Video Series on PlanetCNC [German]

[ScorpionTDL]

I got more and more questions on PlanetCNC after mentioning that I was using it in one of my videos so I decided to start a little series on the Topic.
As my main audience is German and I'm much more comfortable talking in my native language the Videos are in German as well. But maybe they are of interest for a few users here as well.

I started with a general demonstration of my workflow with PlanetCNC:


The second video covers the Hardware side:


A third video with a detailed look at the software side should be ready by the end of this week. And maybe I add a few more on specific topics like setup, tool length measurement and Probing.

Those videos should not be seen as advertisement for PlanetCNC but as a information source. It seems there is not much information out there on the Topic and I would like to help people to get a better basis for a informed decision when choosing a controller.

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[ScorpionTDL]

The next one is giving a overview of the Software side:

[PlanetCNC]

I finally got time to watch these videos. With auto translated English subtitles :-)
You did a great work. Thank you.

I'm thinking that I need to organize live Q&A event where all participants could ask me anything about CNCs. With demo machine and everything.
Is there any interest for such event?

[Shesby]

Absolutely! I'll be looking forward to it.

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[ScorpionTDL]

I finally got time to watch these videos. With auto translated English subtitles :-)
You did a great work. Thank you.

Thanks. I didn't know that the auto translation is working good enough ;-)

I'm thinking that I need to organize live Q&A event where all participants could ask me anything about CNCs. With demo machine and everything.
Is there any interest for such event?

A live event would definitely be interesting. However it seems for me personally that I never have time when someone starts a interesting live session....
Maybe collect some questions in advance in the forum.

[adidoro]

That English auto translation was really funny.

Nice videos.

[PlanetCNC]

English auto translation was like avantgarde poetry.
But because I knew what you were talking I was able to decipher at least something.

[ScorpionTDL]

I finished the video on the Settings today. Turned out to be a bit longer, it seems there is just too much to talk about ;-)

[ScorpionTDL]

In the next Video I'm trying to cover tool length measurement.

[ScorpionTDL]

I did a new video for the newly introduced probe calibration routine:

[ScorpionTDL]

This is one I had planed for a long time, simply because I struggled quiet a bit with it the first time I had a look at it.

working with more than one coordinate system is intimidatingly at first but a great productivity boost.

[ScorpionTDL]

I tried to give some basics for scripting

[maki]

German is not my native language, I am strugeling to understand all.
one question: Would like to know the exact order of whole procedure.
Assumnig:
1. open G code program (made by F360, Vectris etc) which defines 2 tipe tools
2. put toll nr.1 in machine, measure Z 0 with "lolipop" sensor (thickness 1,5mm)
3. start program which goes to line for tool change, (T1 M6), confirm tool change (toll is the same at this moment)
4. machine goes to fix sensor for lenght reading
5. finished reding, goes to start position
6. do the first part of the job
7. stops-pauses (T2 M6) for tool nr.2 inserts
8. goes to measuring sensor, done
9. pause at start point
10. do the second job.

Is this order correct? Or shoud I do: load program, insert tool Nr1, start program (measure tool lenght), after return set the Z 0 with "lolipop"?
Is it necessary to save tool lenght in "to tool table" or can be "to tool offset", there is now 2 lines (measure offset - set the offset), in wideo isjust one (older ver.)

[ScorpionTDL]

the typical workflow would be:

- home your machine
- load your gcode.
- load a tool or length sensor
- measure the length of this tool with the tool sensor
- set Z0 with the measured tool at the position that you need (ensure that you are in the same coordinate system as your gcode)
- start the gcode
- machine will call out for the first tool (at T1 M6 in gcode)
- machine will move to fixed tool length sensor position and measure tool length for T1
- machine will cut with T1
- machine will call out for the second tool (at T2 M6 in gcode)
- machine will move to fixed tool length sensor position and measure tool length for T2
- machine will cut with T2

its important that you measure the length of whatever tool you use to set Z0 before you set Z0!

Writing the tool lenght to the tool table or to the offset depends largely on your post processor. If your post processor posts code that loads the offset with G43 after the toolchange you need to have the length in the tool table. If your post processor does not do this you don't need to have it in the tool table, however it does not hurt you.
Personally I would recommend to have it set to:
Measure Offset -> To Tool Table
Set Offset - From Tool Table

with this you ensure that you have it in the tool table in case you code uses g43
and a m6 will read it from the tool table after the lenght measurement as well, so you have the correct length loaded in all cases

[maki]

Thank you @ScorpionTDL, that is exactly what I want to know, speciali middle statemant!