a little 5-axis surface machining help?!

[wildcat99]

WC_PATTERN.MC8 is on the FTP. We only need to cut the green and red surfaces.

 

I've put a flow5ax path on the red surface, but would have MAJOR clearance problems. Is flow5ax the way to go with this? Or is there a better approach such as a rotated tool plane, which I'm told is a "3 1/2 axis" cut?

 

We are using Mill 8.1.1 and have cut one simple 3ax surface "cavity" successfully so far, but this 5ax stuff is confusing. Any experienced insight would be very helpful. Thanks for your help!

[cadcam]

Here is a question.

 

What is the machine along with what is the max tilt say in "B"?

[wildcat99]

quintax 5-axis router

 

-125 to 125 in B

-10 to 365 in C

[cadcam]

Cool lots of travel.

I just have to check for wall violation.

[wildcat99]

Stumped cadcam???

 

Just kidding...had to bump this thread back up so you wouldn't forget about it.

[cadcam]

sorry wildcat99 I had two MC classes to teach yeasterday and my wife kept down on the computer stuff over the holiday.

 

I will finish what I have today.

 

[ 05-29-2002, 11:08 AM: Message edited by: cadcam ]

[cadcam]

Hi sir please view my file with the same name and added cadcam to this file.

this how I see cutting it using the flow and with the tilt you have.

[wildcat99]

Thanks, cadcam. I was trying to choose too many surfaces at once for the flowline path.

 

Now, with a little "tilt angle" tweak and some extended tools we should be able to cut this part!

[ERIC14779]

Wildcat

 

How is it going with your new Quintax?

 

Do you have the latest post that CNC software has written for Quintax? (MPQUINT5.PST)

 

still some issues but they are working on it.

[wildcat99]

Eric,

The machine is working fine for the most part. We do have MPQUINT5.PST and have to make some minor additions and changes to our posted files before running. But we can live with that for now.

 

Most of what we have to do deals with running in the G48 mode. We also have to pay close attention to our B and C angles for clearance purposes. For example we may need B-90 and C135 to trim a part without the C-arm hitting, but get B+90 and C315 causing problems.

 

We are still way down on the learning curve, especially with 5ax surface machining. I thought this was the fun stuff?

[ERIC14779]

dont forget you can force the B axis positive or negitive

 

using the misc. interger settings for each toolpath.

 

Read the first 2 or three pages of the post with notepad. and play around with the values.

 

quote:

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We are still way down on the learning curve, especially with 5ax surface machining. I thought this was the fun stuff?

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This is the fun stuff!!!!

 

really just do not assume that it will work... be very carefull. and test all 5 axis programs with the tool out of the spindle and a finger on the STOP button.

 

[ 05-30-2002, 06:14 PM: Message edited by: ERIC14779 ]