Tormach PCNC 770 User manual

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TD31455_CNC_Scanner.pdf • June 08, 2010
204 Moravian Valley Road, Suite N • Waunakee, WI 53597
Ph 608.849.8381 • Fx 209.885.4534 • © 2010 Tormach LLC
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Getting started with CNC Scanner is easy
Download and install the software1.
The freeware version of the software is available at http://www.tormach.com/Product_CNC_Scanner.html.
Download the software to your computer and double-click to begin installation.
Follow the instructions on screen.
Activate the software in Mach32.
2a. For Tormach PCNC install. Open Mach3. Choose ConfigConfig Plugins from the pulldown menu.
Ensure that the plugin topstools is enabled (displays green check mark next to the name).
If a red X appears instead, click on the box to enable and switch to a green check mark.
2b. For Generic Mach3 install. If the tops tools plugin does not appear in the Config plugins menu, then copy,
the file topstools.dll from folder C:/PCNC3/plugins/ to C:/Mach3/plugins/ and repeat Step 2A.
Install the camera driver3. (if applicable)
Some webcams will need an additional driver to be installed for the camera to operate correctly.
Consult your camera’s documentation if this is the case.
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Setup up Scan parameters.3.
Open Tormach CNC Scan. Fill in
the following scan parameters
and click Create File . Save the
file and then click the green “Next”
button.
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What you’ll need
A penny•
White backing paper: The blank side of a•
business card works great.
Setup.1.
Place the penny and card on top of a flat surface, as
shown. Make a mark on the card to indicate the lower
left hand corner of an imaginary box that the penny will
fit inside.
Align the Scope and Focus.2.
Open the Tormach CNC Scope application. Use the
mill to position the camera over the penny. Most
likely, you will need to carefully rotate the scope
with respect to the spindle so that X Y mill motion
is aligned on the Camera display. Focus on the
surface of the penny. For coarse focus, adjust with
the focusing wheel of the scope, if available. For fine focus, the preferred technique is to move the Z axis in
0.001” increments. Do not readjust Z once the focus is set. Close CNC Scope.
Figure 1. Set up on a at surface such as the top of a Vice and
mark the lower left-hand corner of the area to be scanned.
Figure 2. Use the following
Scan Parameters

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Set the start point.4.
Jog the mill so it is centered over the mark made
in step 1. Click the blue button, “Set Start Point”,
followed by the Green “next” button.
Scale by Motion.5.
Chose “Scale by Motion”. The snapshot window
appears. Click “Set First point”. Position the camera
by moving the X and Y axes so the tip of Lincoln’s
nose is in the top right corner of the field of view as
shown and click “Take the Snapshot”. Now, click “set
the Second Point”. In a similar manner, position the
camera so the tip of the nose is now in the lower
right hand corner and click “Take the Snap shot”.
Finally, using the mouse, click on the tip of the nose
in each picture to set the crosshairs. You will find
it helpful to zoom into each picture using the mouses
click wheel so you can identify the same point at a
near-pixel resolution.
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Figure 3. Set the Start point by aligning the cursor to the mark
Figure 4 Position in the Upper left hand corner for snapshot 1 Figure 5. Position in the lower lefthand corner for Snaoshot 2.

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Complete the Scan.6.
Click on the green “Start”
button to begin the scan. The
mill will move the scanner
and snap pictures until it has
completed data acquisition.
Analyze Results.7.
When the Scan is complete,
open the results to view the
raw data file. You will be able
to draw and measure on top
of the scan using the tools in
Tormach CNC Scan CAD.
Figure 6. Zoom into each picture to
identify each point at pixel level.
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Figure 7. Analyze the completed scan with
CNC Scan CAD tools to measure
and draw.