T/C Plane Help

[Larry Metzler]

Running a Kitamura HX300if Machining Center. When using multiple tool and

construction planes I am having a problem.If I use a plane I have created in the view manager rather than one predefined in the view manager the NC code will out put a new

WCS, however there is no rotation of the B Axis out put. In the following I am drilling at

0 deg, then 90, then 270, all of which show B Axis moves, following the 270 deg cycle

the code pulls a new wcs but nothing to move the Tombstone to 45 deg. I am very thankful to the people of the greatest forum for any and all help.

 

(DATE=DD-MM-YY - 13-02-08 TIME=HH:MM - 10:13)

(MCX FILE - N:DX29911441TEST.MCX)

(NC FILE - D:MILLNCTEST)

(MATERIAL - ALUMINUM INCH - 2024)

( T12 | .250 SPOT DRILL | H12 )

G20

G0 G17 G40 G49 G80 G90

N12 T12

M6

G53 Z0

M11

B0.

M10

G0 G90 G54.1 P1 X2.252 Y0. S4800 M3

G05.1 Q1

G43 H12 Z.1 M08

G99 G81 Z-2.5398 R.1 F12.

G80

G53 Z0

M11

B90.

M10

G54.1 P2 X0. Y0.

G99 G81 Z-1. R.1 F12.

G80

G53 Z0

M11

B270.

M10

G54.1 P3 X0. Y0.

G99 G81 Z-1. R.1 F12.

G80

 

(Missing Code)

# G53 Z0

# M11

# B45.

# M10

# = My Input

(End Missing Code)

 

G54.1 P4 X0. Y0.

G99 G81 Z-1. R.1 F12.

G80

M5

G53 Z0.

G53 X0. Y0.

G53 Z0

M11

B0.

M10

G05.1 Q0

M30

%

[Guest]

you don't set a new WCS for your rotations, you only set the T&C planes, with the WCS set for TOP

[Larry Metzler]

John,

I think I used the wrong terms, I do create T&C planes, but I must be doing something

wrong as I am not getting any rotation output.

 

I would like to post screen shot but I do not

know how to include it with a post. Can anyone

help me with this also?

[Guest]

go to

www.photobucket.com

 

to create an account to host them, once you upload, you can take the direct link that is provided underneath the pic just uploaded and then you can click on the image button on the reply screen and paste in the link for the screen shot

 

hth

[Rick Henrickson 65]

If this is a vertical just set your WCS to top then your c/t plane to front, back, saved which ever you want just like John said then it will give you the rotation

[Larry Metzler]

http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh230/crapperdog/wcs.jpg

 

Thanks again John, this is how I created the T/C

plane and where I specked it.

[Larry Metzler]

Thanks Rick, it is a horiziontal, please see the

above link, perhaps it will help.

[Greg_J]

Set your WCS to top on all gviews, change your offsets for each face accordingly, make sure that your T/C plane is set to the name of the side you want to machine. For example on the Front, set the WCS to top and the T/C plane to Front. and do the same for the other three sides.

 

Greg

[Larry Metzler]

Greg,

I think that is what I have done, still I seem to be missing something. In the view manager the

Top is set as the WCS, the construction and tooling planes are set as needed, with predefined

construction and tooling planes,all is fine, it is only with t/c planes I have created there seem to be problems.

[Guest]

Larry

can you share your file up on the FTP?

[Larry Metzler]

John,

I will try the FTP site again, I have not had much luck getting on it. I will try it now and get

back.

[Rick Henrickson 65]

hey if you say gview = cplane on your created views does it look right to you? maybe you created the view wrong.

 

how did you create your views?

[Larry Metzler]

John, when trying to connect to the FTP Site

I get a message saying " Unable to connect".

The address I am sending it to is

"www.ppcadcam.com" is this correct?

 

Rick, I create the c plane using existing geometry, or geometry I have created for this purpose, G view does look correct when set to

the c plane.

[Greg_J]

Take a look in the machine def that your rotory axis is set up on the correct axis, if that is not the problem, look at the post, to make sure it is not set to vmc.

 

Greg

[Rick Henrickson 65]

+ 1 Greg

[Greg_J]

Planes by geometry works well for creating work planes, make sure that the arrows point in the positive directions for all axis.

 

Greg

[Larry Metzler]

All,

I am really starting to think that there are one or two really thick people out there, and that I

am both of them!!! I created a new C/T plane

programmed to it and it worked out fine. Checked

the earlier plane and had my x and y planes reversed. I was always told "There is no sense

being stupid if you cannot show people". Well

I guess I sure showed the people. Thanks very

much for the help and assistance. I am sure I will

be back, perhaps one day I will redeem myself.

Again Thanks Much to All

 

Larry