Development of an educational 3-axis CNC machine tool for rapid prototyping with two translational and one rotary axis

Abstract

The paper shows the development of a 3-axis CNC machine tool for rapid prototyping by subtracting materials, with two translational and one rotating axis, whose control is based on the LinuxCNC system, with an integrated virtual machine as a digital twin. The concepts of machines with one rotary axis were analyzed and the concept of a machine for realization was adopted, which is completely configured in a CAD/CAM environment. For successful verification of the programming system, a virtual machine has been configured in the CAD/CAM system, as well as in Vericut. The final validation of the machine design was achieved by its trial work on characteristic examples.

Keywords

• cnc machine tool
• programming
• cad/cam
• virtual prototype
• linuxcnc
• digital twin