please can you share post-processor file mimarttasarim@gmail.com
Hello
I'm a newbie to Mastercam and 4 axis programming
I have some problems in determining WCS, Tplane and Cplane and rotary axis for my new Chinese CNC router with rotary 4th axis and Richauto a18 control, I use 4axis mill generic with generic Fanuc 4x post.
I have tried tons of axis configurations with one semi-successful try, in which I put WCS to top, Tool plane (and construction plane) right plane (don't know why) and rotation axis (in Rotary strategy) is y but the result was YZA move simultaneously and X is move between slices (it should be XZA simultaneously and y for moving between slices).
Attached is a picture of a similar machine, I don't where should be the WCS and the tool plane (in 1,2 or 3) and should I determine tool plane offset or make it (0,0,0)
Please help me understand what's the issue and how to determine WCS, tool plane and rotary axis.
Thanks in advance.
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please can you share post-processor file mimarttasarim@gmail.com
what toolpath are you trying to using to cut this? now the WCS for the 4th is the machine WCS for this 4th? if you are doing a multiaxis toolpath output as a 4th or say multiaxis rotary, I would align with the machine WCS and program from the top for that WCS. what version of MC are programming in>
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Cadcam
Turning Product Specialist for a Software Company, contract Programming and Consultant , Cad-Cam Instructor of Mastercam .
Look in the axis control in one of your tool paths. if you click on Axis control you should see on the right top, 4-axis with 5-axis under it. If you don't see that you need to get your post fixed. Using top is correct. If you click on the top plane it should give you a view of looking down on the 4-th axis, or looking down at the machine table.
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Cadcam
Turning Product Specialist for a Software Company, contract Programming and Consultant , Cad-Cam Instructor of Mastercam .
Hi
Change this in your post file
And you have your A axsis in Y direction on your table:
if (true) {
var aAxis = createAxis({coordinate:0, table:true, axis:[(getProperty("makeAAxisOtherWay") ? -1 : 1) * 0, -1, 0], cyclic:true, preference:0});
machineConfiguration = new MachineConfiguration(aAxis);
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