I've got a project to do on my 4 axis mill x,y,z,a running EMC A is parallel to to the X axis and is a rotory head the part will between centers on the x axis 28" long
The part file is a 3d model of a cylinder like shape egg shape What cad program will work the best to output gcode for machining part on the A axis I've always hand coded things for the A axis gears, spline, but most have only been 2d so it wasn't hard to write the code to do these projects Haven't ever used the cad program to make gcode for the A axis and now its time to make some odd shape parts that can't be done without turning the part One though was to brake it apart in 120 deg parts make the file for each part and the put it in one file and just turn the A axis 120 deg between each part But I really wanted it turn the part and move z axis in and out and form the part as it travel in the x direction I think the part would come out better that way Looking for any suggestions on cad software that can do this type of stuff and get me useable Gcode or at least close -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
