topic Re: 6 axis milling machine in PowerMill Forum

6 axis milling machine

Meysam_Ghorbani — Mon, 30 Mar 2020 07:57:26 GMT

Is PowerMILL capable to execute 6-axis output?

can we generate 6 axis in this milling machine ?

Re: 6 axis milling machine

iamcdn79 — Mon, 30 Mar 2020 11:09:50 GMT

Sorry but unfortunately no. From what I have been told from postprocessor support Powermill can only drive 5 axis at a time, when you get to 6 or more axis you are dealing with robot machining

Re: 6 axis milling machine

darren.connor — Mon, 30 Mar 2020 11:10:31 GMT

Hi HIGHCAMGROUP

The Autodesk manufactuting post processor utility (AMPPU) software is limited to 5 axis machining. You would be able to drive the machine, but not all 6 axes at any one time. Separate post processors would be required for each AB, BC configuration.

Re: 6 axis milling machine

Anonymous — Wed, 01 Apr 2020 17:07:10 GMT

we drive our 8Axis machine with LINUXCNC its capable of 9Axis syncron and max 12 axis Servo

it has kinetics for a Puma like DOF6

full ATC support and lots of Gui featers for self construct at QTpyvcp level RT Kernel behavior

Re: 6 axis milling machine

Meysam_Ghorbani — Wed, 01 Apr 2020 17:35:50 GMT

so can you generate a 6 axis programming in powermill for these machine ?

Re: 6 axis milling machine

Anonymous — Thu, 02 Apr 2020 16:06:04 GMT

you do not need 2 do a 6axis

you can make a 3+2 or simply 5 and the kinetics goes for the coordinates itself

Re: 6 axis milling machine

Meysam_Ghorbani — Wed, 01 Apr 2020 18:40:01 GMT

yes i know we can programming 3+2 or 5 axis

just in robot machining we can programming More than 5 axis

anyway thanks

Re: 6 axis milling machine

Anonymous — Thu, 02 Apr 2020 06:34:42 GMT

Did you see the FreeCAD 9Axis robot extension interface

a Mill uses just the standard 6axis where ISO is clampt to 3liniar +- and 2 Rotation +-

as the part is fixed to a Axis line (4thAxis)or even a Plane

the Beethoven has been milled in 8hr as only 150mm toolcutlength it coudt have been 400mm as of 2 cuts insted of 8

the Toolpath is Rough at XZC made as Rotation Lathe

the finish is a 3+2 as XYZBC

If you need positining dont use a CAD /CAM use a Robot Util like CUCA Free Pos