On 12/15/2011 6:27 AM, andy pugh wrote: > On 15 December 2011 14:06,<kqt4a...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> For example how to define a 1/8" ball nose mill > If you want to automatically compensate for the ball-radius then I am > afraid that you can't. EMC2 doesn't know enough about the material > shape to compensate for ball-nose (or V) cutters. All EMC2 knows about > is the cutter path, not what is being cut. That will always have to > be handled by the CAM package. > I was or am hopeful there will be more discussion on this, I am in the same boat trying understand the Tool Crib ( and it's relationship to the CAM crib ) . So far I have got by but.... Now I thought the question was just how to enter or define a 1/8" Ball Nose in EMC2 not auto compensate.
Agreed you set up your new tool in CAM. I sort of looked at any existing examples and copied what was there changing the diameter and a new Tool Number. I needed a 11/64 Ball Nose as that is what I had. There was a 6 mm Ball Nose already setup. I saw that for a Ball Nose, Flat Radius is zero, corner radius is half the tool diameter so that's what I did. Got a new tool number and sure enough EMC2 error msg, no Tool # 15. So into the EMC crib, I only told it Tool # 15, filled in Diameter and in comment what it was. That's it and it seems to work just fine. So now I wonder why there is even a Tool Crib in EMC? I assume if you are good enough to manually enter Gcode and run from there you need tools. That being said, I am using HeeksCNC for my CAM. There's not a lot of help for the noob so I watch any youtube vids I can find. This one mentions though I don't seem to have this option , EMC2 CRC and he calls it Cutter Compensation. I only have a choice built in of EMC2, and EMC2 Simplified ( using Simplified ) , no EMC2 CRC. I know if you know what you are doing you can teach Heekscnc any Postprocessor , don't know if this CRC is a Plug In or what. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcMmKdtjX7w Hope this helps ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10 Tips for Better Server Consolidation Server virtualization is being driven by many needs. But none more important than the need to reduce IT complexity while improving strategic productivity. Learn More! http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sdnl/114/51507609/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
