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I got a laser attachment for my new X-carve. I’d like to use the laser (on low power obviously) to mark X and Y for work zero since it’s easier and more precise than eyeballing the bit. What I’d like to do is figure out the exact offset of the beam from the center of the spindle and then set up an offset macro of some kind so that when I hit the desired spot with the laser I can execute the macro and have the spindle close the offset precisely.
Is this possible in Easel? If not, can anyone recommend a user-friendly CAM program that will let me do it?
Close. I want to use a laser to choose the X & Y coordinates of work zero on any given piece of work, and have the spindle move automatically to that spot once it’s chosen.
I can do it with a specific jog command from UGS, equalling whatever the X and Y differences are between the laser and the center of the spindle but since that offset will never change I was hoping to be able to save it somehow in Easel.
I’m curious is you’ve managed to get the offset to stay consistent. Even on our 120k multicam the vibrations from the spindle wiggle it out of true after a bit. (Fwiw the laser on that one is installed offset so it aligns with the bit)…to be fair though it’s set to mark the starting point AND show square and its just the square part that gets wiggled out of place
While I haven’t noticed an issue with consistency, it’s entirely possible that it has shifted a tiny bit over time. Thankfully, the work that I do doesn’t require .001 accuracy so I wouldn’t even notice a tiny difference without taking some measurements.
