Then I setup the rotary by selecting 'define machine', then go to the 'rotary axis' tab and where it says 'rotary axis is.', I select 'Y-axis' and set '0-degree position' to 'XY Plane'. So I create a coordinate system with the Y-axis running down the length of the cue, Z-axis is up. The rotary A-axis is 3ft long and only fits on the longer Y-axis. The machine working area is 2ft X-axis travel by 4ft Y-axis travel. The software on the workstation is Solidworks 2022 Premium which looks to be bundled with 'Solidworks CAM' that comes with it. Are you using G17/18/19 to set plane ?Ī rotary axis is usually labelled A,B or C (by convention) so I've never seen one labelled Y before. It's supposed to be milling the face of the tapered cylinder (cue).You are using Y twice, maybe causing a Z default. It's supposed to be milling the face of the tapered cylinder (cue). the other shows what happens when I run a simulation. Post Processor = Tried 4-axis demo and also a Mori-seiki 4-axisįixture coord system = assigned as cnc machine isĪttached are two pictures, one is a screenshot showing the coordinate system used. I have tried changing the coord system and also the plane on which the part was drawn, it does same thing every time. when I run the simulation, it instead switches the length of the cue (which is the Y-axis), to Z-axis. I created a coord system oriented exactly as on the machine (Y-axis runs down cue, Z is up).īut when I use that coord system or create a new one in SolidworksCam. Whenever I try to create toolpaths in solidworks cam, the coord system keeps changing on me.

The rotary runs down the Y-axis, so if I wanted to make a straight cut along the length of a pool cue, it would be Y+/. chinese wood mill system, 2.2kw 3-axis with rotary A-axis.Ĭurrently making pool cues and having trouble making toolpaths.

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