Any plans to add the Artisan to the list of machines?
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Hi there,
I do not have (and will not have ) an Artisan while my Snapmaker 2.0 keeps performing as it does. And I suspect this will remain valid for many years…
Being so, I am very limited in what I can do about a machine I don’t own…
Anyway, it doesn’t mean I can’t add it to the list. I just can’t test nothing… It seems that some Artisan users have tested the post processor without problems, so… All I would need to add the Artisan to the machine library would be an awesome nice user that would provide me all the need info, and would be able to test it after the addition to make it available for all of us.
Do we have a deal? 
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I will be happy to help in anyway I can…just as soon as mine gets delivered.
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I have my Artisan already here. What do you need for creating a profile?
Artisan owner here as well. I’m just starting to deep dive into the CNC module and have the same request as above. FYI, super appreciate your work - it’s what makes the world wide web go round.
I’m currently CADing a dummy model of the machine just to better orient myself in space while in the Manufacture setup of Fusion. I created a machine in the library with the most basic info, but it was based on an “Autodesk generic 3-axis”, so there’s a lot wrong (no build plate listed, no rotary axis, etc). It’s linked here if you’d like a starting place. Snapmaker Artisan.f3d.zip (803.1 KB)
That said, it seems yours were configured similarly. If you look at some of the machines in the current Fusion 360 library, there seems to be different configuration options (this may be the difference between old and updated machine creator, this predates my knowledge).
The menus are completely different if you copy an Autodesk machine vs a 3rd party. Autodesk has cool stuff like “capabilities”. 3rd party gets useful stuff like build size and linking a mesh:
This is where I’m at an impasse and hoping you could clarify. I’d like to link a 3D model/mesh of the Artisan to the machine, but I also want all the capabilities listed so I can get better gcode. What’s the system to get a machine configured and looking right?
@dreasi0n Following up on this for a different reason, and somehow read the entire thread before I realized I’d already read the entire thread.
I’m trying to use the rotary module with the Artisan in Fusion. As you said, neither the original nor your custom post-processor support the 4th axis. I can’t even tell Fusion that the A-axis (rotary) is on the table and spins about Y. Right now, it thinks it can only mill things vertically.
I’m sure there’s a world of trouble waiting for me after this basic orientation problem is fixed, but if you have any insight into how to solve that, I’d appreciate it.
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One thing to note that I have found, is that with the new 200W cnc module, updating the machines maximum spindle speed under the machine settings in kinematics to 18,000 rpm is not enough to correctly alter the speed.
If I set the spindle speed to 10,000(83% of 12,000) after adjusting machine settings, the spindle will run at 15,500 rpm, which is approximately 83% of my new maximum spindle speed(18,000). It takes the speed and applies it as a percentage of the old maximum spindle speed.
I wonder if there is a way to resolve this so spindle speed is accurately tranferred to the file as an absolute value instead of a percentage of 12,000?
Are you sure it runs at this speed and it’s not a simple display error of the job conclusion (displayed before hitting start job) ?
There was a bug reported about this months ago. In this case the spindle did the 18000rpm by setting 100% in the gcode but it was displayed the old maximum of the 50W spindle (10000rpm).
This is how it works in my opinion:
In your gcode or post processor you set your spindle speed in percent 0-100 or digits 0-255 and no speed in conventional sense.
I am a relatively new cnc user, so I could be wrong. I have just updated my Sm2A350 to the newest firmware.
When loading the file that I had set the spindle speed to 6666 rpm(~55% of the 50W module) in fusion 360, the initial file start screen still displayed a spindle speed of 18,000. Upon starting the file though, the touchscreen read out the intended 10,000 rpm(~55% of the 200W module) that I had wanted.
The spindle speed did sound slower than the sound I’m used to hearing when it is at the full 18,000, but with the small experience I have, I am not aware of a way to directly read the spindle speed other than what the touchscreen is reading out.
I would suggest to use the full speed every time, it’s better for the carving bit.
Don’t know where I have read this, it’s some time ago…
Yeah, I have used the full spindle speed for all wood projects I’ve done up until now, but I read that lower spindle speed is essential for plastics such as acrylic, is this true?
My first acrylic carve that I just did “worked” but it melted some of the acrylic into place within the pockets I carved. So I’m assuming that even 10,000 rpm is too fast for the acrylic I’m using. I don’t want to go too low and risk no torque, I may just have to play around with it more.
I think this needs a bit of searching. Never thought about carving acryl so sorry for the maybe false advice
Never did acrylic myself, but know that there are also special bits for that which are optimized for plastic cutting.
https://wiki.snapmaker.com/en/general/recommended_parameters_for_200w_cnc_module
They recommend half speed for acrylic.
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