Hello!
I'm getting a bit tired of toolchanges but can't afford a ATC machine.
A dual head machine is quite easy and share y and x axis but have separate Z axis.
Can I program Sheetcam to use tool 1 with spindle 1 and tool 2 with spindle 2? That would solve almost all my toolchanges!
Hoping to hear from you.
Dual head function sheetcam
- Les Newell
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Yes you can. Use the Mach3 2 heads post processor. You will have to edit the post. Near the start of the file you should find a bunch of settings to tell the post how your machine is configured.
The way it works is that tools numbered 1-99 will be the first head and tools 100+ will be the second head. Note that when using the second head the coordinates in Mach3 will look wrong because SheetCam will have added the second head offsets.
The way it works is that tools numbered 1-99 will be the first head and tools 100+ will be the second head. Note that when using the second head the coordinates in Mach3 will look wrong because SheetCam will have added the second head offsets.
- Les Newell
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