Thc non plasma usage

[cnckeith]

Yes, no answer from them yet.
The post that I'm using can support a rotary axis?

no, Hopefully Les will add it in the SheetCam post for you to test.

[Tamarbarr]

Hey, so I've spoken with les and he tried ang trying his best to help me, he made me a plasma rotary post processor but but I'm unable to properly use it because the pierce cycle according to les, I'm posting the post he made down bellow hopefully joey will be able to help .
The post processor is also switching between the x and the y.

sheetcam version 3 rotary plasma post.txt

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[Joey]

Alrigth Tamar! Thankyou you Les! He may take a little to answer but he always comes through! ill see what i can do.

[Tamarbarr]

I gave les your email address, he wanted to contact you for help with the post processor.

[Joey]

Yes I'm in contact with him now. He needed a way to wanted a way to set Pierce height in the gcode.
I've replied with this information. thought id post it if others are interested.


To separately control the pierce height from the profile. add the following in the G&M Code,

DEFINE <PIERCE_HEIGHT> 0.2 ;Sets Pierce Height to 0.2

0.2 is an example, >0.2 can be changed to the desired pierce height

This will need to be done after the M65, but sometime before the first M61. It will apply to all M61's in job as long as M65 is not called again.

[Tamarbarr]

This is the post processor that les from sheetcam made for me.
The rotary axis is B.
and the post is also switching between the X axis and the Y axis.
This post is working with the THC.

sheetcam centroid plasma rotary post.txt

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success.mp4

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[Tamarbarr]

Here are more videos of the rotary cutting with normal speed and the post compressed file.
I've made today a new prototype rotary attachment cause the previous one wasn't accurate enough.
In about a month I will receive all the fiber laser equipment and then the games will really begin 

PlasmaRotary Centroid V6.zip

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[Tamarbarr]

Hey, how can I set the rotary axis home position in cnc12? Without homing switch.

[Tamarbarr]

Laser Thc working with the sheetcam rotary post .

tube laser thc 1.mp4

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[tblough]

Hey, how can I set the rotary axis home position in cnc12? Without homing switch.

M26 /B or whatever your rotary axis designator is. You can add this to your .hom file and it will set the rotary home to it's current position.