<fr...@...> writes: > > Hallo, > I new to EMC and before I start to work my self through the documentation > and try to get it running with my machine Id like here your opinions: > > Im looking for a solution to control a 4 axis CNC mill (3 axis router + > rotator axis). At the moment the mill is controlled using Mach 3 running > Windows XP. The mill is controlled by simple step and direction signals, > it is connect to the PC by using two LPT ports. So I think it should be > rather easy to setup EMC, right? > > The reason Id like to change the soft CNC is that Mach 3 slows down the > machine dramatically on complex fine cuts with a large number of short G1 > movements. Can I expect an improvement of the cutting speed by utilizing > EMC? I think it depends on how good the tool path look ahead is. What can > I expect from EMC running on a standard PC (3 Ghz Core 2 Duo, 2GB RAM, 2 > PCI LPT cards)? > > I hope you can comment on my quite unspecific questions.
Flo, If you are using CAM to generate your G-code maximize the path tolerance to reduce the number of line segments. I do 3D contouring in VisualMill and can double the size of my G-code by specifying .001 tolerance. Unless you are machining with a very rigid state of the art machine you wil never see the difference. I run with a segment tolerance of .005. Also check to make sure that you are outputting circles intead of line segments. Roger ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by: SourcForge Community SourceForge wants to tell your story. http://p.sf.net/sfu/sf-spreadtheword _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
