Hey forum! Ive been trying to follow this tutorial and using cplanes to perform indexed 5 axis milling but can not figure out how to configure the post processor for Mach3 to output the necessary A and B axis moves on a taig mill ?Thanks -
http://www.mecsoft.com/Training/VM6Vide ... torial.htm
help with 5 axis gcode
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help with 5 axis gcode
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Re: help with 5 axis gcode
You would need to get a 5th axis post to output 5 axis motions. This is an additional cost module. Please contact [email protected] for information on getting a 5 axis post for your machine.