After designing a rotary object, how do you G-code it to a form mach 3 mill can understand?
After toolpathing select save toolpath and the post processor Mach3_Rotary xxxxx (under the machine file format) that suits your indexer set up.
eg X2A axis or Y2A axis in MM or Inches. this will then output your g-code file for Mach
Gary
@Kamaupaulchege6876 wrote:
After designing a rotary object, how do you G-code it to a form mach 3 mill can understand?
Please follow these steps:
Please let me know if you need the post processors to be configured in metric units (mm).
Thank you for your time and cooperation.
Kind regards,
I had done the metric rotary post last month
Gary
the metric post are in the attached file on the above post
Gary
As stated, the metric post are attached in the post I made above, unzip and save to your postp subdirectory.
you will need to restart ArtCam for it to see the new post added
Gary
@Kamaupaulchege6876 wrote:
Kindly send a step to step directive on how i will implement the metric post file into the autodesk.
I was machining a rotatary tool path and only found inches while I best work with mm.
You need to extract the mach3_rotary_metric.zip file, then copy the extracted Mach3_4-Rotary_X2A_MM.con and Mach3_4-Rotary_Y2A_MM.con files to C:\Program Files\Autodesk\ArtCAM 2018\postp on your computer.
Afterwards, please restart Autodesk ArtCAM Standard 2018 and select the Mach3_4-Rotary X2A axis (MM)(*.TAP) or Mach3_4-Rotary Y2A axis (MM)(*.TAP) option from the Save Toolpaths dialog's Machine file format list when saving your toolpaths.
Hope this helps.
Kind regards,
@shirish.bansude wrote:
@Kamaupaulchege6876wrote:After designing a rotary object, how do you G-code it to a form mach 3 mill can understand?
Please follow these steps:
- Create and calculate your toolpaths. Your calculated toolpaths are displayed below the Toolpaths item in the Project tree.
- Select either of the post processor options shown in the image below depending on the rotary setup ( X Axis as Rotary OR Y Axis as Rotary) your machine is using; please note both these post processors are in imperial units (inches).
Please let me know if you need the post processors to be configured in metric units (mm).
Thank you for your time and cooperation.
Kind regards,
Iam looking for mm unit
hi, can you send me files for post p in artcam 2018 for mach3 in mm, flat and rotary X to A, Y to A? please and if you dont min model master rotary Y to A, and X to A , thanks in advence and good job helping here eveybody. Just in case i cannot see her ur reply , my email is solodiego at hotmail. Thanks.
hello I have a problem for my first rotary job I cannot unwrap the model around the Y axis, i will send the model if anyone can help me find the problem
hi guys , i need post files for mach 3 rotary (X to A, Y to A), but in mm ( i have it in inch), can guru here help mw with that , thanks, my email solodiego @ hotmail