Visualization of rotary axes

Last modified by writer on 2024/09/30 19:06

 

PUMOTIX, as of version 3.7.0.24169, supports visualization of rotary axes (configuration: rotary table).

Attention!

The resulting trajectories may differ from how the machine will actually move, since PUMOTIX does not know the exact configuration of your machine and only listens to the configured parameters.

You need to add a motor(s) and select the appropriate axis name (A, B, C) for each added motor to control rotary axes, and also configure the axis parameters in accordance with the driver settings.

Purpose of motors for the rotary axis

Purpose of motors for the rotary axis

The visualization will automatically display rotary axes if it encounters rotary axes control in the loaded G-code. Three-axis G-codes will be displayed as before.

Rotary G-code display example

Rotary G-code display example

Each of the configured rotary axes by default has a rotation axis relative to the basic linear ones:

  • A axis around X axis;
  • B axis around Y axis;
  • C axis around Z axis.

If the standard binding of the rotation axis does not correspond to the configuration of your machine, you can customize the binding for yourself using the "System" settings tab, the fields for binding the rotary axes. It is also possible to configure axis inversion (checkbox next to axis selection). This option inverts the direction of the rotation axis and allows for finer adjustments to the final display.

Setting up rotation axes binding

Setting up rotation axes binding

Enabling inversion

Enabling inversion

Additional information

Rotary axis visualization does not allow the use of 3D surface display mode, so we recommend turning it off. If this mode is still enabled, the program will prompt the user to disable it.