A little help with multi-offsets on VMC

[honeybunches]

I am trying to educate on multi-offsets. What we always did in the production world was copy/paste our posted file because we could never find a way to post G54-G58 with T1, G58-G54 with T2, etc, and run the table back and forth. I realize it is easy to multi-offsets in mastercam but how do we get it to do what is mentioned above?

 

We are posting out for a Haas mill and using X2MR2 at the current time.

[Mike Mattera - TFM]

Sounds like a Toolpath - Transformation with incrementing offsets.

 

Mike Mattera

[Bryan Johnson]

Check your email.

I sent you a post that is setup to do just that.

Set misc page setting on 1st operation for number of repeats.

 

This will create Haas program using sub routines, where every tool change is repeated at a new offset, and also counts the offsets in both directions. (G54-G58 with T1, G58-G54 with T2, etc).

[honeybunches]

Bryan, I really appreciate your help! That one works very slick indeed. One of the features I liked about the MPSUBREP post available here is it posts the tool, length, and dia offset and gives the Z max and min for each tool.

 

I really liked how clean yours is. I like the spaces between ops for a better visual. I will have to mess with it more later this week.

 

Thanks again Bryan.

[jgary]

Bryan,

 

I would be interested in taking a look at that if you don't mind.

 

Thanks,

[Josh T™]

ooh ooh me too!!!

(waving hand in the air)

[dareman]

Me three, me three!

[goooose]

i could use it as well

[Bryan Johnson]

I put this post on the FTP site

ftp://www.mastercam-cadcam.com/Mastercam_...X2_HAAS-OLD.ZIP

 

# When using the sub program feature, toolpath can not contain multiple fixture offsets.

# the offset of the 1st operation is used at every toolchange, and the only change is between sub program calls.

# offset changes withing the program are ignored.

 

# mi2. Used to repeat the entire program, tool by tool, at multiple fixture offsets.

# Sub Prog numbers are automaticly assigned in sequence starting at 100

# and increasing by 100 at every tool change.

# Main program number must be less than than 100

[dareman]

Thanks Bryan