post script

[KenD]

I set up to drill holes with a -.4 depth and a 1 inch retract/feed plane top of stock Zero. Mastercam pictures it properly in ISO view. When I post it I get a initial Z height 1 and at each drill location I get positive 1.4 inches instead of -.4 inch depth as instructed by mastercam. Could this be mastercam related issue or is there a value in the post that needs to be changed.

 

Hurco Mill

hurco mill post

Mastercam X2

[Guest]

It sounds like something in your settings is set to incremental instead of absolute.

[Sunder]

Hi,

you must have set the depth as +1.4 whether it could be inc or abs.

[Cuda84]

I have a machine that when you run a drill program the Z (depth value) is the total distance traveled from the initial height. If your start plane is 1" and your depth is -.4" the Z would = 1.4 . I have a post that dose this.

 

This is an example of the post output.

 

N100 G75 G90

N110 G0 X0. Y0. T1 M06

N120 G0 X.595 Y.595 S1300 M03

N130 G0 Z.1

N140 G81 X.595 Y.595 Z.18 F2.0

N150 X.275 Y.695

N160 X-.595 Y.595

N170 X-.275 Y-.695

N180 X0. Y0.

N190 X.595 Y-.595

N200 X-.595

N210 G80

 

This is a center drill going .08" deep.

Are you sure you are useing the correct post? Is this what the machine needs? I know it dose not look right, but this is how this controler works.