So Im designing my first DIY vertical moving gantry CNC and I've been scouring the net to try and find the answer to this but all the threads i come across are referring to 4 or 5 axis rotary tables, so...
Can Mach3 Run a true 5th axis indexable head/spindle machine(Not index tables/rotary plates), if so can you point me to some instructions or How-To's? If not, what control software is capable of true 5th axis?
The machine in this video at 0:50 is what Im referring too.
I have experience with verticals mills and 4th axis rotary table horizontals but i've never worked with true 4th or 5th axis machines. i design in Solidworks with HSMworks CAM software plugin that is capable of 5th axis machining(i currently only have the 4th axis license) and i want to design my machine so that down the road i can add a 5th motor to the machine so it can machine full 5th axis, it will be used for light materials, foam, plastics.
I know that Faro or Roamer robotic Arm scanners are the same principles and they require the exact measurement from the center of each axis to the next in order to accurately measure parts. If it is possible i would assume you would have to teach it the exact distance from each axis some how in the parameters, Can anyone confirm this?
Can Mach3 Run a true 5th axis indexable head/spindle machine(Not index tables/rotary plates), if so can you point me to some instructions or How-To's? If not, what control software is capable of true 5th axis?
The machine in this video at 0:50 is what Im referring too.
I have experience with verticals mills and 4th axis rotary table horizontals but i've never worked with true 4th or 5th axis machines. i design in Solidworks with HSMworks CAM software plugin that is capable of 5th axis machining(i currently only have the 4th axis license) and i want to design my machine so that down the road i can add a 5th motor to the machine so it can machine full 5th axis, it will be used for light materials, foam, plastics.
I know that Faro or Roamer robotic Arm scanners are the same principles and they require the exact measurement from the center of each axis to the next in order to accurately measure parts. If it is possible i would assume you would have to teach it the exact distance from each axis some how in the parameters, Can anyone confirm this?