Visualization of 5-axis machining in EMC2

[samco]

The emc gurus are at it again.
Video

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You can read about it here
http://axis.unpythonic.net/01196094602

sam

[Dan Falck]

Wow! That's incredible!
Did Stustev have something to do with this?

Dan

[svenakela]

Awsome! I dream wet dreams about 5-axis machines.

[samco]

One of the other developers is converting his maxnc machine to 5 axis. He has b axis working - you can see the second rotory table on the bed. He wanted a physical machine to do programming.

The aspec ratio is a bit screwed up and a bit dark.. He will make some better vidoes soon. They have been adding some pretty cool stuff to emc2

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freakin cool

sam

[samco]

Getting there. (pretty cool if you ask me )

http://timeguy.com/cradek-files/emc/PICT0081.JPG

[samco]

The developer has the kins working

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Still needs to get a drive for the 5th axis - but it is on the way.

[svenakela]

For the first time ever, I think a MaxNC is awsome!
That's freakin cool.

[samco]

and another video.

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The tool tip is following the coin on the table.

Chris' description

I just got my 5 axis MAXNC hack working tonight. On a 5-axis machine, the tool orientation and the point on the workpiece are programmed separately. You can change one without changing the other. You can see in this video that the tooltip is over the workpiece (penny) which is at X1 Y1. As I move the rotary axes B and C to change the tool orientation, the tip does not move with respect to the workpiece. This requires complex compensating motion of the table and head. This is possible with the power of the Free and Open Source EMC2 motion control software. Work in EMC2 to support these kinds of machines is ongoing. http://www.linuxcnc.org

sam