featurecam axles - machine axes

[miche23]

Hello everyone, I have installed a demo of featurecam 2013 to take a look at the program, it is the first cam I have to deal with so I apologize if my question can be trivial and discounted. Looking at the orientation of the fc axes, in which the z is always the "vertical" axis (in the sense that the processing can be carried out only on the xy plane) I would like to know how to orientate the axes concordemente with my milling machine in which the vertical axis is y, that is the xy plan on fc is the xz plan on the machine. I tried to change the axes with the fc setups, but the processing I can always perform only on xy. If there is no way to fix the fc axes equal to those machines, then how does this problem solve? As a demo, I don't even know if it can depend on postprocessors, not being able to run the simulation for code nc.

 

[corsaro33]

Bye-bye

In that case I think that the postprocessor should be modified (axis name, direction, drilling cycles etc.)
instead working horizontally the problem does not arise.

 

[miche23]

hi corsair33

Meanwhile thanks for your answer..the problem also arises on the horizontal.. I attach a file to make you understand. .the figure above shows the axes in featurecam, while the one below shows you the machine axles. the processing I carry out on the xy plan of featurecam then in the machine they run on xz.

 

[corsaro33]

Then,
I should know what car you have.
is a horizontal milling machine with tilting head? that is
can work both horizontal and vertical?

 

[miche23]

Yes, it can work both horizontally and vertically. I thought that you could make the machine work vertically and also put the piece vertically. only that relaying a vertical piece is decidedly more laborious and sometimes you also struggle to position it. since I am thinking whether to buy or not the product I would like to know if this problem is solved. Are you sure you can solve it through postprocessors? or do you know if there are cams where the user decides axes and processing plans? ?

 

[corsaro33]

Then,
when you work in orrizontal the problem does not arise, but you must block the piece vertically "normally with appropriate teams"
where you go to mount bits brackets and what else.
vertically, the post must be changed.
At the end you will find two postprocessors based on how you want to work.
This is what I know, then maybe there are other alternatives. . .

 

[miche23]

ok..thank you again..to change the postprocessor use xbuild which is included in the demo..more than anything else I have no idea how to change the functions..I can ask you to give me an example of even one cycle, so as to understand how to handle it? Unfortunately, I will not be able to verify the code nc but in the meantime I know how to solve the problem. .