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by designing
Wed Nov 15, 2023 6:25 pm
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: tool probing for diameter - milling
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tool probing for diameter - milling

Is there any support for automatic diameter probing? I read about updating the H offset with a touchprobe.

How about updating the tool diameter? I want to connect a Blum laser probe on the machine to to both automatically. Do I have to implement that logic as a custom macro?

Thanks,
Stefan
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by designing
Fri Nov 10, 2023 7:12 am
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: 5 axis XYZ AB setup
Replies: 6
Views: 1067

Re: 5 axis XYZ AB setup

Thanks for the link.
So the alignment of A along X and B must be dead nuts square.
No way to nugde that in software?

Thanks,
Stefan
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by designing
Mon Nov 06, 2023 5:34 pm
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: 5 axis XYZ AB setup
Replies: 6
Views: 1067

Re: 5 axis XYZ AB setup

https://www.makina.ist/exeron-hsc-200-cnc-machining-center-vertical.html

It is a very similar machine to that. It's not here. I've no detail pictures.
Plus some A B turn/ tilt setup on the XY plattform.

It's really a theoretical question. Does the A axis have to be 100% aligned to the X axis or ...
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by designing
Mon Nov 06, 2023 4:14 pm
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: 5 axis XYZ AB setup
Replies: 6
Views: 1067

5 axis XYZ AB setup

Hi,
I consider retrofitting and 3 Axis mill while adding a A und B axis setup. I couldn't find any details on how to configure that.
Like:
- How to define the A axis location in the XYZ space?
- How to define the B axis location in space?
- Are 5 axis WCS supported?
- Does the G code require ...
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