I’m using Fusion right now but I’m planning on going to V-Carve Pro. I’m manually controlling my spindle with the control panel and at the end of the cut the spindle is returned to the home position. I was going to connect the VFD to the controller with the breakout board to shut the spindle off. But I ended up just making a switch connected to a relay that shuts off the VFD and dust collector when the 1F reaches the Y axis home position.
Does V-Carve also return the 1F to the Home position at the end of a cut? Or would I have to add code to the end of program to make it happen?
You could modify the post processor file to add a return to the physical (as opposed to the relative) home position at the end of a job. If your programming skills allow for it.
The down side is that Vectric will not support it.
I guess I could have been more specific. I can always manually add the G53 command (return to home). I haven’t used V-Carve yet but plan on purchasing it in the near future. I have used Carbide Create and it doesn’t use the G53 command (return to home) so I had add it manually. Does V-Carve automatically add the G53 command at the end of the program? If not is there an option with V-Carve So it will add it? Or will I just have to always manually edit the G-code and add it myself.
My spindle, dust collector, and water pump are all controlled through SSR’s. When the carve is finished with Fusion I have a switch set up that once the Y axis reaches the home position it’ll turn them off.