Mach3 Plasma ScreenSet

[tcaudle]

There is a lot to building a Rotary axis interface for MACH if you want to actually cut with it. Adding another axis , axis DRO and the jog buttons is trivial BUT making it so you don't have to stop , recalculate the steps per unit for each diameter of pipe and modify things like touch off and THC functions can get complex. I suggest if its pipe/tube cutting you are after you investigate the SheetCAM Rotary Plasma plugin that does the math for you and will even let you cut sqaure and rectangular stock.

[weldguy]

Thanks for the info Tom, I wasn't aware Sheetcam had a rotary plugin.

[robertspark]

[FabLab]

hey, love the screen. really clean. anybody here know of a mach3 screen set for plasma with a 4th rotary axis? ive tried modifying the mach screen but its just honestly a little beyond me. i am happy with just the basic mach3 plasma screen, i just need the rotary axis. thx.

Hey,
I don't have anything at the moment but I'll be happy to take a look it should be pretty easy to modify my current screenset.

It may take a week or two though I recently switched from Mach 3 to a Masso so I will need to fire up my Mach 3 PC to do the edits.

Do want all 4 DRO's (X Y Z & A) or would you like 1 of the DRO's replaced? If so which one?

For some reason I was unable to reply to your PM

[FabLab]

I have added the requested 4th axis changes (new attachment to my original post)

As I said before I have switched to a Masso (and I don't have a 4th axis) so I was not able to test the changes but they should work.

Let me know if it doesn't work & I will take another look at it

[tassleholf98]

what is saw cut?

What I am working on with that is whenever you hit that button a series of prompts will come up asking for X-Y coordinates and a feed rate in order to cut free the waste material and leave me with straight cut drops...

Hope that makes sense

so you mean rip cut
i can send you the macro if you like

Hi
Would it be possible for you to send me the macro for the rip cut.
I am fairly new to plasma cutting on a table and didn't even know you could change the screens or add macros , I am loving the mach3 software and would like to learn more.
Thanks

[FabLab]

Sorry, I never finished the "rip cut" option and I have switched from Mach3 to MASSO so I don't have access to the macro anymore..

[tassleholf98]

Ok thank you