refrence positions

[steveo25]

I am working on mc lathe and am trying to have my tools approach and retract to z.1 everytime. Is there a way to do this so i dont have to keep playing around with the numbers in lead in lead out, ref points or manually edit? I did see an option in machine definition, at the top that said edit reference positions. This option is blank and I cant enter any values.

Thanks

[jhjr]

Setup your operation defaults. Do a search in help for operation defaults it will show you how to do this. This schould give you what you need.

[steveo25]

I went to operation defaults in control definition but it seems the toolpaths take many things in to consideration when determining the approach. It is almost kind of part by part basis. I was wondering if there was a setting so everytime it would be Z.1 no matter what the values are in the lead in lead out, how much is left on the face or how much in Z was left on the rough pass.

Thanks for your reply