Coolant issue

[Columbo™]

I am making a lathe program and have found an issue, I'm not sure if there is also an issue for milling or not. I will try it soon.

 

I forgot to turn the coolant on for a drill, This tool is used in three operations (one to drill and two to bore). I went to the first of the three operations and turned it on, MC asked if I wanted to apply this to the other operations and I told it yes.

 

The problem

 

I checked all three operations and visually the coolant is on. I posted the program and after the first operation I get an M09 and no other M08. I went to the second of the three operations turned off the coolant, said OK, went back in to the second operation and turned it back on and said OK. Posted it and then had the M09 after the second operation.

 

I had to turn off then turn on the coolant for the third operation to eliminate the M09 until the end of the tool.

 

Would it be best to manually turn on the coolant?

 

Thanks

[Columbo™]

Anyone ???

[Lightning Larry]

Could the problem possibly be in your post?

[Columbo™]

I tried the same with a out of the box post and had the same result.

 

[Guest]

Try selecting all you OPs and regenning, then repost.

 

See if that helps

[88Matt]

Where did u turn it on? The perameters page? Operations tool? Tool library? If u do it in the tool, you have to go through each op and unselect then reselect the tool to pick it up.

 

FYI

 

I always (well, most of the time) program everything with the coolant off. Then use the "edit common perameters" to turn on coolant settings. HTH

[Columbo™]

I did it in the tool. When asked to apply to all operations using this tool I answered yes.

 

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I am always afraid to use "edit common perameters". I got burned one time in V9.

 

Unless they fixed it in X. When I went in to change coolant to on in V9 it also changed other things. Did that get fixed in X ??

 

Thanks

 

[Zero]

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Did that get fixed in X ??

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as for that specific coolant issue, I dont know...but I do know that edit common parameters works much better than it did (or didn't actually...) in V9.

[Columbo™]

Thanks, I'll have to give it a try in X.

 

Once you get burned you tend to stay away from features.

 

[Zero]

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Once you get burned you tend to stay away from features.

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Yeah, I hear ya on that one...I still machine strictly from surfaces and never from solids after getting burned a quite few times machining solids in V9

[Columbo™]

How did you get burned milling solids? I seem to find it easier to mill with solids than surfaces. Is there something I have been missing???

 

 

Thanks

[88Matt]

FYI--

 

If u do and multiaxis work the advanced 5 axis paths wont work with solids.

[Columbo™]

Thanks no 5x here yet