right spindle lathe

[Hertz]

Hey guys, I'm trying to cut a part with the right spindle and everytime I select it in lathe properties, it doesn't stay. I'll close the properties and go back in, and left spindle is selected again. Is there a way to make that stay? Am I not doing something else? See video

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9PheW5oNE0&feature=youtu.be

[crazy^millman]

You are not crazy. I will repeat you are not crazy. It will not stay most times. Every blue moon I can get it to stay, but most time you have to force every operation. Does it make for some very frustrating days one might ask? I say YES, but short of programming it by hand not much we can do.

[Hertz]

Ok thanks.

[Paul Decelles]

The radio button is simply to decide which stock you wish to modify when you click the Properties or Delete buttons.  If I understand correctly, you are simply asking that we store the last selection every time you exit the Machine Group Properties dialog?  How many times do you go back and change your stock settings once you have set them and created operation that use them?

[Hertz]

If I understand correctly, you are simply asking that we store the last selection every time you exit the Machine Group Properties dialog? 

Yes

[Hertz]

So here's another related question. I have a job using the sub spindle that has 7 tools. When I define the right spindle, it doesn't update my axis control to right/upper. I have to make sure this is selected every tool. I was told this can't be changed. Is that true? I can't get it to default to right side when right spindle is defined?

[crazy^millman]

So here's another related question. I have a job using the sub spindle that has 7 tools. When I define the right spindle, it doesn't update my axis control to right/upper. I have to make sure this is selected every tool. I was told this can't be changed. Is that true? I can't get it to default to right side when right spindle is defined?

 

Yes you are correct I see the same behavior.

[The Cathedral]

The default spindle is defined by the tool, not your plane/wcs. I usually have duplicates of most tools, one defined in the "setup tool" tab as main, the other as sub. So depending on which spindle I'm on, I use a different library and it automatically assigns it correctly.

[Hertz]

I have a different tool but its in the same library. It is indeed different but it does not update for me. 

[The Cathedral]

Interesting. It works for me without fail. What version are you using? X8? Just to clarify, you have your tool defined like this, right?

[crazy^millman]

Interesting. It works for me without fail. What version are you using? X8? Just to clarify, you have your tool defined like this, right?

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Yes mine are defined like that and I have been fighting the same issue as he has.

[Mick]

Yes mine are defined like that and I have been fighting the same issue as he has.

 

I've fought the same issue. Right spindles in Mastercam can be a real pain in the proverbial.

[Hertz]

Interesting. It works for me without fail. What version are you using? X8? Just to clarify, you have your tool defined like this, right?

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I have X8 but now that you mention it, I can't recall if my selection for default spindle is set to right like in your picture. I will have to check that in the morning.

[The Cathedral]

Yes mine are defined like that and I have been fighting the same issue as he has.

 

That's weird. Of all the problems I have with lathe, that's like the one thing that works all the time. I can have two tools in my tool list, one defined for upper left, the other lower right, and as I click on them the axis combination changes back and forth. This works even if I don't define the stock or a spindle.

 

I use a twin-spindle, twin turret lathe, with four axis combinations, and multi-tasking machines with milling spindles and turrets and it works for all of them.  I would say to make sure you have your machine defined right but I doubt that's something you would overlook.

[Hertz]

Cathedral that worked for me. I had the tool defined as left spindle default. As soon as I changed it, it worked as should. Thanks for that.