Specifications

Quickstart to Roland MDX-40 and Modela Player 4

Example 1

What is Modela Player 4?

Modela Player 4 is a computer-aided manufacturing (CAM)

program for cutting machines from Roland DG Corp.

It imports 3D data in common formats (IGES, DXF (3D), STL,

or XVL), and outputs tool paths for cutting machines from

Roland DG Corp.*

Main Features of MODELA Player 4

To understand better about how to operate Roland’s MDX-40 machine using

Modela Player 4, let’s work on a new example.

Creation of multiple processes

Support for square end mill, ball end mill, radius end

mill, conical end mill, and drill tools

Setting the cutting sequence

Selection of cutting processes

*see Appendix A for more explanations

Step 10

Then, click on the Set button next to the XY origin

checked. Finally, we are done with setting the X, Y and Z

axis of the cutting tool. Click on the Close button.

Set XY origin (continued)