what changes to be made in post when rotaries A and C axis lies below the bed.

what changes to be made in post when rotaries A and C axis lies below the bed.

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what changes to be made in post when rotaries A and C axis lies below the bed.

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what changes to be made in post when rotaries A and C axis lies below the bed. Do post have to be that distance offset for continuous 5 axis machining.

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@urmy17 wrote:

what changes to be made in post when rotaries A and C axis lies below the bed. Do post have to be that distance offset for continuous 5 axis machining.


This totally depends on the control and it's options.

Laurens Wijnschenk
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AutoDesk CAM user & Post editor.
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I use general mach4 control and it doesnt have machine definition option, and i am trying to write own post on fusion 360, can i use that center offset of rotary in fusion 360 post processor, if so then how? what more function or strings i have to add in that .cps file.?

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@urmy17 wrote:

I use general mach4 control and it doesnt have machine definition option, and i am trying to write own post on fusion 360, can i use that center offset of rotary in fusion 360 post processor, if so then how? what more function or strings i have to add in that .cps file.?


In that case you don't need extra lines in the post processor.

You just need to place the WCS in the CAM software and in the machine on the rotary axis intersection.

Laurens Wijnschenk
3DTechDraw

AutoDesk CAM user & Post editor.
René for Legend.