MyT'Mill Main Window
MyT'Mill for Windows(tm) runs under Windows 95, 98, or ME and includes on-line help and a user guide with a tutorial section to get you started. The same software both creates and runs the tool paths for quick and easy results. software summary It can drive our unipolar phase-type controller and most any standard step/direction type controller. The MyT'Mill software program interface uses the familiar drop-down menus common to all Microsoft Windows programs. The number of menu items are kept to a minimum by putting everything you need on a few intuitive forms. Functions you perform frequently are readily accessible with a single click of a button on the control panel near the top of the main window.
You don't need to be a programmer to operate MyT'Mill. Just draw a 2D picture of the part on your favorite CAD program (or use the included package), write a DXF file, and import it into MyT'Mill. The file is translated into standard G&M code which appears in an edit area of the main window. The code is stored in a simple text file so users who want to generate their own code programatically can do so. DXF entities that are understood include lines, polylines, arcs and circles. Text, B-splines, and polygons must be "exploded" into lines first. There are several options for what to do with the Z coordinate when importing the DXF file. You can specify a default depth of cut value to use for all tool paths, you can set a depth for up to 6 different line colors, or you can use the actual Z coordinate specified in the DXF file if it was written from a 3D CAD package. Don't expect to do sophisticated 3D parts, however, unless you get the G-code from some other CAM program. There are expensive programs that can figure out how to whittle out a 3D shape from a block of material or make a mold for one. This is not one of them. If you have the G-code from one of these programs, however, MyT'Mill can usually run them.
Press the Run button at the bottom of the code form and MyT'Mill takes control! You can control up to 4 stepper motors simultaneously. Each line of code is highlighted as it is being executed and the path being cut is illustrated in the graphics window. You can step through the code one line at a time and preview all the tool paths before machining. You can manually cut and paste sections of code in the on-screen editor. Comments are supported to make the code easier to read.
Setup Motor Parameters, Resolution Calculator, Home Position |
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You can set the motor resolution to any appropriate value. This allows
you to operate in millimeters instead of inches, for example, or use the
motor for a different positioning application. If you purchase our unipolar
driver, each motor can be set to stay on after its motion has been completed
to provide more holding power, or to shut off to make that power available
to the other motors. (Our Pro model step/direction driver has an
option to automatically reduce the current by 50% to any motor that's not
moving.} An acceleration/deceleration ramping profile can also be
defined for each motor on start up and shut down. A motor can also be set
to operate in the reverse direction from normal. This allows you to create
a mirror image part or rotate it simply by checking the appropriate reverse
boxes.
Configurable Pinouts |
Options for Z depth of cut during DXF import |
System Requirements: You will need an IBM PC compatible computer running Windows 95, or 98 and a hard disk with at least 3 MB of available space.