2 pallet machine, with 5th axis on one

[ckwhite]

We recently bought a 2 pallet horizontal mill. One pallet is a simple tombstone, the second has a 5 axis (B,C). My post is set up with axis limits for the B axis (because of cords, air lines, etc on the 5 axis pallet). This limits my use of the tombstone pallet.

 

Is there some way to tell MC which pallet i'm working on and when to use the axis limits?

[GoetzInd]

Copy and change the machine defs?

 

Mike

[ckwhite]

Thanks,

 

that may lead me to a solution, I have another machine def (from another machine) that I could use on the tombstone pallet. What if I had multiple machine groups. One for each pallet. Would that work?

[GoetzInd]

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What if I had multiple machine groups. One for each pallet. Would that work?

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Thats what I would do.

 

 

Mike

[maestro]

We have the same setup here on a couple of makino's. We had a post modified to prompt us when posting for which pallet we were using. It then looks at the axis limits set for each pallet to make sure we don't over travel the pallet with the 5th axis, and also adds the appropriate M code that checks to make sure the correct pallet is in the machine.