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The CAM software that fits perfectly in this role due to its simplicity, functionality and price is the SheetCAM software. Consequently, CAM software has only become a trajectory generator, i.e. All possible parameterization of a cutting process has been handed over to an operator and software controlling a plasma cutter. Over the past few years, the way of organizing work between CAM software> operator> plasma cutter has changed significantly. SheetCam is suitable for plasma, milling, routing, waterjet, laser and oxy-fuel cutting.
if all you want is to cut out shapes in plasma and tolerance is not important it does a pretty good job. Thus the need for a special POST that has no Z moves. Its basically an XY with a torch lifter you cannot control form a Z move in software.
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The myplasma is not a full 3 axis machine. Fine cut on a Hypertherm will give you tighter tolerances but its not suggest on material thicker than 10ga. Plasma in itself is not overly accurate and the kerf width changes with feedrates, air pressure, consumable wear and general motion capabilities (accuracy ) of the machine. The toolpath tracking built into the motion control software has a lot to do with how accurate the torch follows the cut path. The lead in type and feedrate should be settable along with the cut direction but you may find to get accurate holes you need more. I don't think there are any other parameters like the preset volts, THC disable you can do out of G-code. If you use SheetCAM you have group the smaller holes using a separate layers and cut it with different parameters like feedrate. Maybe there is a disable pin but I am not aware of it. I don't think you have any software control over the THC. Typically you cut holes at about 1/2 the normal cut speed for the larger objects. At the least you have to change the voltage setting because cutting slower causes the voltage to rise and will cause the torch to plunge. In most cases you need to disable the THC. You first need to slow down the feedrate on those objects. While cut direction is important, cutting holes smaller than about3/8 needs special things. I'm not asking for perfect, just seems like my results are outside of what most of you would consider 'good'.
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I've tried TAP files from both the free and paid versions of Sheetcam with the same result.ĭo I need a different post processor that is compatible with this controller/software? Is that a thing?ĭo any of you agree/disagree that changing the cut direction can improve hole shape? TAP file, which produces no errors, trying to load into MyPlasm (says it can do TAP files) results in 'file load error'. MyPlasm won't let you change the direction of the cut so it was suggested we try Sheetcam to reverse the cut direction and use it to generate the G-code.Īfter saving it as a. Namely some of the holes are just trash both top and bottom, all we've been able to do is make them less bad so a bolt will drop through. While we've been able to get some usable stuff out of it there are some issues that no amount of turning the torch in the holder, speed, height, thc voltage, etc, will get rid of. We recently got an STV 5 x 5 table running the MyPlasm controller/software with a Hypertherm 45 torch. Hi Guys, been using forums since the very beginning of the interwebs, it's where the real knowledge and information is.