Calculating Travel Per Revolution
Posted: Wed Nov 20, 2024 6:00 am
When I first set up my CNC with a Buildbotics controller, I tried to convert the values I was using for Mach3 to values for stepper motors (https://www.oyostepper.com/) but ended up with the wrong settings. My old setup used 320 steps per unit for X and Y (my system was set to MM) and for the Z axis it used 400 steps per unit. All my steppers are 1.8 degrees per step. When using Buildbotics, it looks for the travel per revolution but I don't know how to convert.
Through trial and error I came up with 5 for X and Y and 4 for Z, but I would feel better if I knew the math to make sure I was using the right values.
Through trial and error I came up with 5 for X and Y and 4 for Z, but I would feel better if I knew the math to make sure I was using the right values.