Re: [Emc-users] Carving a spiral

2024-04-11 Thread Chris Albertson
> On Apr 11, 2024, at 11:49 AM, John Dammeyer wrote: > > Where I'm still having trouble is understanding the compromises. > > Using G02 I,J motion it's possible to specify a feed rate and spindle RPM > that remains constant regardless of the spiral diameter. This approach > generated by

Re: [Emc-users] Carving a spiral

2024-04-11 Thread gene heskett
On 4/11/24 18:56, John Dammeyer wrote: -Original Message- From: andy pugh [mailto:bodge...@gmail.com] Sent: April 11, 2024 3:16 PM To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Carving a spiral On Thu, 11 Apr 2024 at 21:32, John Dammeyer wrote: My Harmonic drive

Re: [Emc-users] Carving a spiral

2024-04-11 Thread gene heskett
On 4/11/24 18:17, andy pugh wrote: On Thu, 11 Apr 2024 at 21:32, John Dammeyer wrote: My Harmonic drive is set up as an 'A' axis so the graphic on the screen shows the spiral being cut along the X as the work in line with X turns. I'd have to change my INI or HAL file to make the axis of

Re: [Emc-users] Carving a spiral

2024-04-11 Thread gene heskett
On 4/11/24 16:30, John Dammeyer wrote: -Original Message- From: gene heskett [mailto:ghesk...@shentel.net] I only have the 4th Axis version of MECSOFT so I can't generate a fifth axis program cutting a spiral with the mill using the rotary table. Why should you need a 5th axis?

Re: [Emc-users] Carving a spiral

2024-04-11 Thread John Dammeyer
> -Original Message- > From: andy pugh [mailto:bodge...@gmail.com] > Sent: April 11, 2024 3:16 PM > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Carving a spiral > > On Thu, 11 Apr 2024 at 21:32, John Dammeyer > wrote: > > > > > My Harmonic drive is set up as an

Re: [Emc-users] Carving a spiral

2024-04-11 Thread Martin Dobbins
Inverse time mode? G93? Martin From: John Dammeyer Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2024 1:49 PM To: 'Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)' Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Carving a spiral Where I'm still having trouble is understanding the compromises. Using G02 I,J motion

Re: [Emc-users] Carving a spiral

2024-04-11 Thread andy pugh
On Thu, 11 Apr 2024 at 21:32, John Dammeyer wrote: > > My Harmonic drive is set up as an 'A' axis so the graphic on the screen > shows the spiral being cut along the X as the work in line with X turns. > > I'd have to change my INI or HAL file to make the axis of rotation of the > harmonic

Re: [Emc-users] Carving a spiral

2024-04-11 Thread John Dammeyer
> -Original Message- > From: gene heskett [mailto:ghesk...@shentel.net] > > I only have the 4th Axis version of MECSOFT so I can't generate a fifth axis > program cutting a spiral with the mill using the rotary table. > > Why should you need a 5th axis? What are you going to do with

Re: [Emc-users] Carving a spiral

2024-04-11 Thread gene heskett
On 4/11/24 14:50, John Dammeyer wrote: Where I'm still having trouble is understanding the compromises. Using G02 I,J motion it's possible to specify a feed rate and spindle RPM that remains constant regardless of the spiral diameter. This approach generated by the CAM software does a number

Re: [Emc-users] Carving a spiral

2024-04-11 Thread gene heskett
On 4/11/24 13:49, Chris Albertson wrote: On Apr 11, 2024, at 9:05 AM, gene heskett wrote: On 4/11/24 11:38, Chris Albertson wrote: On Apr 10, 2024, at 1:14 PM, gene heskett wrote: On 4/10/24 13:30, Chris Albertson wrote: Do you even need a rotory table to cut a spiral? Now that you

Re: [Emc-users] Carving a spiral

2024-04-11 Thread John Dammeyer
Where I'm still having trouble is understanding the compromises. Using G02 I,J motion it's possible to specify a feed rate and spindle RPM that remains constant regardless of the spiral diameter. This approach generated by the CAM software does a number of segments. But since a spiral is

Re: [Emc-users] Carving a spiral

2024-04-11 Thread Chris Albertson
> On Apr 11, 2024, at 9:05 AM, gene heskett wrote: > > On 4/11/24 11:38, Chris Albertson wrote: >>> On Apr 10, 2024, at 1:14 PM, gene heskett wrote: >>> >>> On 4/10/24 13:30, Chris Albertson wrote: Do you even need a rotory table to cut a spiral? >>> >>> Now that you ask, I think the

Re: [Emc-users] Carving a spiral

2024-04-11 Thread gene heskett
On 4/11/24 11:41, Chris Albertson wrote: On Apr 10, 2024, at 12:47 PM, gene heskett wrote: On 4/10/24 13:03, John Dammeyer wrote: Hi Gene, Just like I can't get my head around Fusion360 or similar CAD. I find that many people’s problem is that they are still thinking that CAD is used

Re: [Emc-users] Carving a spiral

2024-04-11 Thread gene heskett
On 4/11/24 11:38, Chris Albertson wrote: On Apr 10, 2024, at 1:14 PM, gene heskett wrote: On 4/10/24 13:30, Chris Albertson wrote: Do you even need a rotory table to cut a spiral? Now that you ask, I think the answer is probably no. Take a look at the nurbs command G5.2 where a group of

Re: [Emc-users] carousel component question for andy

2024-04-11 Thread andrew beck
Awesome I'll try it in a few days On Fri, 12 Apr 2024, 00:06 andy pugh, wrote: > On Thu, 11 Apr 2024 at 10:00, andrew beck > wrote: > > > > > Can I get the updated carousel component without updating. > > > Yes, just grab the carousel.comp file from the Github and compile/install > with "sudo

Re: [Emc-users] Carving a spiral

2024-04-11 Thread Chris Albertson
> On Apr 10, 2024, at 12:47 PM, gene heskett wrote: > > On 4/10/24 13:03, John Dammeyer wrote: >> Hi Gene, >> Just like I can't get my head around Fusion360 or similar CAD. I find that many people’s problem is that they are still thinking that CAD is used to “draw” a part and that somehow

Re: [Emc-users] Carving a spiral

2024-04-11 Thread Chris Albertson
> On Apr 10, 2024, at 1:14 PM, gene heskett wrote: > > On 4/10/24 13:30, Chris Albertson wrote: >> Do you even need a rotory table to cut a spiral? > > Now that you ask, I think the answer is probably no. Take a look at the nurbs > command G5.2 where a group of points describes the curve.

Re: [Emc-users] carousel component question for andy

2024-04-11 Thread andy pugh
On Thu, 11 Apr 2024 at 10:00, andrew beck wrote: > > Can I get the updated carousel component without updating. Yes, just grab the carousel.comp file from the Github and compile/install with "sudo halcompile --install carousel.comp" -- atp "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium

Re: [Emc-users] carousel component question for andy

2024-04-11 Thread andrew beck
Sweet these are just standard ac servo drives Next question I'm running 2.8 Linux CNC Can I get the updated carousel component without updating. The reason is that the new kernels still don't work with realtec drivers as well as the old 4.19 kernel And also the standard iso Linux version is

Re: [Emc-users] carousel component question for andy

2024-04-11 Thread andy pugh
On Thu, 11 Apr 2024 at 04:57, andrew beck wrote: > > Does it still do shortest path calculations to speed up tool changes? > If it is configured for that, yes. And 2nd question does it happen to support analog servo drives with a built > in pid in linuxcnc? It should be possible, depending