Vortex post help

[Bruce Caulley]

Here is what I get

code:

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 O1030 (1030)

(MASTERCAM - V9.)

(MC9 FILE - T:MASTERCAMQLDD2282-01REVAD2282-01-102-ROTATED.MC9)

(MATERIAL - NONE)

(PROGRAM - 1030.NC)

(DATE - NOV-16-04)

(TIME - 10:47)

(POST LIC - Ferra Engineering)

(T3 | 8MM ENDMILL ROUGH | H8 | D8 | D8.0000mm | | CONTOUR....)

N100 G00 G17 G21 G40 G49 G80 G90

N102 (MAX | Z50.)

N104 (MIN | Z-9.5)

N106 M08

N108 S10000

N110 G00 G90 A0. B0.

N112 G43.1 H8 Z50.

N114 X-1021.784 Y-13.43 Z-2.85

N116 G01 Z-3.85 F2000.

N118 G03 X-1020. Y-13.85 I1.784 J3.58

N120 G01 X-920.1 Z-4.597

N122 G03 Y-13.35 Z-4.603 I0. J.25

N124 G01 X-1119.9 Z-6.097

N126 G03 Y-13.85 Z-6.103 I0. J-.25

N128 G01 X-1020. Z-6.85

N130 X-920.1 Z-7.597

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At line N114 the machine is going straight to the start point and feedplane in one move. The answer must be staring me in the face, but I just can't seem to work it out. How do I get it to mave to its start point at clearance before going to feed plane? Clearance is set at 60mm abs, retract at 40mm abs and feedplane at 1mm inc. The path is 3axis only.

 

thanks in advance

Bruce

[Steve Biehl - Cimquest Inc]

Does your post have the 'nobrk' variable??

 

if

nobrk : 0 # all XYZ rapid moves will be broken up into an XY move and Z move. This is

the default condition.

 

nobrk : 1 # the post outputs 3-axis XYZ moves without breaking them up.

[Greg Williams]

Bruce,

 

If nobrk doesn't give you what you want change psof and ptlchg so that X (pfxout) and Y (pfyout) is on one line and Z (pfzout) the following line

 

From PSOF

 

pcom_moveb

c_mmlt #Multiple tool subprogram call

ptoolcomment

comment

pcan

#if stagetool >= zero, e

pbld, n, *t

n,"M6"

n,"H1", "D2"

n,"M56"

n,"G90", pwcs, e

if lock_codes = 1 & not(index) & rot_on_x, pbld, n, "M11", "(UNLOCK)", e

n, pfcout, e

if lock_codes = 1 & not(index) & rot_on_x & cuttype = 0, pbld, n, "M10", "(LOCK)", e

pindex

#if mi1 > one, absinc = zero

pcan1, pbld, n, *sgcode, *sgabsinc, pwcs, pfxout, pfyout, *speed, *spindle, pgear, strcantext, e

pbld, n, "G43", "H1", pfzout, *scoolant, e

if mi9 >=1, n, "M77", e

if mi10 >=1, n, "M26", e

if mi6 >=1, n, "M97", e

if next_tool = first_tool, e

else, n, next_tool, e

if mi8 = one & mi7 = one, result = mprint(shspmill)

if mi8 = one, n,"G05P10000(SGI ON)", e

if mi7 = one, n,"G08P1(GI ON)", e

absinc = sav_absinc

[Bruce Caulley]

Steve,

Yes it does have this set as 0. I have moved the pzout in the rapid motion settings to a separate line and this seems to work, however I end up with a line with nothing but G00 on it. No drama but a bit messy. I will need to run a proper test job in this machine as we haven't sorted this all out yet.

 

Thanks for your help.

 

Bruce

[Bruce Caulley]

Greg,

You beat me! I will give this a try.

 

Bruce