Cnc Software Reviews

08

дек

10 CNC Software reviews. A free inside look at company reviews and salaries posted If you are a CNC programmer seeking for the best CNC Lathe Programming Software free download, you’ve. IF you buy a complete unit (hopefully a brand name) the CNC router manufacturer will probably include software with the unit. From what I can see there are LOTS of parameters and tools in any of these types of software and each brand has a pretty steep learning curve.

Hey Karl here. Today we are going to look at something a little different. I am writing about my experiences with building Genmitsu 3018 CNC router upgraded version for this review. While waiting on the unit to arrive I did some research and found that there are several different versions on the market labeled CNC xxxx. The xxxx represent the build volume in the x and y. So the one I was sent has a 300x180mm build volume.

The 3018 is called upgraded because the new mounting for the X and Y rods and lead screws. Old Version On the previous version these had to be mounted and manually aligned which from what I read can be a pain. Building Genmitsu CNC 3018-PRO CNC Router The build went very well. The 3018 user manual was mostly pictures but they called out anything that might be questionable. I had been talking about the CNC/engraver with my kids and they were excited to help build one evening after school. It took us about 1.5 hours to build and I was only able to keep their attention for about half the time.

We put it together on our carport on a rug my back wishes it was at the workbench. I normally put together in my shop but wanted them involved. I am a little above average height and my workbench is at my standing height in my shop so opted for the floor.

I had three issues were I had to redo but all were my fault and easy to fix. I just didn’t pay attention to detail. I bet I could easily put it together by myself in about an hour under better circumstances. I did record the build but found it not very interesting and useful to share. One thing to note.

I did find a ball bearing in the box but can’t confirm it was from this kit. Everything seems tight and no slop in movement. First Etches with CNC 3018-PRO Experimenting All were provided except skull and sword – Click to Enlarge The kit came with a mini CD but I skipped using it and downloaded the documents and software from.

It has a digital copy of the instructions as well as some windows software and drivers and some gcode for testing. I connected the printer to my PC I didn’t have to use the provided driversthen loaded the example gcode. Before starting I positioned the bit at the bottom left hand corner with the tip barely touching. I set X, Y, and Z to 0 home position in the software. Then hit run.

I etched the Sainsmart logo on a piece of acrylic with very little effort. My first pass wasn’t perfect, the s and a only partially showed. Ubiart framework download 2017.

I am not sure if it is uneven bed or the acrylic was uneven. I started again and it was fine. While using the CNC router, I realized if that happens again I can just go down to 0 height then go 0.1mm lower and zero only the Z and start again if I have only partially etched something. I etched the rest of the examples with very little effort.

I am doing just simple etches right now to get a feel for speeds and feeds. I think I have been very conservative.

Cnc Software ReviewsSoftware

600mm/min feed and 120mm/min plunge at.5mm depth per pass. Windows and USB Click to Enlarge I really don’t think that a Windows machine is best suited to send gcode. I was using an old laptop that had Windows 10 on it. I had some issues with timing out when the screen turning off. The spindle would just stop until I moved the trackpad. I am sure there is a windows setting other then don’t turn off the screen while plugged in but wanted to go straight to a permanent solution. On one instance my battery drained and surprisingly when I plugged it back into mains power the etch resumed like nothing happened.

I also had some issues with the provided cable. After a long period of time my laptop would loose connection. I have a tiny 3” mini USB cable that I used without issue. But It is really hard to use a cable like this with a bulky laptop. I found a web based app that I installed on a Raspberry Pi called that is working pretty well for me. I did try the CNC plugin for Octoprint but without success. CNCjs running on Raspberry Pi board – Click to Enlarge 1 gripe As you can see above I had some issues with the Dr Pepper logo.

Popular Posts