Kinematics for XYZAB mill

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03 Dec 2022 12:26 #258418 by rodw
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I updated the video in the previous thread.
forum.linuxcnc.org/10-advanced-configura...mill?start=40#258402

Sorry I sounded a bit short before. It was more surprise that i had things working. :)
Yes I will look at another  sim re axis behaviour
I looked at our config but could not see anything out of place..

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03 Dec 2022 12:35 - 03 Dec 2022 12:46 #258420 by Aciera
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Which also makes me think that it might be a good idea to ask the owners of the machine for a couple gcode files to run on the simulation.

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No problem, it's certainly a valid question. I have never worked on a 5 axis machine but I gather that it is only as good as the CAM behind it.
Thanks for the video
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03 Dec 2022 15:10 - 03 Dec 2022 15:44 #258432 by Aciera
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Just cleaned up the sim folder a bit and changed the name to 'xyzab-drt'.  DRT as Double Rotary Table.

 

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Tool length is not included in the kinematics yet. 

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To install the kinematic comp:
$ halcompile --install halcompile --install <yourpathhere>/xyzab_drt.comp

I also whipped up a vismach model called 'xyzab-drt-gui.py' which you might need to set as executable.

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Here is the revised write up on the math behind xyzab_drt.comp:
 

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03 Dec 2022 16:27 - 03 Dec 2022 16:31 #258437 by Aciera
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Just a few things to keep in mind with custom kinematics:
The motion planner of LinuxCNC is totally ignorant of any custom kinematics so it will happily assume that XYZ moves take place in a static (ie unrotated) coordinate system and apply the axis limits as defined in the hal file. With our custom kinematics we rotate the coordinate system freely inside the bounding box of where the machine can physically move (ie the joint limits) the lengths of the axes of that coordinate system get extended to and clipped by those physical limits and thus change with the rotation.
This means that when loading a Gcode file axis limit violations cannot be properly checked and axis limit settings might have to be increased in the ini file to avoid false limit errors.
Note that it is possible to automatically adjust the axis limit settings in the ini file when switching between different kinematics (ie M428 or M429).
See the 'millturn' simulation config /home/user/linuxcnc-dev/configs/sim/axis/vismach/millturn and specifically the 'mcodes' there.
Also note that the lookahead cannot 'see' beyond' a kinematic switch in a GCode file (ie M428 or M429)

I guess what I'm trying to say is that limit violations should be checked for in the CAM as LinuxCNC cannot be relied upon doing it correctly when loading a file that is to be run with custom kinematics.
Last edit: 03 Dec 2022 16:31 by Aciera. Reason: finally got to the gist of it all.

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04 Dec 2022 01:15 #258468 by rodw
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Thanks again, I had looked at the millturn sim the other day but I had another good look at the kinematics .comp again today.
I can't help thinking that the machine design would lend itself to a XYZBC-ldtl kinematics mode being a lathe/tilting table (XYZBC-dtll does roll off the tongue so easilly :)  ). The Z axis becomes the X axis and the B axis  will still rotate the new X axis (repurposed Z).
 
From what I can see, it would be relatively simple to add an additional turn switchkins_type for turn mode and extend the case statement.

In turn mode, we would need to add some additional  offsets to keep the cutting tool on the work piece as the B rotates.  The kinematics translations seem like we coiuld calculate them using simple trig.

I'd love to hear others thoughts.

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04 Dec 2022 06:52 #258480 by JPL
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humm... This would be like a lathe with a live tool that can be oriented at different angles ... interesting... Is there such a thing that already exist?

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04 Dec 2022 07:01 - 04 Dec 2022 07:13 #258481 by JPL
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... but then the current Y axis of the machine (left-right) would be 'somehow' the Z axis for a lathe BUT at an angle determined by the current A axis of the machine. This thing can get real complicated very fast I think.

(and what about the current X axis that would now be a Y axis as a lathe ???????????)
Last edit: 04 Dec 2022 07:13 by JPL. Reason: adde X -> Y axis

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04 Dec 2022 07:12 #258482 by rodw
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... but then the current Y axis of the machine (left-right) would be 'somehow' the Z axis for a lathe BUT at an angle determined by the current A axis of the machine. This thing can get real complicated very fast I think.No I don't think its super hard. We are already using custom kinematics so the additional mode would be based on something like the attached: 


we just need to add the offsets b & c to the Z abd Y positions If my maths is right!
we'd need a pin to set the distance from the chuck to the pivot point of the B axis.
 

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04 Dec 2022 07:14 #258483 by rodw
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I forgot to mention that the millturn example shows how to swap joints around and change axis length etc.

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04 Dec 2022 07:19 - 04 Dec 2022 07:27 #258484 by JPL
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Yes, I'm pretty sure that you can indeed solve the Z axis at an angle but then I'm still very much lost about what to do with the X axis becoming a Y axis since I've never seen a lathe where you can control the 'height' of the tool.

Oh, milturn, I'm not very familiar with that (lathe guy here) but yes, that maybe the solution
 
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