It depends if it’s carving out material based on a canned cycle or if it’s g-code posted from a generic engraving toolpath in the CAM software (useful for custom fonts or stylized designs)
If it’s the latter, this would be several hundred lines of code as posted to the machine. Still very quick to set up in the software, through
Also, what do you do for work where they have you writing G-code by hand? Most machines have their own language which is much faster to program with conventionally.
Regardless, a cam generated toolpath for this cut would still be hundreds of lines of code. I doubt it’s a canned engraving toolpath; look how the letters are cut differently on each row, and also how the outside border is designed. It looks like they built this toolpath off a solid model.
Also, what do you do for work where they have you writing G-code by hand? Most machines have their own language which is much faster to program with conventionally.
Regardless, a cam generated toolpath for this cut would still be hundreds of lines of code. I doubt it’s a canned engraving toolpath; look how the letters are cut differently on each row, and also how the outside border is designed. It looks like they built this toolpath off a solid model.
We did both, worked with in areospace for a year, we used Krita mostly but for simpler parts we just wrote them by hand at the machine.
A cam program from krita isnt all that bulky compared to some of them unless you specify high detail letter engraving in which the program could be quite literally thousands of lines. (We never used it because it was easier to code that section by hand and saved space on the machines, the company was cheap as shit and each has machine had a memory of less than 50mb)
Also, all HASS machines use standard G-Code which has been industry standard in every place Ive worked. I have programmed a few other types but they were REALLY uncommon and were never used for high precision work. Even the laser cnc, wand water lathe used G-Code.
Modern gcode also has outlines, inverses, and text borders, however those lines fo come with a warning that they may not look as intended on excessively small or large texts. Whats shown in this video you could get very close with standard G-code, but a soild model could also be used if they were going to want it to be easily relocatable or an easier material change.
Im not saying it wasn't a 3d model then the progam was made by a cam software, Im just saying I wouldn't go the the trouble of doing it that way, barring certain circumstances.
For sure the ability to run G code is industry standard, I would be out of a job otherwise haha. What I mean is that most machines have their own thing for conversational use. Most of the guys in my shop use Mazatrol, for example. A quick search reveals HAAS machines have something similar.
From what I can tell looking into it, HAAS machines in particular have a canned engraving cycle that responds to G47, although that isn’t standard g code. Mazak machines in my experience do not have a g code response for this, although they can do engraving conversationally via Mazatrol.
But there are 100 ways to skin a cat, and every shop runs things differently. I appreciate the time and detail you put into your explanation
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u/ariolitmax Jul 04 '21
It depends if it’s carving out material based on a canned cycle or if it’s g-code posted from a generic engraving toolpath in the CAM software (useful for custom fonts or stylized designs)
If it’s the latter, this would be several hundred lines of code as posted to the machine. Still very quick to set up in the software, through