You don't have to wait for a standalone version (no due date yet). Download and install the Mach3 demo (no cost). Purchase and install my wizards. After using my wizard and returning to the Mach3 main page just press the "Edit G-Code" button. Notepad will start and will show the code from the wizard. Use notepad to save the code to a file of your choice. Then use that file with the shopbot conversion utility.
My wizards use the surface of the cylinder as Z zero except for the rounding wizard. With the rounding wizard you have to use the center of the rotary axis as Z zero. If you didn't do that you might not get the diameter you wished sinc the material could be rough or off center. All of my wizards allow you to set the max depth of cut per pass. ----- Original Message ----- From: "hooligan" <myxpyka...@hotmail.com> To: "Legacy Ornamental Mills" <Legacy-Ornamental-Mills@googlegroups.com> Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2009 1:29 AM Subject: Re: Rich's Indexer Wizards > > Rich, > If I understand correctly a standalone version would be > advantageous to me, who does not use the legacy or mach3 but a > shopbot. When we last spoke Shopbot did not have the ability to > translate A,B moves in its software from files that were created > within mach3. It now has that ability. > > So I could see how Shopbot users could take advantage of this and it > would open it up to use by other users. > > Forgive me since i don't recall but do your wizards use the center of > the material for its Zzero? > If so I would recommend you set your wizards to be able to Zero of the > material surface. > > I found in my spiral wizard regardless of diameter I could just zero > to surface and make spirals much more quickly and not have to do a lot > of math for each piece. This saves time if you are doing ballusters > and repeated with material that isn't all the same size. > > I also set it up so that you could divide the toolpath depth of cut in > two. Half depth in the way down the cylinder and half on the way back. > That helped so as not to cut in one pass too deep, especially when you > try to do hollow spirals. > This sounds interesting so keep us informed and if you need anyone to > test toolpaths i'd volunteer. > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. To post to this group, send email to Legacy-Ornamental-Mills@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Legacy-Ornamental-Mills -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
