5 Axis Post not unlocking/locking Axis'

[tim_h]

My 5x post isn't putting in the codes for unlocking and locking the axis' except for at the tool changes...

Is this a switch somewhere in the post processor ?

THANKS !

 

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M11 UNLOCKS A

M69 UNLOCKS B

T1

M6

G0 G54 G90 X0. Y.6 A-30. B90. S3820 M3

T2

M10 LOCKS A

M68 LOCKS B

G43 H1 Z2. M8

Z1.4693

G1 Z1.3415 F30.

Y.75

Y1.

Y1.15

G0 Z1.4415

 

G0 Z2. 

NOT UNLOCKING HERE

G55 X0. Y.6 Z2. A-120. B90.

NOT LOCKING HERE

Z1.4693 

G1 Z1.3415

Y.75

 

(.031 EM / .15LOC |TOOL - 3|DIA. OFF. - 3|LEN. - 3|TOOL DIA. - .03125)

M11

M69

T3

M6

G0 G58 G90 X0. Y1.5411 A-46.5 B50. S7000 M3

T4

M10

M68

G43 H3 Z2. M8

 

[jaydenn]

I just discovered this issue myself today.

 

Lemme guess, you edited this, right;

 

#Work offsets

workofs$     : -1    #Initialize work offset

force_wcs    : yes$  #Force WCS output at every toolchange?

use_frst_wcs : yes$  #Use only the first WCS read and ignore all others in NCI  <-------------------If you change this to "yes" it'll work, if you change it to "no", it doesn't work.

 

I don't have a fix yet, but I'm looking into it.

 

Jay

[tim_h]

I have now assigned wcs outputs to the planes (G54 and G55)... and I have an unlock/lock now, however I need a "M11-M10" and i'm getting "M69-M68".

M11 M10 are for the "A axis"

M69 M68 are for the "B axis"

I tried switching these from Primary Axis Lock/Unlock to Secondary Axis lock/Unlock, but get the same result.

 

I did try and change the use_first_wcs but it didn't make a difference. I'll play around some more later.

Thanks a bunch !

 

 

M11

M69

T1

M6

G0 G54 G90 X0. Y.6 A-30. B90. S3820 M3

T2

M10

M68

G43 H1 Z2. M8

Z1.4693

G1 Z1.3415 F30.

 

G0 Z2.

M69         unlocks B

A-120.     this is an A rotation but it's still locked

M68         locks B

Y.6

[tim_h]

I revisited this today and still can't figure out how / where to change to get an M11 / M10 output when the A rotates and the B is still at 90 degrees...

 

5th axis trunnion sitting on a vertical mill.

 

The initial unlock/lock works fine, but not when just the A needs to re-position... getting the m-codes for B unlock/lock

 

Thanks in advance

tim

[MIL-TFP-41]

My first guess or thing to try would be to change your lock codes from your primary axis to the secondary axis and vise/versa

 

[edit]

doh....you say you already tried that?

very odd....

[Guest]

My guess is someone messed with the post for whatever reason and the locking unlocking isn't being updated properly.....or depending not even set to output....

 

I think this one will be tough without diving into the [ost itself.....

 

A call to your reseller woulds be in order

[tim_h]

I am still waiting for a response to an e-mail that I sent him in last JUNE ...

 

I appreciate your advice though.

 

THANKS

[Guest]

I am still waiting for a response to an e-mail that I sent him in last JUNE ...

 

I appreciate your advice though.

 

THANKS

 

June? and you've never called to follow up?

 

then I would go right to posts at mastercam dot com

[crazy^millman]

I am still waiting for a response to an e-mail that I sent him in last JUNE ...

 

I appreciate your advice though.

 

THANKS

 

So the 50 times you called them since June has yielded no results? I know Jim and Kevin and there has to more to the story.

[tim_h]

Jim wasn't my point of contact.

A different guy...

I will call Jim.

 

Thanks again !