re:Re: 5-axis cnc

Rab,
I've looked at your web site and am very impressed by the work done there.
Is there any way you could give us some idea about how your five axis
software works?

Are the 3DS Max designs described as 5 axis solids, or is there some magic
way the plugin fits them to the capability of the machine?

Thanks for the inspiration.

regards-
Elliot B.

>Some more details on the 4th and 5th axes;
>I used two globe 409a582 turntable assemblies which came from ebay,
>there's a picture of one here;
>http://www.allelectronics.com/pdf/gearmotor.pdf

>I replaced the brakes with encoders and am running them with Gecko
>340s using differential drivers / receivers due to the cable length.
>Don't know how they'll fair in full production, as the backlash is
>quite high.
>On my 5-axis Taig I used a Sherline CNC-ready rotary table for the B-
>axis but they're a bit heavy for the router.
>If anyone has a better idea for the rotary axes then I'd be
>interested in them. The other rotary positioners I looked at were
>very expensive.

>As has been pointed out, commercial 5-axis CAM software is very
>expensive so I wrote a plugin script for 3DS MAX.

>Regards,
>Rab

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