a valid or superior method of evaluating a CNC system?

Thanks,
Mark

[jalessi]

Mark,

See attached PDF for more information on ballbar testing.

Jeff...

[Mark Housel]

Thank you Jeff.