lathe cutoff peck

[TECHSERV]

Greetings. I was curious about how to create rapid moves while pecking in a lathe cutoff toolpath. I select the peck box and fill out all the info, and the machine will peck, but its all done as feed moves. I would like for the tool to rapid out, then back to the stock. Is this something in the control def? We're running a Milltronics ML-15 with a Centurion 7 control and Mastercam X2. This would be handy to save a little time. Thanks.

[lowboy]

Does the machine have a canned cycle for this type of movement you desire?

[Jeremy Grigsby]

Well, if I am thinking right, you need to check the peck checkbox, but also the button that lets you select parameters. You should be able to adjust retract and plunge in there.

[TECHSERV]

The machine does not have a canned cycle for this, just linear feed moves. I've also tried to adjust the parameters in those fields, but it still will just output G1 moves. I went through the post, but couldn't find anything to do with the cutoff cycle. I suppose that I could add a section to the post to support what I want, but I have a feeling that that much post editing is beyond my capabilities.