Cannot change machine in QuickCam 2D
Posted: Wed 07 Apr , 2010 18:52 pm
Hi,
For a while now I have been trying to make a hole in a 50mm thick piece of Aluminium (dimensions are x=132.32, Y=62.82). The hole will eventually go right through and is 31.75mm (1.25") in diameter. Throughout I am working in Metric.
- The billet size is set in QuickCam 2 and I draw a circle in the centre (X=66.16,Y=31.41, diameter = 31.75) of the billet. The circle is drawn in the centre of the billet.
- Run cam wizard and select aluminium, inside offset, 0.1mm depth of cut,10mm end mill etc...
- produce G code with Denford Metric milling
- The G code is produced saying 'Novamill'
- I run the G code on VR Milling V2.31, CNCsimulator and on my Triac PC.
- All results show an offset toward the origin for the X and Y, so the hole is not centred in the billet!
- Looking at the |G-code coordinates confirms the above.
How do I change the machine designation in Quickcam to be TRIAC PC rather than Novamill? (or is that not relevant?)
I am probably doing something very silly but have tried everything I can think of to get it right and so far not succeeded!
Thanks
For a while now I have been trying to make a hole in a 50mm thick piece of Aluminium (dimensions are x=132.32, Y=62.82). The hole will eventually go right through and is 31.75mm (1.25") in diameter. Throughout I am working in Metric.
- The billet size is set in QuickCam 2 and I draw a circle in the centre (X=66.16,Y=31.41, diameter = 31.75) of the billet. The circle is drawn in the centre of the billet.
- Run cam wizard and select aluminium, inside offset, 0.1mm depth of cut,10mm end mill etc...
- produce G code with Denford Metric milling
- The G code is produced saying 'Novamill'
- I run the G code on VR Milling V2.31, CNCsimulator and on my Triac PC.
- All results show an offset toward the origin for the X and Y, so the hole is not centred in the billet!
- Looking at the |G-code coordinates confirms the above.
How do I change the machine designation in Quickcam to be TRIAC PC rather than Novamill? (or is that not relevant?)
I am probably doing something very silly but have tried everything I can think of to get it right and so far not succeeded!
Thanks