myxpykalix
03-24-2011, 11:36 PM
Hi Bill,
I am trying to help another botter with a indexer toolpath and i'm not sure this can be done but i'd rather go to the expert then to waste time banging my head on the wall.
Here is the situation, he sent me a jpg of a spindle profile which i am trying to make an accurate vector tracing of the profile...no problem.
However the issue he's dealing with is that he does not have an indexer but only a lathe mounted.
My question is can I make a toolpath with the Tools/Indexer/Carve the blank to a shape using a partwizard profile app in the control software
and have him be able to use it even though there will be A or B axis moves incorporated into the toolpath?
My concern is that those A/B commands will interfere with the operation.
I was also concerned with the lathe speeds vs. the carriage movements.
I know that Legacy cnc's use a mach3 control software which allows for an independant axis control (slightly different issue) but the toolpathing is more of a "turning toolpath" then a "carving raster toolpath".
I've been working on this for a couple nights and can't this resolved in my head on how to do this, if it can be done...thanks!:)
I am trying to help another botter with a indexer toolpath and i'm not sure this can be done but i'd rather go to the expert then to waste time banging my head on the wall.
Here is the situation, he sent me a jpg of a spindle profile which i am trying to make an accurate vector tracing of the profile...no problem.
However the issue he's dealing with is that he does not have an indexer but only a lathe mounted.
My question is can I make a toolpath with the Tools/Indexer/Carve the blank to a shape using a partwizard profile app in the control software
and have him be able to use it even though there will be A or B axis moves incorporated into the toolpath?
My concern is that those A/B commands will interfere with the operation.
I was also concerned with the lathe speeds vs. the carriage movements.
I know that Legacy cnc's use a mach3 control software which allows for an independant axis control (slightly different issue) but the toolpathing is more of a "turning toolpath" then a "carving raster toolpath".
I've been working on this for a couple nights and can't this resolved in my head on how to do this, if it can be done...thanks!:)