Ya could have warned us three years ago when I started on the mill!!
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- Sat Apr 06, 2024 1:33 pm
- Forum: Public Beta CNC Software Testing, Discussion and Feedback
- Topic: Centroid Operator Control Panel Interface Board: USB-BOB
- Replies: 24
- Views: 945
Re: Centroid Operator Control Panel Interface Board: USB-BOB
Oh crap.... I'm just finishing prettying up the mill conversion and now this comes out!!
Ya could have warned us three years ago when I started on the mill!!
Ya could have warned us three years ago when I started on the mill!!
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 10:37 am
- Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
- Topic: Post Processor for Solidworks?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 342
Re: Post Processor for Solidworks?
It is my understanding that CAD/CAM customers work with their CAD product providers/resellers (Solidworks, Fusion360, Solid Edge)to provide PP for the CAM portion of their products. If you're a hobbyist, be glad that there are free/minimal cost tools of commercial quality to support our interests. C...
- Thu Mar 07, 2024 7:27 pm
- Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
- Topic: Post Processor for Solidworks?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 342
- Thu Mar 07, 2024 7:26 pm
- Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
- Topic: Post Processor for Solidworks?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 342
Re: Post Processor for Solidworks?
Also, if you have some software skills, there are free tools to create/modify a pp. And you do have the g code from intercon to check your output. And once again, Hawk Ridge Systems wrote a Centroid Mill pp for me at no charge. It works great.
- Thu Mar 07, 2024 9:50 am
- Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
- Topic: Post Processor for Solidworks?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 342
Re: Post Processor for Solidworks?
Hawk Ridge produced a Centroid MIll PP for me at no cost. It's a free down load on their web site. If you ask, they may produce one for a lathe. CNCKeith, please correct me here, but using a Fanuc PP will work with Centroid. Solidworks does have both a 2 axis and 4 axis PP for Fanuc. Also, Solidwork...
- Wed Mar 06, 2024 4:37 pm
- Forum: Machining Strategies. Work Holding, Tool Path, Cutters, Feeds/Speeds etc.
- Topic: Solidworks for $38.50 a year
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1154
Re: Solidworks for $38.50 a year
CNC Keith has told me that the fanuc pp work with centroid. Hawkridge systems made a free centroid mill pp, only 3 axis, that is on their website for free. You might want to ask them if they will generate one for a centroid driven lathe
- Tue Mar 05, 2024 3:30 pm
- Forum: Machining Strategies. Work Holding, Tool Path, Cutters, Feeds/Speeds etc.
- Topic: Solidworks for $38.50 a year
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1154
Re: Solidworks for $38.50 a year
Solidworks CAM which is basically CAMWorks. It's included with the Veteran's version of SW.
- Wed Feb 28, 2024 5:40 pm
- Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
- Topic: CNC12 V5.08 VCP Rapid/Feed Panel Issue/Bug <self resolved>
- Replies: 14
- Views: 472
Re: CNC12 V5.08 VCP Rapid/Feed Panel Issue/Bug <self resolved>
A couple of times around the pattern and we’ll be landing.
- Wed Feb 28, 2024 12:03 pm
- Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
- Topic: CNC12 V5.08 VCP Rapid/Feed Panel Issue/Bug <self resolved>
- Replies: 14
- Views: 472
Re: CNC12 V5.08 VCP Rapid/Feed Panel Issue/Bug - It returned
OK, I apologized a bit too soon!! :? The problem returned. It was while I was machining a part, but I didn't have the time/resources to video it. It apparently is not reproducible unless machining a part, and it might be G code specific to the part. In the near future, I'll post a video of the probl...
- Thu Feb 22, 2024 3:19 pm
- Forum: Machining Strategies. Work Holding, Tool Path, Cutters, Feeds/Speeds etc.
- Topic: Solidworks for $38.50 a year
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1154
Re: Solidworks for $38.50 a year
Hi, Solidworks is available for Veterans for US$20/year. It is the professional version with all the tools. The restriction is that it's the educational license and not for commercial use. A long time ago, I bought an Alibre Expert license. Then when they initially went out of business, the online l...