Tool change

[dkring1206]

When I post my programs (lathe-default) before a tool change it is always posted as an M28. I don't want the tool to go all the way back to machine home, rather for example I like X10.0 Z10.0. I know in the machine definition manager you can change your machine home position, but it still posts out an M28. Can this be changed?

[chowquoe^]

John??????

 

I know that it can, not a post expert by any means, but a search for that "M28" would be where I would start....

 

I think that one if the post guru's will prove way more helpful, I just hope that I am remotely close.......

 

 

[dkring1206]

John?? lol i guess it doesn't show my name anywhere? Anyways it's doug.

 

I've thought about calling the post guru at the distributor, but I just hate calling them with simple random questions. It's something I can deal with by fixing it by hand, it's just a pain in the...

Thanks for your help though.

[Guest]

On the tool parameters tab try clicking the

 

"misc values" button

 

If work position options are avaialbe for the post set it to home and then try using from user define for home position.

[kringd]

Good Job John, your a genious. That works. Thanks for the help.

[Guest]

 

GTH

[ToolMan184]

quote:

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Good Job John, your a genious.

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Now his head is gonna swell up.

[Guest]

PHHHTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Storkman]

Gonna swell up? Where you been?

[Guest]

Have to get hardmill in here to smack you around a bit.

 

[kringd]

Ok, now that I got into it more, it's now posting a home move (GO X10.0 Z10.0) in the beginning of the program. Not that it hurts anything, because that's where it already is anyway I guess. It just annoys me to see it there.

[Guest]

Myself,

 

I like those lines, I view them as a safety line.

 

If an operator somehow "forgets" where the machine is, it sends itself where it belongs.

[kringd]

I am the operator lol

[Guest]

Well then, just push the little green button

 

[Hardmill]

quote:

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Have to get hardmill in here to smack you around a bit.

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Who ?? the Stork ?? :SMACK: :SLAP: EYE GOUGE:

 

 

PEACE

[kringd]

Well then, just push the little green button

 

 

--and walk away. That's what I always say