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- Sun May 19, 2024 3:19 am
- Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
- Topic: Tool path starting point
- Replies: 10
- Views: 206
Re: Tool path starting point
Z0 to the top of your material. always! every negative z value means that you are machining the workpiece. This means you can always leave the Z safety height at the same value. If you take Z zero at the bottom, you have to recalculate the safety height every time and that's where most mistakes happ...
- Sun May 19, 2024 3:03 am
- Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
- Topic: Rough Motion on Circular Toolpaths
- Replies: 26
- Views: 345
Re: Rough Motion on Circular Toolpaths
rigid holding is the key
- Sun May 19, 2024 2:55 am
- Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
- Topic: Rough Motion on Circular Toolpaths
- Replies: 26
- Views: 345
Re: Rough Motion on Circular Toolpaths
I'm dealing with same issue/different servo though. I have been trying to correct it but have been unsuccessful so far. Just started all of the sudden. So I will be following this closely. What power do the servo drives have? What does the surface look like when you machine a square component? If t...
- Tue May 14, 2024 11:20 pm
- Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
- Topic: Axis motion after electronics moved to new enclosure
- Replies: 20
- Views: 397
Re: Axis motion after electronics moved to new enclosure
The machine has a Left Y axes and a Right Y axes that are paired. When I push Y- on the VCP, the right and left Y axis moves in the correct direction (Y-) together. When I push Y+ on the VCP, the right axis moves in the correct direction (Y+) but the left moves in the Y- direction. The X and Z axis...
- Thu May 09, 2024 8:49 am
- Forum: Machining Strategies. Work Holding, Tool Path, Cutters, Feeds/Speeds etc.
- Topic: Cylinder combustion chamber softening
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1014
Re: Cylinder combustion chamber softening
Every professional cam can do a 3D job with just “1 click”. I first create a 3D rough job (HSR) and then a 3D finish job (HSS). I use Solidcam, but have also worked with Mastershit (Mastercam, which is years behind other CAD/CAM systems). A combination of CAD with integrated CAM is best. For me Soli...
- Wed May 08, 2024 4:58 pm
- Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
- Topic: So, something happened between bench and machine...
- Replies: 8
- Views: 236
Re: So, something happened between bench and machine...
1) Why is the PLC diagnostic window showing the Alarm state as red, regardless of whether the driver is set to NO or NC output? It seems that when the driver is set to NC, Acorn thinks there's no alarm, but it's still showing as being an open circuit (red) in the PLC Diagnostic window. green is act...
- Wed May 08, 2024 4:48 am
- Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
- Topic: Video Walkthrough of How I Use the Acorn
- Replies: 22
- Views: 1444
Re: Video Walkthrough of How I Use the Acorn
Edingcnc have no radius compensation for mill.
and since Mr. Eding sold his products and his company, the software has gone downhill.
and since Mr. Eding sold his products and his company, the software has gone downhill.
- Tue May 07, 2024 1:09 pm
- Forum: Public Beta CNC Software Testing, Discussion and Feedback
- Topic: CNC12 v5.1 RC7 (which is build #17806) went up last night with these fixes and improvements
- Replies: 16
- Views: 908
Re: CNC12 v5.1 RC7 (which is build #17806) went up last night with these fixes and improvements
I hope the new tool table is in one window and not in 2 and therefore not 2 files. In principle it would be enough for me. And could automatic capitalization be deactivated? I generally always have uppercase letters on the PC because of Cam and then in cnc12 it is lowercase
- Sun Apr 14, 2024 11:51 am
- Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
- Topic: today i drafted a discussion paper on tool height offset methods
- Replies: 24
- Views: 1873
Re: today i drafted a discussion paper on tool height offset methods
For me, Z Reference would be Tool 0 (empty spindle). Every measured tool is a positive value that can also be remeasured. Compatible with external tool setters. Values of D and H from the active tool on the main page during program run would be fantastic.
- Wed Apr 10, 2024 2:18 pm
- Forum: Public Beta CNC Software Testing, Discussion and Feedback
- Topic: CNC12 v5.1 RC#5 Mill, Lathe, Router, Plasma RC5 now available for download and testing.
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1696