Drilling Holes

[barrybaker]

When drilling holes at different levels of a part, my code gets a three axis rapid move between sets of holes. I wonder if the machine will position x and Y first, and then execute the z move? I would think that this code should be broken into two lines?

 

Barry Baker

[crazy^millman]

Well It really depends on how you set it up in the operation and how the points are set-up for the operation. You have very specific controls with Mastercam I suggest playing with Absolute, Incremental setting in the operation. Once you have a good grasp of that I would recommend you then look at change point to get some very specific control of points in an operation.

 

HTH

[Thad]

I think it's a post issue, myself. Or maybe something in the machine or control def. I use a wide variety of absolute and incremental top of stock, depth, etc and the machine NEVER does a 3 axis move. Unfortunately, I can't tell you how to fix it.

 

Thad

[ablucra]

Check the contol def. file, under control topics: linear. The x,y,z movement settings are set there.

[FP1]

If the 2 sets of holes are in two different operations and the clearance option is not used then it will make X Y and Z motions simultaneously on one line of g-code. This could obviously cause a crash. If you use "clearance" "only at start and end" of both operations it will make the Z move first and then XY.

[Thermoform Guy]

I had this same problem. I changed in the

control def to "do not break linear motion"

and it corrected the problem.

hth