OK; I've had my 770 for over a year and I'm just now getting around to using my 4th axis.
I'm wanting to mill some flutes on a small specialty Reamer but, I'm not sure how to reference my part once it's mounted in the chuck of the rotary table.
I figured out how to set it up in my SprutCam software and the simulations look like I have good tool paths but, I just need to know exactly what reference points to use for my tool offsets.
Is the top of my part the "Z" reference point the same as for milling a rectangular part?
If so, does that make the "X" axis reference the Right-End-Point of my part and the "Y" reference the side of the part closest to me just like it would be if I were referencing a part in a vice?
I know these questions may sound ultra-newbie to some of you but I want to mitigate the chance of crashing my machine. I did enough of that the first couple of times I turned it on.
Thanks for your help.
MetalShavings
I'm wanting to mill some flutes on a small specialty Reamer but, I'm not sure how to reference my part once it's mounted in the chuck of the rotary table.
I figured out how to set it up in my SprutCam software and the simulations look like I have good tool paths but, I just need to know exactly what reference points to use for my tool offsets.
Is the top of my part the "Z" reference point the same as for milling a rectangular part?
If so, does that make the "X" axis reference the Right-End-Point of my part and the "Y" reference the side of the part closest to me just like it would be if I were referencing a part in a vice?
I know these questions may sound ultra-newbie to some of you but I want to mitigate the chance of crashing my machine. I did enough of that the first couple of times I turned it on.
Thanks for your help.
MetalShavings