Hi Rudy: Thanks for the offer of help with files and what not. I may take you up on that in the near future. Right now I have to wrap my head around this kinematics thing as it appears I don't fully understand how the whole EMC2 system works. Or am I getting confused with the different requirements of users of the system? I don't necessarily need a display or simulation of what the tool path is going to be as I rely on the simulator in the CAM package that produces my tool path. I am sure that there are other items that I do need that will show up if I don't understand what I am doing and plan the project improperly. So I am a little intimidated at the moment. I do know that I will need XYZABU axis to run the trunnion and rotary table. This machining center is a Monarch VMC 75 quill machine that I am modifying which has a U axis. The rotary table is pretty big, for this machine, at 20" diameter so the U axis travel will spend most of its life at the top of the column.
If you or others could shed some more light on the kinematics requirements of EMC2 that would be great. Thanks again - Steve Van Der Loo Date: Tue, 3 May 2011 11:11:23 +0200 From: "Rudy du Preez" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Emc-users Digest, Vol 61, Issue 2 Hi Steve I just last week finished fitting a trunnion and rotary table to my milling machine. The kinematics programming and machine simulation with VISMACH has been sorted out and the 5-axis simultaneous control through EMC2 works. The machine is a XYZAC configuration. There are some mysterious behaviours that I am currently looking into, such as no MPG jogging in world mode, and sudden jumps when you stop a GCode program. Setting up and touch off is also still a bit of a mystery. If it would be helpful I could supply you with the ini, hal, kinematic and vismach files. Rudy ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WhatsUp Gold - Download Free Network Management Software The most intuitive, comprehensive, and cost-effective network management toolset available today. Delivers lowest initial acquisition cost and overall TCO of any competing solution. http://p.sf.net/sfu/whatsupgold-sd _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
