2010/4/20 Leslie Newell <les.new...@fastmail.co.uk>: > Yes, SheetCam can do tangential control.
Ok, that is great, but that software still costs money (at least 110 GBP, which is something like probably 140 EUR or 180 USD, which is almost 20 times less than other CAM software for waterjet that i have found). I would like to do it without any additional cost and in EMC so that i can use my current CAM application, so that is why i was asking, if someone has managed to implement preprocessor for EMC that does tangential control. > The tricky bit will be the > mechanical design. You need to make sure the point where the jet > contacts the work does not move at all as you rotate it. No, that point will move, if the head rotates around C and the head is tilted around B axis. I believe that some additional work with kinematics module will solve this issue and EMC will calculate all the necessary compensating moves > Can you get a > joint that will withstand the pressure and allow rotation? My apologies, i do not completely understand, what did You mean by this question :) Viesturs > Eric H. Johnson wrote: >> Viesturs, >> >> I was able to do it through Sheetcam (http://www.sheetcam.com/) and slightly >> customizing the post for some special conditions required for use with an >> ultrasonic knife. I expect Leslie Newell will chime in on this, as it does >> require a special post which I do not believe is included in the standard >> distribution of sheetcam. >> >> Regards, >> Eric >> >> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval > Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs > proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. > See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
