HELP!!! INDEX PROBLEMS!!

[Kohler Joe]

I have Haas VMC post with rotary indexer(A axis) that I am just getting going. My problem is I need to have the A index at the start of every sequence. Right now if the prior sequence is say A90. it will not put a index in on the next sequence if it is also at A90.

Also, right now it makes a X,Y,Z move on the index line. I need to have the Z move on the next line after the index or I will crash machine.

 

Would appreciate any help.

Thanks,

Joe

[5 AX]

Good Morning!

 

I have a few haas 4 axis posts that are configured differently. If you e-mail me a copy of yours, I will take a look at it and see if I can make the necessary changes.

[5 AX]

BTY, I hope you are a packers fan and not one of them purple pride people!

[Kohler Joe]

Jesse,

Have emailed you.

[5 AX]

I got your e-mail but the attachment was blocked by microsoft outlook. I sent you a copy of my post. Good luck, just compare the code with your code and verify A axis rotation.

[Jim Evans from CNC Software]

Joe,

 

check your post and see if you have an index variable as shown here.

 

code:

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# --------------------------------------------------------------------------

# Rotary Axis Settings

# --------------------------------------------------------------------------

vmc : 1 #0 = Horizontal Machine, 1 = Vertical Mill

rot_on_x : 1 #Default Rotary Axis Orientation, See ques. 164.

#0 = Off, 1 = About X, 2 = About Y, 3 = About Z

rot_ccw_pos : 1 #Axis signed dir, 0 = CW positive, 1 = CCW positive

index : 0 #Use index positioning, 0 = Full Rotary, 1 = Index only

ctable : 5 #Degrees for each index step with indexing spindle

---

Set index to 1 (index : 1) to get code output with the A value on a seperate line and without any winding up. Index : 0 is used for full rotary machines.

[5 AX]

Hey Joe I compared the post with mine and see only minor differences. Maybe it is in your mc9 file? What indexer and or machine are you using?

[Kohler Joe]

Jesse,

Problem solved, post works great.

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