Older Cincinatti 950 5axis doesn't recognise G84.

[MetalFlake]

We're setting up this used 5ax machine and just as the operator was getting ready to tap the 900+ 1/2-13 holes in the tooling plate, he discovered that G84 is not in it's vocabulary. We have the same machine, just a couple years newer that does G84 cycles. Anyone know if it's possible to use settings or software from the newer machine to get the older one to tap?

 

Many thanks!!!

 

MF

[Hardmill]

I'd say call cinci, you don't want to start

inter-mixing machine canned cycles.

Bad news in my opinion.

 

PEACE

[justind]

i have had the same problem here - one of our cinci 5x supoorts G84 and the otehr don't. What I did was edit the ptap function in the post to write cycle out long hand

ptap # Canned Tap Cycle

pdrillref

# depth = abs #(refht-depth)

# retr = abs #(depth+initht)

if mi2 = 0, drillref, *x, *y, e

*frplunge, *depth, e

"M4", e

"G01", *zr, *frplunge, e

"M3", e

"G0", "F99.999", e

seems to work fine - I guess they were to cheap to buy tapping on some of our machines - even our 4million dollar 5x with 2 3spindle heads -

[MetalFlake]

Justind,

 

Groovy! Now.. do I need to specify the misc2 cycle to run this? I'll give it a try..

 

BTW, How can I get my W values in other cycles to be incremental from the R plane?

 

Thanks again!!

 

MF

[MetalFlake]

Justind,

 

I'm getting this error when I post:

 

Combined Mill and Lathe Post Processor Version 9.16 © Copyright 1992-2003 CNC Software, Inc.

Processing file with CINN-5AX2...

Variable not defined: pdrillref

Post line number 1870

Program execution halted due to error(s) in .pst

 

 

I've done some post edits before but I've never created a variable like this. How bout a little hint?

 

MF

[Jack Mitchell]

Is it possible that this machine supports a G33 cycle?

 

Regards, Jack

[MetalFlake]

Well thats a new one. Looking it up now.

[Mike Whitten CAD/CAM Contractors]

What does the book say? This seems wierd? Parameter?

 

Or is this is a Cinci....

 

Thanks,

 

Mike

[MetalFlake]

My book say's G33 is a threading code for lathes.

 

MF