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  1. belformsam
    Hi everyone, so far we have the machine working as a 3 axis and it works well, now the problem is the b/c head, it seems to move along the shape properly but everything is skewed off about 90 deg on the c axis and a few degrees on the b axis, any ideas?
  2. belformsam
    Ya, i wish my 3 days was worth $3500, cause thats what a custom post cost as per their quote. also i have spent a total of an hour maybe over the three days, why do you write posts?
  3. belformsam
    ok, so when i post a tool path mastercam prompts me to enter a tool length, is that the actual tool length? or the length from tool tip to center of rotating B axis?
  4. belformsam
    ya it is the same post, just all the variables pertaining to a head/head setup were done, and im sure there are other differences about the router post i dont understand, now hopefully it wont need too much tweaking to get it right for our machine.
  5. belformsam
    i think i just stumbled on a 5 axis router post head/head, in the router post file folder, and it seems sort of setup and its not posting any crazy numbers in the code editor, i just changed the control definition for the generic 5 axis table/head machine definition, to use the 5 axis router post, bad idea? good idea? anyone else know anything about this?
  6. belformsam
    thanks that helped, i just copied the 5 axis psb file and renamed it as you said, now its posting gcode ! although the axis coordinates dont make sense, the numbers are too large, it shows min z travel in code editor at 50" and max at 12" ,my part is only 8" deep, same for all other axis, any ideas?
  7. belformsam
    ok, so i edited everything, now how do i install or use that post? when i have tried it the whole pst. file shows up in code editor, but no g code, what am i doing wrong?
  8. belformsam
    OK, thank you Colin, for the info and fast reply, i will play with these settings as you have described and hopefully it ll get us there. Do you know of any manual to help with this?
  9. belformsam
    ok, any help on modifying the post? how do i define the rotational axis b/c on the head? Also im not totally new to post processor writing/editing, just no experience with 5 axis post.
  10. belformsam
    Help with 5 Axis head/head post, we are currently developing a 5 axis cnc machine for milling foam , we use mastercam x9 and have the multiaxis option, the 5 axis post wont work with our machine as i think its a table/head, can i just edit the 5 axis post and machine definition that came with it , to suit our needs? or is there a 5 axis head/head post available for download?

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