On Sat, 28 Sep 2019 at 04:54, andrew beck <[email protected]> wrote:

>
> 1 move z axis to toolchange position
> 2 orient spindle
> 3 spin carousel component to correct pocket
> 4 lower piston down
> 5 spin piston changing tool
> 6 raise piston placing tool inside spindle
> 7 lower piston again without tool and return toolchanging bar to neutral
> position.
>
>
> Can the carousel component do all that


No, the carousel component only does step 3.

But the rest can be fairly easily done with a G-code subroutine if you
remap M6 to call that routine.

Start up the sample config sim/axis/vismach/vmc-toolchange to see it in
action.

-- 
atp
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for the especial use of mechanical geniuses, daredevils and lunatics."
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