MARC 155B CNC Instructions - Revision history

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 # Ensure that there is a spoil board on the machine. The machine has multiple mounting channels that can be used to mount the spoil board
 # Mount the stock on the spoil board using either screws, mounting clamps or double sided tape as required by the mounting solution that you have planned for.
 === Avid CNC Software ===
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 # Regardless of where the machine is, click on Enable<br/>[[File:Avid CNC Enable Button.png]]
-# Select the Jogging Tab and then bring the CNC mill head '''up all the way''' using either the '''Z+'''or '''Page Up''' button on the keyboard.<br/>[[File:CNC Jogging Controls.png]]
+# Select the Jogging Tab and then bring the CNC mill head '''up all the way''' using either the '''Z+'''or '''Page Up''' button on the keyboard. The motor will '''NOT STOP''' so when you hear it clicking, it has reached the top. <br/>[[File:CNC Jogging Controls.png]]
 # Click on '''Zero Z''' button<br/>[[File:Avid CNC Zero Config.png]]
 # Click on '''Home X Y Axes'''. This should move the machine to the back right and enable soft limits.  ''IFF'' the machine is not in the back right corner, click the home button again.<br/>[[File:Avid CNC Soft Limits Enabled.png]]
 # This completes the system homing process

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	##Operation Sequence		##Operation Sequence
	#Note that comments are in ( ) brackets<br/>[[File:NC Posted Code from Fusion for Mach4.png]]		#Note that comments are in ( ) brackets<br/>[[File:NC Posted Code from Fusion for Mach4.png]]

			== Machine Setup ==

			=== Physical Setup ===

			# Ensure that there is a spoil board on the machine. The machine has multiple mounting channels that can be used to mount the spoil board
			# Mount the stock on the spoil board using either screws, mounting clamps or double sided tape as required by the mounting solution that you have planned for.

	=== Avid CNC Software ===		=== Avid CNC Software ===

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	==== Home the system ====		==== Home the system ====

	# Regardless of where the machine is, click on Enable [[File:Avid CNC Enable Button.png]]		# Regardless of where the machine is, click on Enable<br/>[[File:Avid CNC Enable Button.png]]
	# Select the Jogging Tab and then bring the CNC mill head '''up all the way''' using either the '''Z+'''or '''Page Up''' button on the keyboard. [[File:CNC Jogging Controls.png]]		# Select the Jogging Tab and then bring the CNC mill head '''up all the way''' using either the '''Z+'''or '''Page Up''' button on the keyboard.<br/>[[File:CNC Jogging Controls.png]]
	# Click on '''Zero Z''' button [[File:Avid CNC Zero Config.png]]		# Click on '''Zero Z''' button<br/>[[File:Avid CNC Zero Config.png]]
	# Click on '''Home X Y Axes'''. This should move the machine to the back right and enable soft limits. ''IFF'' the machine is not in the back right corner, click the home button again. [[File:Avid CNC Soft Limits Enabled.png]]		# Click on '''Home X Y Axes'''. This should move the machine to the back right and enable soft limits. ''IFF'' the machine is not in the back right corner, click the home button again.<br/>[[File:Avid CNC Soft Limits Enabled.png]]
	# This completes the system homing process		# This completes the system homing process

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=== G-Code ===
The CNC Mill's in MARC can utilize G-Code Generated from Fusion or V-Carve Pro. This instruction set will not cover the configurations for G-Code generation.

