Tool Break Detection

[Jake L]

It seems most people use misc integers to implement tool break detection. Would it be dumb to use a custom drill cycle?

I'd like to let the programmer make adjustments to all the variables on the tool break detect line. Ex. spindle speed, tolerance, radial offset, z safety plane, etc. But I'd hate to have the majority of my misc integers hogged by one function.

Is there a better way to implement this? Am I trying to do too much customization?

MC2023 TIA

[Aaron Eberhard]

With tool break detection, is it necessary to do it as a drill cycle?  I mean, if you're okay with it happening as a standalone toolpath anyway, just do it as a manual entry.   The big benefit to doing a custom drill cycle is it allows you transfer positional information to whatever you're trying to do (i.e., Probe at this XYZ), which seems unnecessary for a tool break cycle?

Or am I missing something?

[Jake L]

2 minutes ago, Aaron Eberhard said:

With tool break detection, is it necessary to do it as a drill cycle?  I mean, if you're okay with it happening as a standalone toolpath anyway, just do it as a manual entry.   The big benefit to doing a custom drill cycle is it allows you transfer positional information to whatever you're trying to do (i.e., Probe at this XYZ), which seems unnecessary for a tool break cycle?

Or am I missing something?

Manual entry, hadn't considered that option, thanks. No need for positional information that's all stored in the machine. 

Think I was trying to fit a round peg in a square hole. My head went "hey I know how to implement that with the post" so that's the direction I took off in. Kind of forgot to look for other options.

Thanks Aaron!

[Aaron Eberhard]

19 minutes ago, Jake L said:

Manual entry, hadn't considered that option, thanks. No need for positional information that's all stored in the machine. 

Think I was trying to fit a round peg in a square hole. My head went "hey I know how to implement that with the post" so that's the direction I took off in. Kind of forgot to look for other options.

Thanks Aaron!

You're welcome, I'm happy to be a rubber duck

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[Jake L]

4 minutes ago, Aaron Eberhard said:

You're welcome, I'm happy to be a rubber duck

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubber_duck_debugging

My girlfriend thought I was nuts when I asked for a couple rubber ducks for my birthday a few years back. These ducks have helped me solve more than one problem.

[JParis]

Guy is a admitted pirate and still here  lol

 

 

 

[AHarrison1]

1 minute ago, JParis said:

Guy is a admitted pirate and still here  lol

 

 

 

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