Hi Art,
just viewed the video tutorial on the new cad addition and updated my program software. I think the new cad/cam additional is fantastic.
I have a small problem. I designed the same gear as you did in the tutorial but used inches instead of metric. when I clicked on Auto path I received the red rapids lines but not the tool path around the teeth or center hole. nor the depth of the cut. I checked to make sure the tool was the right diameter as you pointed out in the video with no results. I'm sure I may have missed a step in the tutorial when setting up the tool library or something.
Thanks for your help Art
Jerry
tool path trace
Re: tool path trace
Hi Jerry:
Many of the settings done have much for safeties as yet... So it may be something like Depth being negative ( All numbes you enter must be positive..)
Or, i may be the color of your feedrate moves is white.. check the options tab to see. Play with numbers are see if you can make one show up ... let me
know if you cannot ( or if you can.... ).
I know probably many bugs exist, its very early on this code, Ill probabaly have to make several versions this week to correct for trouble.. ( as you know I use
only metric myself.. though I did test imperial as well this time..). If you cant get any paths, save th eproject file and post it here and Ill check why..
Art
Many of the settings done have much for safeties as yet... So it may be something like Depth being negative ( All numbes you enter must be positive..)
Or, i may be the color of your feedrate moves is white.. check the options tab to see. Play with numbers are see if you can make one show up ... let me
know if you cannot ( or if you can.... ).
I know probably many bugs exist, its very early on this code, Ill probabaly have to make several versions this week to correct for trouble.. ( as you know I use
only metric myself.. though I did test imperial as well this time..). If you cant get any paths, save th eproject file and post it here and Ill check why..
Art
Re: tool path trace
Hi Art
I'm having the same problem I can't see the tool paths other that the rapids which are all there. I also have another memory problem (mine not the computers) and that is how do I rotate the perspective - I'm using windows XP on a mac and I can't remember the correct key combination.
John
I'm having the same problem I can't see the tool paths other that the rapids which are all there. I also have another memory problem (mine not the computers) and that is how do I rotate the perspective - I'm using windows XP on a mac and I can't remember the correct key combination.
John
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Re: tool path trace
Hi guys:
Interesting.. Can you post a saved project. Make the toolpath, then save the project and post the gth file here. I can then figure out why I get toolpaths and you dont..
Weird first problem, but Im the only one that has run this code, so its probably just something stupid on my end.
Thx
Art
Interesting.. Can you post a saved project. Make the toolpath, then save the project and post the gth file here. I can then figure out why I get toolpaths and you dont..
Weird first problem, but Im the only one that has run this code, so its probably just something stupid on my end.
Thx
Art
Re: tool path trace
John:
Sorry, the middle mouse wheel is the only way to move perspective on the workbench screen, Ill fix that to the shift and ctrl keys as my first fix..
Art
Sorry, the middle mouse wheel is the only way to move perspective on the workbench screen, Ill fix that to the shift and ctrl keys as my first fix..
Art
Re: tool path trace
Hi Guys:
Key combo for screen rotation in workbench fixed for a release tomorrow. Thx for the report, since I use the middle mouse, I totally missed it..
Please post a simple project with the missing toolpaths and rapids showing, I'll attempt to kill that as well for tomorrow.
Thx
Art
Key combo for screen rotation in workbench fixed for a release tomorrow. Thx for the report, since I use the middle mouse, I totally missed it..
Please post a simple project with the missing toolpaths and rapids showing, I'll attempt to kill that as well for tomorrow.
Thx
Art
Re: tool path trace
Hi Guys:
Ive found a computer that my paths woudlnt show up on, if yu go to options, select a darker colour then redo the toolpath it shows upp, then you can go back to green. I'll see about fixing this up..
Thx
Art
Ive found a computer that my paths woudlnt show up on, if yu go to options, select a darker colour then redo the toolpath it shows upp, then you can go back to green. I'll see about fixing this up..
Thx
Art
Re: tool path trace
Hi Art,
I changed the colours on the tool paths and you're right they appeared on the workbench. I'll await the "rotation" key combination. However I've posted the gcode and loaded it into mach3 and it looks good at least in simulation.
The ability to position the pieces will save me a bunch of plywood! Thanks.
John
I changed the colours on the tool paths and you're right they appeared on the workbench. I'll await the "rotation" key combination. However I've posted the gcode and loaded it into mach3 and it looks good at least in simulation.
The ability to position the pieces will save me a bunch of plywood! Thanks.
John
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Re: tool path trace
Hi Art,
Here's the file I've been playing with. It might be nice to duplicate certain parts as is necessary in a grasshopper escapement - not a biggie.
PS The biggest button on the "gCode post control" is the "post" button but somehow I managed to miss it for awhile!!
John
Here's the file I've been playing with. It might be nice to duplicate certain parts as is necessary in a grasshopper escapement - not a biggie.
PS The biggest button on the "gCode post control" is the "post" button but somehow I managed to miss it for awhile!!
John
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Re: tool path trace
John:
You can duplicate as many as you like. You can send the same gear or collection of gear any number of times, the workbench will hold
an unlimited number of gears even if they are copies of gears already there.
I just uploaded a correction for the rotation issue. ( Ctrl and Shift are the modifier keys for rotation. ).
Thx
Art
You can duplicate as many as you like. You can send the same gear or collection of gear any number of times, the workbench will hold
an unlimited number of gears even if they are copies of gears already there.
I just uploaded a correction for the rotation issue. ( Ctrl and Shift are the modifier keys for rotation. ).
Thx
Art