3D Milling Machine

*This documentation focuses on how to perform milling on Roland MDX40A without rotary axis. Go to this page if you were trying to learn milling with the rotary axis.

STEP 1

Open SRP Player from start menu. Uncheck the Rotary Axis Unit option in File->Preferences->Cutting Machine.

STEP 2

Import file into SRP Player, adjust the model according to your needs. Go to tab Type of Milling, select Cut top only under Block workpiece.

Go to tab Create Tool Path, select the material desired, input dimensions for the workpiece.

Tip: x size is the length of working piece, for saving materials, instead of input the actual size, set the x dimension slightly larger than the required size. Meanwhile, Y and Z size got be actual size of working piece.

Only two processes should appear in Tool List, Roughing and Finishing. Click on Edit if you want to replace the tool or redefine cutting area. If you finished editing, click on Create Tool Path, a routing path for the CNC machine would be created in a minute or two.

Go to Preview Results tab, click on Preview Results to check if the preview matches your expectation, if not, go back to Create Tool Path tab and replace tools with more precise ones. If you are satisfied, go to Perform Cutting tab. 

STEP 3

Put double-sided tape at the back of the piece on which you are trying to perform milling, securely tape the piece on the board.

Install the tool prompted on the screen. To install the tool, first find the tool on the plate to the right of the computer, you can find the diameter of the shaft on the tool itself, or on the box where the tool is stored. After knowing the diameter of the shaft, fetch a collector from the same board to the right of the computer, install the drill into the collect as shown below. Install the tool on the machine with spanner NO. 4 and 17

Click next, in the next panel, select the bottom left corner on the top surface.

Launch VPanel from start menu, select Set XY Origin, position the drill at the bottom left corner of the top surface, then click Apply.

After this is done, take out the gold, round shape Z0 Sensor at the back, put the sensor on top of the piece, position the drill at top of the sensor, select Set Z origin using sensor, click Detect, perform the steps prompted in the panel.

After the detection is done, you can click next and start cutting. If there were any tool change, remember to calibrate Z axis again using the Set Z origin using sensor option.