Hi Tom,

Not a problem with the motion part. 15000mm/min. It flies.
All servo drives -- granite devices.
I am also tasked to get rid of some noise problems in wiring.
RS244 and the odd opto will fix that.
I will be am putting some resolvers/brakes on the 4th and fifth axis to resolve gearbox backlash issues. That's all easy.

The problem is figuring out what CAM software to use.
All the stuff I see is either rotary or tilt table.
With this, the job certainly does not move (often haha)

All the 5 axis posts I see for various packages are as above.
Need to settle on a CAM package that can work all 5 axis together.

Models come form various customer bases, and conversion to suit a CAM package is not an issue. Mostly Parasolid models

Neil

--- In DynoMotion@yahoogroups.com, Tom Kerekes <tk@...> wrote:
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> Hi Neil,
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> Are you having a problem?  What type of Step/Dir drives do you have?
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> Regards
> TK
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> From: Neil <neilw20@...>
> To: DynoMotion@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Saturday, May 4, 2013 4:41 PM
> Subject: [DynoMotion] 5 axis control.
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> How do achieve 5 axis control.
> This machine uses servos with encoders and all the hardware. They only need step and direction signal.
> It runs properly from Mach3.
> Cam generation of paths, like around a boat hull is the requirement.
> Machine is fully functional.
> It is XYZ - z column moves up and down.
> On the end of the column, call it what ever axis that rotates about the X axis.
> On the rotating part, the spindle can swing about +/- 100 degrees.
> Here is a picture of the business end.
> Machine is 12m x 5m x 2m (XYZ)!!
> http://i399.photobucket.com/albums/pp79/neilw20_2008/Youtubesnapshot.jpg
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