PCNC post
Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2016 5:09 pm
I am pretty new to CNC milling and was having a blast with it until recently.
I started using VisualCAM-Mill for Solidworks and was successfully able to create a 4-axis cut file for my Tormach PCNC 1100, load the GCode and execute. However now that I'm trying to get my first real 3-axis part setup I'm having some strange problems with the GCode. When loaded onto the Mill it gives me many errors, saying the arc segment has different starting and ending radius and may be distorted. The toolpath either does not show up on the mill's toolpath visualizer or it is completely screwy (rings that should be concentric are not, path is very jagged and non-continuous randomly).
I am using the PCNC post. I can't tell if this is a result of my settings in the CAM software, something with the PCNC post in the software, or a machine problem. I have not had any problems until now but haven't loaded much besides really simple stuff onto the mill, and this part is slightly more complicated (but still not very complex). The toolpath in the CAM software looks fine and I have triple checked all the inputs/settings.
Any ideas on where to start debugging this issue would be appreciated. Thanks.
I started using VisualCAM-Mill for Solidworks and was successfully able to create a 4-axis cut file for my Tormach PCNC 1100, load the GCode and execute. However now that I'm trying to get my first real 3-axis part setup I'm having some strange problems with the GCode. When loaded onto the Mill it gives me many errors, saying the arc segment has different starting and ending radius and may be distorted. The toolpath either does not show up on the mill's toolpath visualizer or it is completely screwy (rings that should be concentric are not, path is very jagged and non-continuous randomly).
I am using the PCNC post. I can't tell if this is a result of my settings in the CAM software, something with the PCNC post in the software, or a machine problem. I have not had any problems until now but haven't loaded much besides really simple stuff onto the mill, and this part is slightly more complicated (but still not very complex). The toolpath in the CAM software looks fine and I have triple checked all the inputs/settings.
Any ideas on where to start debugging this issue would be appreciated. Thanks.