4th Axis A0. not Top?

[AMCNitro]

8 hours ago, Newbeeee™ said:

Not to argue or derail, but you said you create a new WCS for each rotation (angle).

 

Sorry, I keep forgetting that people call them PLANES.  You're right, I said WCS but I meant planes.

8 hours ago, crazy^millman said:

That is correct, but he didn't say use a new WCS for each operation just make one. Some might say T-C Plane for each rotation, but in reality you are creating a new WCS. I know him personally and he knows how to use Mastercam.

Thanks Ron.

7 hours ago, Newbeeee™ said:

Oh okay - yes Planes Planes Planes was always the cry for rotations and I always religiously did that - the one TOP WCS for A0 and new C+T for the angles but using the A0 TOP WCS.

I realize AMC knows how to use the SW from all his other postings. I guess what I was really querying is was that the correct or an acceptable way to do it - does detting a new WCS for each angle work okay? 

By memory with my post, it would give funky A outputs if I did 'gram with more than one WCS. 

 

IIRC back in X7 they we called WCS, then they changed to PLANES, and I'm still stuck calling them WCS.  I don't do a ton of 4th axis work, mostly 3 axis.  I do create a new plane with the correct angle, for each rotation.  I usually wonder if there's a new way to  it that I'm not aware of.