Re: [Emc-users] 4th axis engraving

2021-01-07 Thread Gregg Eshelman via Emc-users
Last I looked it still couldn't mirror. If you have code for a non-symmetrical object and want a mirror image of it, what can do it, along with adjusting for path direction changes needed because the cutter rotation doesn't change? On Wednesday, January 6, 2021, 7:29:15 PM MST, Bari

Re: [Emc-users] 4th axis engraving

2021-01-06 Thread John Dammeyer
Can't be all that bad. He has a Gingery Lathe .. heh heh... > -Original Message- > From: Bari [mailto:bari00...@gmail.com] > Sent: January-06-21 6:27 PM > To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] 4th axis engraving > > Check out G-

Re: [Emc-users] 4th axis engraving

2021-01-06 Thread Bari
Check out G-code Ripper http://www.scorchworks.com/index.html Read, Scale, Rotate, Split, Wrap G-Code http://www.scorchworks.com/Gcoderipper/gcoderipper.html#documentation On 1/6/21 4:02 PM, andrew beck wrote: Hey everyone I have a job to do engraving the od of a wheel. I currently have a

Re: [Emc-users] 4th axis engraving

2021-01-06 Thread andy pugh
On Wed, 6 Jan 2021 at 22:05, andrew beck wrote: > I have a job to do engraving the od of a wheel. What do you need to engrave? -- atp "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium attachment and is designed for the especial use of mechanical geniuses, daredevils and lunatics." — George Fitch,

Re: [Emc-users] 4th axis engraving

2021-01-06 Thread David Berndt
Are you going to be able to use the "wrap" feature of 2d tool paths in fusion to get this done? Or are you a licensed/paying user? Autodesk has really gutted the 4/5th axis cad from the free version. I did some more complex milling a few months back and ended up buying a 4th license. If

[Emc-users] 4th axis engraving

2021-01-06 Thread andrew beck
Hey everyone I have a job to do engraving the od of a wheel. I currently have a 4th axis but haven't bolted a motor on it. I can suss this part though. And I use fusion360 for cam. I have never done 4th axis work before. And don't even know if anyone has a linuxcnc post processor set up.