Hello every body i have been programming with mcx for about two years but never had to program a fourth axis and my boss just bought one and i have to figure out howto program so we can machine three or four sides at a time can anyone please helpme to get started, any tips and advises are greatly appreciated, we are planning to build a tombstone so if you have any experience or you can send me to the right direction thank you all again.
What machine do you have ? (make)
Horiz. or Vert ?
What axis is it around ? X or Y
What version of Mastercam ?
Post is modified from what generic post ?
Normally:
Vertical is around the X and the rotary axis is A
Horizontal is around the Y and the rotary axis is B
There are some exceptions
Is it a positioning (indexing only, say 5° or 1° increment ) or full feed machining rotary ( 0.0001° increments )
Your post must have this axis added into it, so you have functionality
your reseller should be able to modify the post quickly enough for you