07-21-2021, 09:49 PM
Greetings,
Preface:
I am working on a KUKA (KRC4) and the extruder we have is a plastic welder. It does not accept g-code and can only dispense continuously (it's either on or off). I have wired everything on the KUKA-side so that when the robot receives the KRL command "OUT[1] = TRUE", extruder will activate. Likewise, the command "OUT[1] = FALSE" ceases extrusion.
Question:
Is there any way to set the RoboDK 3D print settings so that all extrusion toolpaths (exclusively) are preceded by the activation command and followed by the deactivation command?
Alternatively, is there a post-processing option that can do this? I am rather new to RoboDK in general.
It should be noted that the E1 external axis on the KUKA is being used by a linear positioning unit.
Thank you,
Adam
Preface:
I am working on a KUKA (KRC4) and the extruder we have is a plastic welder. It does not accept g-code and can only dispense continuously (it's either on or off). I have wired everything on the KUKA-side so that when the robot receives the KRL command "OUT[1] = TRUE", extruder will activate. Likewise, the command "OUT[1] = FALSE" ceases extrusion.
Question:
Is there any way to set the RoboDK 3D print settings so that all extrusion toolpaths (exclusively) are preceded by the activation command and followed by the deactivation command?
Alternatively, is there a post-processing option that can do this? I am rather new to RoboDK in general.
It should be noted that the E1 external axis on the KUKA is being used by a linear positioning unit.
Thank you,
Adam