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Discussion in 'General Talk' started by fflen, May 9, 2024.

  1. fflen

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    New at this. You will know that if you've read any of my posts. Seams like most are using Fusion 360 for design so thats what I've been learning, I have used your Cam with designed projects and everything works fine but now I found out I can't just load it into your cam I am trying to figure out how to use Fusion's Cam. I uploaded your post program into Fusion's Library, it accepts it but when I look at the G code I can't find your Probe Macro anywhere. I Read in a post to upload your postprocessor to Fusion's Library. I am having a hard time imputing some of Fusion's settings. I was just getting use to your terminology, they some I can't figure out. I thought your postprocessor had everything I needed in it like your Cam. So Do I have to add the Probe Macro. Can I Just take the G Code that you use in the beginning of a program down to say
    Direct Plunge
    G1 F2700 X144.1253 Y74.8135 Z1 and insert it before every operation.
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  2. Alex Chambers

    Alex Chambers Master
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    The probe macro is not output in the g-code. Nor is it in Openbuilds Cam. You will find it in Openbuilds Control.
    You use the probe to set a wcs (Work Coordinate System) zero - in the same place on your workpiece as you set the origin in Fusion cam - before you run your g-code.

    Alex.
     
  3. Peter Van Der Walt

    Peter Van Der Walt OpenBuilds Team
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    Alex, no Plasmas do a Touch-off probe before every Pierce :) your information is incorrect.
    Every polyline / entity before it gets cut gets positioned above entry point, probed, rezeroed, Plasma fired, dwell in place to pierce and only then start moving. Almost like how you'd turn a laser on/off between segments but with the added probe routine

    That is in the GCODE. @fflen is familiar with this already as he was using OpenBuilds CAM (which uses a customizable macro, though normal users won't need to edit it, just select the Add On in the settings page) - but he is exploring Fusion now so that knowledge needs to translate over - and the Fusion post does the same thing but in a little different way

    @Alex Chambers You should watch the LEAD1010 plasma videos and maybe also Dr D Flo's plasma video on Youtube - got some catching up to do, also see docs:blackbox-x32:connect-plasma [OpenBuilds Documentation] and note the touch off probe switch wiring - old established way of dealing with warp / floating head plasmas etc.

    @fflen:
    Our Fusion post adds the gcode: But its not a macro, you just setup the "use z touchoff probe routine" tick along with the "Plasma touch Probe Offset" (Use 3mm for the LEAD Plasma Add-on like @fflen has) - have a read through the Post's Plasma Readme: OpenBuilds-Fusion360-Postprocessor/README-plasma.md at master · OpenBuilds/OpenBuilds-Fusion360-Postprocessor
     
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    Apologies. Post didn't mention plasma. :banghead:
     
  5. fflen

    fflen New
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    Sorry should have mentioned Plasma this is all new, a month ago I never even heard of G Code, I am not a computer person but I do use them just about everyday.
    I am not stuck on using Fusion or Fusion Cam. Your Cam software seems easier to me, if I had someway of loading a design file into it. If your have a easier way for me to design simple parts and get them into your Cam software that would be great. Alex I did read a post dated maybe three years ago that you were involved or wrote something like a kind of sketch design software can't remember the name but I haven't looked into it yet. I also have some problems reading old posts and new posts mixed in together, most everything has changed so fast if you do a search a lot of the information from post to post is confusing. This whole thing started because I couldn't load a Fusion file into your Cam software. Again any help in something easier please let me know. This is something I'll be using maybe once a month thats why I liked what the Control G Code looked like, I couldn't understand most of it but It looked like I could use say your Plasma first cut code and just insert the G Code from your cam software like Probe, speeds, work area the whole beginning setup between each operation. The rest looks like just locations. Maybe I am using the wrong terms but I think you know what I mean.
    Thanks
     
  6. Peter Van Der Walt

    Peter Van Der Walt OpenBuilds Team
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    Exporting CAD as DXF (R14 Polyline) will do docs:software:file-errors [OpenBuilds Documentation]
    Some CADs try to be too fancy, but you can always use free QCAD to convert everything thats not a polyline to a polyline for any files that doesn't want to open cleanly in OpenBuilds CAM: Problems with importing DXF into OBcam

    Key being don't try to open a fusion file in OpenBuilds CAM. Get Fusion to export a DXF for you. Open the DXF in OpenBuilds CAM, Make sure its a good polyline DXF

    Sketchup Make 2017 with the Guitarlist DXF plugin? Pretty much any CAD that spit out DXFs. See docs:software:overview [OpenBuilds Documentation]
     

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