=== Avid CNC Software ===
To manage the mill, use the Avid CNC Software from the desktop:

[[File:Avid CNC Software Launcher.png]]

==== Home the system ====

# Regardless of where the machine is, click on Enable [[File:Avid CNC Enable Button.png]]
# Select the Jogging Tab and then bring the CNC mill head '''up all the way''' using either the '''Z+'''or '''Page Up''' button on the keyboard. [[File:CNC Jogging Controls.png]]
# Click on '''Zero Z''' button [[File:Avid CNC Zero Config.png]]
# Click on '''Home X Y Axes'''. This should move the machine to the back right and enable soft limits. ''IFF'' the machine is not in the back right corner, click the home button again. [[File:Avid CNC Soft Limits Enabled.png]]
# This completes the system homing process

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	* There is no sensor for the Z Height		* There is no sensor for the Z Height

	# On File click Load G-Code File [[File:Mach 4 File Load.png]]		# On File click Load G-Code File<br/>[[File:Mach 4 File Load.png]]
	# Open the file from the location that you saved the file to		# Open the file from the location that you saved the file to
	# Once the File is loaded, it NEEDS to look the same as the file generated [[File:GCode Preview in MACH4.png]]		# Once the File is loaded, it NEEDS to look the same as the file generated<br/>[[File:GCode Preview in MACH4.png]]
	# The path is described in 2 dimensions in the pathing plotter on the right hand side. Everything in '''GREEN''' should be within the '''YELLOW''' square. [[File:Pathing Plotter MACH4.png]]		# The path is described in 2 dimensions in the pathing plotter on the right hand side. Everything in '''GREEN''' should be within the '''YELLOW''' square.<br/>[[File:Pathing Plotter MACH4.png]]

	=== Set the Part Home Location ===		=== Set the Part Home Location ===
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	# Move the machine to one of the planes to home.		# Move the machine to one of the planes to home.
	# Move the Head down to be on the SIDE of the stock material [[File:MARC 155B Homing X Axis.jpg\|533x533px]]		# Move the Head down to be on the SIDE of the stock material<br/>[[File:MARC 155B Homing X Axis.jpg\|533x533px]]
	# Change the RAPID and JOG rates to 10% [[File:MARCH4 Jogging and Rapid Rate Control.png]]		# Change the RAPID and JOG rates to 10%<br/>[[File:MARCH4 Jogging and Rapid Rate Control.png]]
	# Move towards the stock by holding down the relevant keys for short intervals until the bit touches the stock. If the stock is <u>METAL</u> use a paper to see when the parts are in contact with each other. The paper should be able to move but not be pinched.		# Move towards the stock by holding down the relevant keys for short intervals until the bit touches the stock. If the stock is <u>METAL</u> use a paper to see when the parts are in contact with each other. The paper should be able to move but not be pinched.
	# Click on Zero X or Zero Y depending on the plane that you are zeroing. [[File:MARCH 4 Zero Plane Button.png]]		# Click on Zero X or Zero Y depending on the plane that you are zeroing.<br/>[[File:MARCH 4 Zero Plane Button.png]]
	# Repeat for the other plane		# Repeat for the other plane

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	G0 X 0.0 Y 0.0		G0 X 0.0 Y 0.0
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	# Click on Cycle Start MDI. This will result in the head moving up 20.0mm from the Z Zero and then to go to the X and Y 0 locations. [[File:MACH 4 MDI Movements.png]]		# Click on Cycle Start MDI. This will result in the head moving up 20.0mm from the Z Zero and then to go to the X and Y 0 locations.<br/>[[File:MACH 4 MDI Movements.png]]
	# Zero the Z '''AGAIN'''. This assumes that the stock and cuts are <u>no more than</u> 20 mm in depth/height and that all operations will be able to run in the remaining headroom.		# Zero the Z '''AGAIN'''. This assumes that the stock and cuts are <u>no more than</u> 20 mm in depth/height and that all operations will be able to run in the remaining headroom.
	# Click on the G Code tab		# Click on the G Code tab
	# Set the Rapid and Jog rates back to 100%		# Set the Rapid and Jog rates back to 100%
	# Set the SPINDLE speed to your expected speed. The system does not set the speed. [[File:MACH 4 Spindle speed override.png]]		# Set the SPINDLE speed to your expected speed. The system does not set the speed.<br/>[[File:MACH 4 Spindle speed override.png]]
	# Keep your hand on the E-STOP next to the machine.		# Keep your hand on the E-STOP next to the machine.
	# Click on Cycle Start Gcode (Green button)		# Click on Cycle Start Gcode (Green button)