Cutter Compensation Warning

[Mick]

Hi there,

 

I'm wanting to put a warning as part of the comment line at the beginning of an operation (pcomment), when cutter radius compensation is in use, but I cant seem to do it. I recall possibly doing it in the past, but I just cant plain remember. Can anyone help me out on this? I'm sure the post has to "peek" further into the operation to do it, but I just cant reember if this is how I did it.

 

Any help is appreciated

[Threept82]

You should be able to type in your information or comment in the comment block of the tool that cutter comp will be used on. In my post whatever I type in comes up just before the tool change and (with-in parenthesis)

[Post dept]

Hey Mick,

 

If you want to automate this do the following. Make sure you have

 

cc_1013 : 1

 

in your post so your post can look ahead to see if the current op uses cutter comp at the time of the tool change. Then, in the tool change block just put

 

if cc_pos, "blah blah"

 

and you should be all set. Check it out in the V9 post manual for more info.

 

Brett

[Mike Mattera - TFM]

I use this in my toollist setup sheet.

Checks if comp is on or off.

Opcode 3 = tells you if your drilling.

 

if cc <> 0, "CUTTER COMP = ACTIVE", e

if cc = 0 & opcode <> 3 , "CUTTER COMP = OFF", e

 

Mike Mattera

[jeff]

wouldn't the G41 tell you that comp is active?

or are you having the comment say whether the comp is computer,wear,control,reverse wear,or off?

the latter would be beneficial to me because I always use control and my coworker uses wear.

[Mick]

Thanks for the responses! I'll give the suggestions a try shortly. My worload is through the roof at the moment

[Mick]

Ok, I tried the cc_1013 example, and it worked, however, at the second tool operation, it didn't output it, even though it was using wear compensation. The first operation (different tool), used compensation in control, and it output it fine. Is there a seperate cc_ code for wear? I looked through the post guide, but couldn't find it.

[Mick]

Jeff,

 

Both control and wear use G41, and my customer wants to have a warning so that the operator knows to set the radius value accordingly in the control.

I'm in agreeance with you, I think it would be handy to hae it output something like "Warning: Control/Wear etc etc Compensation applied. Check tool settings"

[Post dept]

Mick,

 

Wear comp will work the same as comp in control. For the "second tool operation" do you mean 2 ops 1 tool or 2 ops 2 tools? Did you put the

 

if cc_pos, "blah blah"

 

into the null tool change?

 

Brett

[Mick]

Brett,

 

I meant 2 ops, 2 tools, and yes, I put the if cc_pos, "blah blah", but it didn't output it at all.

 

Mike

[Post dept]

Mick,

 

I can help if you want to send me your post and your .mc9 file. Should take 2 secs.

 

Brett