[F-Stop]

Hi guys,

I am new to gibbs and try to learn gibbs 4th axis. How do i engrave text which wrap around a cylinder? Please Help. Thanks

F-STOP

[MACHINEFREAK]

Hi guys,

I am new to gibbs and try to learn gibbs 4th axis. How do i engrave text which wrap around a cylinder? Please Help. Thanks

F-STOP

You need simultanious 4 axis post.
create a solid the outer dia of what you are to engrave.
create your engrave geometry.
select the solid and geometey .
if all set up is correct it will engrave about A or B axis
good luck

[cadman]

You need the Polar & Cylindrical Milling (Rotary Mill) option and the rotary mill post.

[dan1376]

What about using the "wrap" button to wrap the geometry around the stock?

[cadman]

You don't need to view geometry as wrapped to machine it in rotary mill mode. The workgroup containing the geometry must be set as Wrapped, and Polar & Cylindrical Milling must be checked in the Rotate tab.

[F-Stop]

I got the toolpath and the engraving work on the machine. but 1 problem that all the wording is backward. When i cut part rendering, everything look the way it supose to be. but when i tried to run on machine, everything is oposite. What did i do wrong? Thanks guys

[cadman]

Is the rotary axis direction going the correct way in the rotary axis setup page?

[F-Stop]

I think the set up is corrected. I enclosed the file i want to engrave. Thanks for your help

[montie]

I believe cadman is correct. You have your rotary defined in the wrong direction. See screenshot attached.

montie