Workbee 1510 screw driven post processing

Hi Forum,

I have completed my 1510 screw driven Workbee and it is up and moving! Will post pics soon. I have a question about generating G-code for it. I know RhinoCam a little bit and have used it to machine things on a Tormach Mill and a 5x8 router. But, as I cannot define the "Machine Tool Set-up" by picking "Workbee 1510 screw driven" from the drop down, I will need to set a manual definition, and I am unsure what to put. I think I basically just need to enter the number of axis as 3 and the min and max X, Y, and Z, but I am not sure what to put in those fields. I don't know if it makes a difference but all 3 of my axis are screw driven including the Y, which I haven't seen a 1510 set up that way yet. Anyone else using RhinoCam to generate G-code for their Workbee, or Ox? I am thinking of switching to Fusion 360, but for now I have academic access to RhinoCam. Any help/advice would be appreciated.

 

Thanks for the Reply Ariel Yahni. I did run the practice G-code from OpenBuilds CAM when I first got the machine running. I kind of assumed I would run into lots of issues trying to do 3D machining, drilling functions, or things that weren't basically 2 1/2D profiling functions, as all I have seen on the web of people using the OpenBuilds CAM has been 2 1/2D profiling. But that is a good point that I should see what it can do before figuring out an alternative.

 

In Case someone else had the same question as me, I figured it out. When I am creating my tool path in RhinoCAM, I left the machine as undefined. When I went to post my G-Code, I selected GRBL-Inch from the drop down. OpenBuilds Controll opened up the file and displayed the tool path, no problem.

As per your advice Ariel Yahni, I tried to use OpenBuilds CAM and it would not even open the DXF of my model, so thats a no-go for me.

So next I will try out Fusion360 and use GRBL-Inch as the post processor to create some true 3D g-code.

 

Thanks! I should have some time to give Fusion360 a whirl today for CAM. It sure would be nice if I could do my CAM in Fusion360 since both of my computers are Macintosh, and I have to run around to computer labs to access RhinoCam. What is your machine sharmstr? Are you using OpenBuilds Control, Chili peppr, Universal G-Code Sender or something else?