I agree. It is more al the signal level or HAL level or component level that I am wondering about. You cannot simply change the Z value as we do with THCUD. There are A and C axis involved now as well.
------ Original Message ------ From: "John Thornton" <j...@gnipsel.com> To: "Marius Liebenberg" <mar...@mastercut.co.za>; "EMC developers" <emc-developers@lists.sourceforge.net> Sent: 2016-09-21 12:56:59 Subject: Re: [Emc-developers] THC with 5 axis plasma >Cutting a bevel the thickness is different than the sheet but the arc >distance is the same for the thickness being cut IMHO. > >JT > > >On 09/21/2016 12:16 AM, Marius Liebenberg wrote: >>Hi All >>I am starting a build of a 5 axis plasma machine with bevelling >>features. The problem I am facing is not understanding how I will >>implement the THC on a 5 axis setup. I am not sure just changing the Z >>axis feedback or command signal will do the trick here. If a bevel is >>being cut thing surely look different. >>Any ideas or brain storming is welcome please. >> >> >> >> >>----------------------------- >>Regards / Groete >> >>Marius D. Liebenberg >>+27 82 698 3251 >>+27 12 743 6064 >>------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>_______________________________________________ >>Emc-developers mailing list >>Emc-developers@lists.sourceforge.net >>https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Emc-developers mailing list Emc-developers@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers