DESKPROTO + UC CNC

[chrisdax]

hi,
i'm working with deskproto with 4 axes ( A rotative ) to generate my Gcode, then in UCCNC with mach 3/4 post processor,

the problem is that i can't see the A movement on the graphic view in UCCNC, ( but the machine is moving on A , so the A rotation is read on the gcode ),

is it normal i have to do something to do to see the A rotation movement on the graphic view ( as i can see it on the mach 3 interface )

Chris

[Greolt]

As far as I know UCCNC does not have the ability to visually represent rotary toolpaths as Mach3 does if set up correctly.

Take a look at this post.

viewtopic.php?f=2&t=2034&hilit=Basic+CNC+Viewer

Link for program, http://www.cncedit.com/basicviewer/defa ... o=1.0.0.21

The macro that works for me. It took me a little bit of fiddling to get it to work.
You will need an onscreen button to call this macro.

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// external code editor

string sFileName = exec.mainform.filenametoload;

if ((sFileName == "") | (sFileName == Application.StartupPath + "\\Contents\\Empty.txt"))

{
AS3.Additemtolistbeginning("No file loaded!", 2);
return;
}

System.Diagnostics.Process proc;
proc = System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(@"C:\Program Files (x86)\Basic CNC Viewer\CNCView.exe","\"" + sFileName + "\"" );

[chrisdax]

great ! thank you i will try that

[cncdrive]

UCCNC can handle rotations fine, but it does not support rotary views.
In Mach3 you can select the axis of rotation and it will rotate the drawing around that axis's center line.
Currently there is no such function in UCCNC, but it is planned to be implemented.