Hi MS, that sounds like an interesting challenge. I just did similar with an anilam control. since you just bought 4pro, they owe you a post processor. find your 4th axis commands, learn how to program four axis moves in the gcode that mach understands, then you can tell the BC postprocessor team how a rewritten mach OS needs to behave. I dont know what mach can do, but the BC postprocessor team is really good at making their postprocessor create whatever gcode you need, even if your control wants conversational psuedo-gcode. good luck
This page gives you access to standard posts for common CNCs and controls. The posts provided here are only compatible with our products Fusion 360, HSMWorks and Inventor CAM, and while we try to make the posts work on most CNCs out of the box, there are many factors that can cause a post to not be compatible with your particular setup. When you use a new post make sure to test it carefully as the post might not match your particular CNC configuration and requirements. It is your sole responsibility to make sure you use components that are compatible with your CNC.
I just bought a homade mini cnc off ebay. the guy said he used mach 3 for the controler. I have V-Carve Pro 10.2 and would like to continue to use it instead of learning a new program. is there a post proceser i can put in V-Carve to use in this cnc?
Where did you get your post from? Who is your Mastercam dealer? When you showed them this example what was their response to the unwind process going on? Share your company information or company email so you can be verified as a legal user of Mastercam and someone will be glad to assist. Sorry we have had many illegal users lately and part of the user vetting for me is to verify your legit.
This is a homemade CNC machine. I am new in this and I am looking for software most compatible to my machine. It is Mach3 5 axis head head machine for making sculptures and souvenirs. I have generic Fanuc 5 axis head head post which is as far the best solution till now. If it is possible to modify it just to go to safety distance before aligning c axis, it would be perfect. In that case I will close my decision for buying this CADCAM software.
This is a homemade CNC machine. I am new in this and I am looking for software most compatible to my machine. It is Mach3 5 axis head head machine for making sculptures and souvenirs. I have generic Fanuc 5 axis head head post which is as far the best solution till now. If it is possible to modify it just to go to safety distance before aligning c axis, it would be perfect. In that case I will close my decision for buying this CADCAM software.
We have been asked by a lot of people to make a post processor to the Vectric Software so it can be used with the laser. You ask and you shall receive! We started one for the X Carve, but it should not really have anything that specific in it to make it unusable for other machines as well. If you would like to modify it the source file can be edited with a standard text editor pretty easily. We have made now specific versions for different machine controllers. If you have a new post processor for another controller that you would like to share, just let us know!
If you are using mach3 and your have your output for M03 set to an output pin to turn on and off the DAC, then yes it will work. Just set your laser power by jogging your DAC to your desired level, and then run the program generated by the post processor that will turn the DAC on and off for the engraving.
If you are using mach3, make sure your spindle delay is set to zero. Check this on any controller you may be using. If this is still an issue and you are using Mach3, then try to use the M11P#/M10P# direct outputs to control the laser. You can see the details on setting this up here: _id=1436
You can use mach3 to control laser power by setting up the PWM output. You can see the details in this post here: _id=1436
Try messing around with it to see if you can get it to work with your machine. The DAC-PWM board is a much harder way to go versus just getting PWM to work with mach3 outputs.
This paper briefly describes the steps of production with the help of CNC technology, to show its usage and
advantages in industry. It starts from an idea which is then brought to life in a 3D model designed in the CAD software. It is followed by defining all the parameters for CNC milling using the CAM software. Finally, it is brought to the machine to be milled. In the end, the result is a product that can be used and produced more quickly than if everything had to be done manually. Everything is modelled in SolidWorks, the parameters are defined for milling in SolidCAM, and a G-code got from SolidCAM is loaded using a post processor called Mach3.
The purpose of this post is Art meets Engineering, Math and Science ( more of "How to" open a door to CNC/CAM and 3DP ). I have recently put up a post after making a wood carving of a Griffin as shown on the intro image. Results were positive. The Griffin is a 200 by 200 mm solid wood carving with contour lines 5mm deep and complex curves. My CNC table is used to create complex gearing and structures for my UAV helicopter projects, see my post on "Mechatronic project and automation (Part 2)". However this was my first effort to make a fully organic shape design using wood. It was a path for skilling up to build fuselages to clad my flying UAV(s), necessary step in right direction.
Here is an assertoric demonstration of control points and curves. In latter posts I will demonstrate a fuselage development from a simple artist impression. Below is a representation of a flag in full breeze, composed of curves and isocurves forming a surface. Each curve can be edited in addition to each isocurve, multiple controlled points can be created...only limited by the imagination.
In each case ( top is CNC G-code and one below is 3DP G-code header ) one can see that G code is a simple syntax composed of tool and position understood by the drivers of USBx of LPTx ( WiFi also ..) connections to the 3DP or CNC processor.
I have a 4th axis CNC it will not be discussed in this post. it will be a subject of additional posts. That also includes gear manufacturing for most types including complex epicyclical gear manufacturing - essential for making for projects demanding large load transmissions using soft materials ( wood, plastic and Aluminium ).
My company also owns few traditional semi automated machines such as lathes and mills. If there is interest I will make additional posts on milling, please read one of my earlier posts.."Mechanical Computer - prime numbers"
As more power electronic-based devices enable the development of high-bandwidth AC microgrids, the topic of microgrid power distribution stability has become of increased interest. Recently, researchers have proposed a relatively straightforward method to assess the stability of AC systems based upon the time-constants of sources, the net bus capacitance, and the rate limits of sources. In this research, a focus has been to develop a hardware test system to evaluate AC system stability. As a first step, a time domain model of a two converter microgrid was established in which a three phase inverter acts as a power source and an active rectifier serves as an adjustable constant power AC load. The constant power load can be utilized to create rapid power flow transients to the generating system. As a second step, the inverter and active rectifier were designed using a Smart Power Module IGBT for switching and an embedded microcontroller as a processor for algorithm implementation. The inverter and active rectifier were designed to operate simultaneously using a synchronization signal to ensure each respective local controller operates in a common reference frame. Finally, the physical system was created and initial testing performed to validate the hardware functionality as a variable amplitude and variable frequency AC system.
Purpose: Abdominal compression (AC) can be used to reduce respiratory liver motion in patients undergoing liver stereotactic body radiotherapy. The purpose of the present study was to measure the changes in three-dimensional liver tumor motion with and without compression using cine-magnetic resonance imaging. Patients and Methods: A total of 60 patients treated as a part of an institutional research ethics board-approved liver stereotactic body radiotherapy protocol underwent cine T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging through the tumor centroid in the coronal and sagittal planes. A total of 240 cine-magnetic resonance imaging sequences acquired at one to three images each second for 30-60more s were evaluated using an in-house-developed template matching tool (based on the coefficient correlation) to measure the magnitude of the tumor motion. The average tumor edge displacements were used to determine the magnitude of changes in the caudal-cranial (CC) and anteroposterior (AP) directions, with and without AC. Results: The mean tumor motion without AC of 11.7 mm (range, 4.8-23.3) in the CC direction was reduced to 9.4 mm (range, 1.6-23.4) with AC. The tumor motion was reduced in both directions (CC and AP) in 52% of the patients and in a single direction (CC or AP) in 90% of the patients. The mean decrease in tumor motion with AC was 2.3 and 0.6 mm in the CC and AP direction, respectively. Increased motion occurred in one or more directions in 28% of patients. Clinically significant (>3 mm) decreases were observed in 40% and increases in
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