4 axis rotary settings in X MR1

[camguymtl]

Hi guys, I have a question regarding setting the rotary axis (VMC with full 4th axis in "A").

 

I want to have full forth axis support but also would like to lock in indexing mode on demand using the Toolpath Parameter setting "Rotary Axis Type" set to "positioning".

 

I set the VMC A AXIS component to "axis supports continuous positioning".

 

At the same time, I set the post switch -

force_index : yes$ #Force rotary output to index mode when tool plane positioning with a full rotary.

rot_lock : 1 #Use rotary axis lock/unlock codes (0 = no, 1 = yes)

 

When I post, the code comes out ok but I keep getting an error message: "index angle does not match post setting ('ctable').

 

I checked the post setting for "ctable":

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

No matter what number I put in there, I still get that error message?

The post spits out 3 digits before and after the point by default for angles.

 

What is the correct way of setting this tolerance problem, Control, Machine, Post or Config setting?

 

Thanks in advance.

Bob

[camguymtl]

FYI, there is a variable called "ixtol" in the post that is used in the index angle tolerance calculation.

Original setting:

ixtol : 0.01 #Tolerance in deg. for index error

 

If I set the value to 1. the error message disapears? Is that ok?

Bob