Hi there, I am using UCCNC software on my home made cnc router, I have decided to add a rotary axis but I see there is no UCCNC post processor for rotary axis, which compatible pp should I use?
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UCCNC Post Processor
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- Vectric Wizard
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Re: UCCNC Post Processor
Might be easier to copy/edit you current PP.
Give it a new name and add the single line that translates linear motion into rotation like the following.
The save with a new file name as well to your MyPostP folder.
+================================================
POST_NAME = "G-Code Rotary (mm) (*.tap)"
FILE_EXTENSION = "tap"
UNITS = "MM"
ROTARY_WRAP_Y = "A"
Give it a new name and add the single line that translates linear motion into rotation like the following.
The save with a new file name as well to your MyPostP folder.
+================================================
POST_NAME = "G-Code Rotary (mm) (*.tap)"
FILE_EXTENSION = "tap"
UNITS = "MM"
ROTARY_WRAP_Y = "A"
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Re: UCCNC Post Processor
Before there were any post processors for UCCNC I use to use the mach3 post processor, don't have a rotary axis so never tried the wrap posts for mach3 but the others seemed to work OK,
Don't know what the differences are between the mach3 posts & UCCNC posts as I know nothing about gcode or how the control software works, one of those things that I have always meant to spend a bit of time learning & still haven't got around to.
If you are going to try a different post processor then run it on an air cut & have your hand hovering over the emergency stop, best thing really would be to have the correct rotary pp for your control software, UCCNC have a forum so might be worth asking on there about a vectric pp for rotary.
Don't know what the differences are between the mach3 posts & UCCNC posts as I know nothing about gcode or how the control software works, one of those things that I have always meant to spend a bit of time learning & still haven't got around to.
If you are going to try a different post processor then run it on an air cut & have your hand hovering over the emergency stop, best thing really would be to have the correct rotary pp for your control software, UCCNC have a forum so might be worth asking on there about a vectric pp for rotary.
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- Vectric Apprentice
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Re: UCCNC Post Processor
I used the GCode pre-processor and it works fine.