Hu...
Although Ive been using a lathe for some time ..I have no idea which is Z and X! Up until recently Ive been quite content with being a "manual" machinist when concerning turning operations.
But since Ive gotten the CNC bug that we all eventually end up getting...Ive been getting closer and closer to taking the plunge(plunder would be a better term) in converting my lathe to CNC also .
Im going to go out on a limb here and assume that Z is cross feed..correct?
Could you possibly give me a description of which axis is goes with what direction/movement on a lathe?
Ive never even used a coordinate system other than default in MC mill and it never dawned on me that I needed to use a different coordinate system when creating toolpaths for a lathe in MC lathe.
I dont even know how to model in MC design...I usually model my parts in SW and then import 2d dxf's or dwg's into MC for toolpath creation since I know SW fairly well and MC has such a non windows compliant UI....its easier for me this way.
It seem I really need to delve into MC and learn all aspects of the software to get a better understanding of how it all works in unison.
Or maybe I need to look into another CAM package thats more "userfriendly"...Can you suggest anything by chance?
Thanks for the eyeopener BTW  |