[aldepoalo]

This video shows you the steps to put text on a cylinder using your 4th axis.

[Troncatore]

Please Al Depoalo if I'm doing a new rotary index, for my lathe, could I use the file created by AutoCAD with the same circumference as the new knob, as a new stock on V25, reporting numbers and the division instead of the text as You used on this example?
Thanks for helping!

[aldepoalo]

I am not sure what you are asking... Are asking if you can use the milling tool path on a lathe with live tooling?

[Troncatore]

Hi....
I need to make a new knob as a rotary index on my lathe. So You used a raw of text to engrave on a cylinder...I have to use a specific number of line on the knob, one over each 9 degrees, and the relative figure starting from zero to 19 corresponding at one decimal movement of my new screw. The question is if I use instead of Your text raw my file, as attached here, does it will works?

[aldepoalo]

sure you can use any text or geometry for wrapping. These tool path is posted for a mill. So if you are running this on a lathe, it would depend on your controller. Some controllers will convert milling tool path to live tooling ( haas has a g code for this ).

So yes, you can create a dial knob using wrapping tool path with your mill.

[Troncatore]

Thanks for Your help! I'll use my own mill for doing it!
Best regards

[aldepoalo]

Here is screen shot using your text...

[Troncatore]

I did my definitive knob, You can found it as attached file, and during the simulation, I have standard V25+4th axe, I see my part rotating offset from the centre as an half diameter. It is because I posed my zero on top of the cylinder or because of this is a limitation of my version of BobCad..... Thanks for processing my question...

[aldepoalo]

I think the only problem that you have is you machine loaded is a 3 axis mill and not a 4 axis mill. Once you load a 4 axis mill you shouldn't have any issues.

[Troncatore]

Hello Al....I loaded a BC4axis mil but , as You can see on the attached file , noting changed! Where I'm wrong please.

[aldepoalo]

I am in the office right now, if you can let's connect computers and get this sorted...

[Troncatore]

Thanks Al for your help !!!!!! You were so kind!!!!