Gary Wooding | 17/11/2019 08:14:10 |
1074 forum posts 290 photos | I want to use Fusion 360 to generate G-code for a Powercentre KM80 vertical mill. I know nothing about the mill, other than its name. I've been unable to discover what flavour of G-code it uses - the owner uses PC Conversational Can anyone shed any light please? Can it actually be programmed externally, and if so, how is the code inserted? |
John Haine | 17/11/2019 09:34:40 |
5563 forum posts 322 photos | A quick Google doesn't give any obvious hits for PC Conversational though there are a number of conversational style controllers. However it would a strange machine that didn't have the capability to import a G code file from a CAM system or manually generated. The only issue would be having a post-processor that knows the quirks of the specific mill. |
Michael Gilligan | 17/11/2019 10:23:58 |
![]() 23121 forum posts 1360 photos | Gary, This page mentions C-Tek **LINK** https://www.tphmachinetools.co.uk/products/1399-new-powercentre-km80 ... is that any help ? MichaelG. . http://www.ctek.com.tw/EN/company.htm Edited By Michael Gilligan on 17/11/2019 10:26:07 |
Michael Gilligan | 17/11/2019 11:01:25 |
![]() 23121 forum posts 1360 photos | Not sure [because it’s way out of my league] ... but I think everything you need to know is in here: http://210.61.79.108/i/fb/333/01.pdf MichaelG. . But there’s more available here: http://www.ctek.com.tw/EN/Download.htm Edited By Michael Gilligan on 17/11/2019 11:09:07 |
Gary Wooding | 18/11/2019 07:45:03 |
1074 forum posts 290 photos | Thanks Michael, I got some useful stuff from your searches. Unfortunately, the second link you supplied, the one ending in "/EN/Download.htm" doesn't load on my system (Firefox Win10); no error, just a blank window. |
Baz | 18/11/2019 08:45:55 |
1033 forum posts 2 photos | Sounds real state of the art, it’s got a 3.5 inch floppy disk drive! |
Michael Gilligan | 18/11/2019 09:28:54 |
![]() 23121 forum posts 1360 photos | Posted by Gary Wooding on 18/11/2019 07:45:03:
Thanks Michael, I got some useful stuff from your searches. Unfortunately, the second link you supplied, the one ending in "/EN/Download.htm" doesn't load on my system (Firefox Win10); no error, just a blank window. . You’re welcome, Gary Here is the window that you should be seeing [grabbed on the iPad just now] If any of those documents would help ... Please send me a P.M. with your eMail address and I’ll try downloading them for you. MichaelG. |
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