how to program a 4th axis

[cob]

i kind of know how to program with 3 axis pretty good
my next step is to learn how to program using the 4th axis
to all those of you who are pretty good with mastercam using 4 and 5 axis
how hard is it to learn it. ad also is there any good tutorials uot there.

[tobyaxis]

Originally Posted by cob i kind of know how to program with 3 axis pretty good my next step is to learn how to program using the 4th axis to all those of you who are pretty good with mastercam using 4 and 5 axis how hard is it to learn it. ad also is there any good tutorials uot there.

Have you tried to contact your dealer about the 4&5th Axis programming fo your machine??

Is your machine a Full 4&5 axis or Positional Indexing?

[Mike Mattera]

For X+
http://www.tipsforcadcam.com/product/TFM-CDRotaryX

For V9
http://www.tipsforcadcam.com/product/TFM-CDRotaryV9

Mike Mattera

[cadcam]

Cob are we talking true 4th or index or axis substitution this al =l make differences.

Do you understand the differences with using Planes and Construction planes?

have you programed any Horizontal machines with indexing?

Just some thoughts to see were you need to start.

[cob]

Originally Posted by cadcam Cob are we talking true 4th or index or axis substitution this al =l make differences. Do you understand the differences with using Planes and Construction planes? have you programed any Horizontal machines with indexing? Just some thoughts to see were you need to start.

1st I kind of got to know how to use the different planes and contruction planes

2nd no I have not got a chance to program any horizontal planes at this time

bassically what I would like to do is say if I have something round and I would want to do 20 holes all around I can just add a 4th axis rotary table to my mill and I can program it that way
I have NO experiance in the 4th axis this is something knew to me and also I would like to draw it first on mastercam I also dont know how to draw the holes all around the part once I draw say 4inch cylinder.
thanks for the reply

[bsuniel]

I am looking for help in programming for the fourth axis (A-Axis) to enable a flat file on round surface. Anyone pls help me solve this.

[bsuniel]

my cnc router is having y-axis as the long axis, and x-axis as the short axis, as such I have the rotary axis (A) along the y-axis. Please somebody help me convert the flat relief carving file for round surface.

[cadcam]

Program as a flat say contour and use the Axis substation and give it the id dia and it will roll the path around the forth and rotate the a axis.

[WallyL7]

Originally Posted by cadcam Program as a flat say contour and use the Axis substation and give it the id dia and it will roll the path around the forth and rotate the a axis.

X2 for axis substitution. Very easy to program for stuff like you want.

[bsuniel]

I and using Mach3 to control my CNC Router. I have a 4th axis also, A-Axis. Somebody please tell me how to program 4th axis and also let somebody know how I can run a relief carving file done on flat surface to run on any round surface with circumferance equivalent to the length of the, say X - Axis