programing for right spindle

[MATTHEW S B]

i have only made programs for the left spindle and i am having problems with the right.if i take the part and xform rotate or mirror i have flipped my geometry on the part but does that flip the tool path geometry?or do i have to recreate the boundries and tools that i use becouse the tool showes as if it wants to go to the right as home and it has to go to the left i need some pointers here.

[DC Gorn]

If you went into Job setup Spindle/Turret and have it set corretly it should all work at the machine.

[chris m]

I program both spindles the same [using left spindle / top turret] because it is simply easier that way for me. You can tweak a post to output code differently [like if you need -X for your right spindle or something] if you need to. If you absolutely must have the part oriented on the screen the same way as it is in the machine then the Spindle / Turret parameters should get you there but it can take a little patience to get them set correctly

 

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