Programming and program verification of 3-axis hybrid kinematics cnc machine for rapid prototyping

Abstract

The paper presents the programming and program verification on 3-axis hybrid kinematics CNC machine for rapid prototyping. The original hybrid (parallel-serial) 3-axis O-X glide mechanism developed for the purpose of building rapid prototyping machine and multifunctional machine tools is presented. The paper analyzes the available programming software, which can be one of the standard CAD/CAM systems or a specialized CAM system. In addition to the analysis and presentation of the programming method procedure, the program verification by material removal simulation and virtual machine simulation according to a given program was also considered. Verification of programming methods was realized by machining several characteristic parts. The paper presents the first prototype of a machine, developed for the purpose of testing characteristics with an open control system based on the LinuxCNC.