Having trouble with 4th axis cuts -

[hbruns]

In trying to make chess pieces with my recently-purchased 4th axis, I have been having trouble with the piece being completed when the machine thinks the file is done.
I have been thinking it is a VCarve software issue.
I looking closer at the G-code, it appears the machine is ignoring 0-to-360 and 360-to-0 A-axis commands.

Code snippet -

...

N64100G1A0.000

N64110G1Y88.639Z22.494
N64120G1A360.000
N64130G1Y88.798Z22.465
N64140G1A0.000
N64150G1Y88.957Z22.434
N64160G1A360.000
N64170G1Y89.116Z22.396

N64180G1A0.000

...

When this (long) section of code runs, the result is a line carved down the length of the piece that follows the contour of the piece along that line.
Since 360 and 0 degrees are at the same place, is my controller interpreting these A-axis commands as NULL movements?
Do I need a controller firmware update?

I have more details about these troubles at the VECTRIC forum, with images of results and links to the full MMG file -

forum.vectric.com/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=37088

Thanks!
Henry

[Kristy]

Henry,

Please give our support team a call- they will help you get this resolved.
[phone]

[joeblow]

Wondering if this has been resolved and what the solution was.

[hbruns]

Yup....
There’s a setting buried deep in the controller settings to handle this.
Thank you for steering me through the maze.
....AND the machine shutdown and reboot required to save the setting.

[gerry]

What is the setting?

Is this the RT Type Parameter?


4th Axis Documentation Updates please by dusty pilot...

[joeblow]

That would be it.  Axiom resolved this a couple years ago but I guess new rotary users still need to implement this change.

Rotary Attachment

[dustypilot]

...and now that it's resolved, I want to see the Chess pieces. Been thinking about trying this for a while.
Tim