Translation Frustration

[Chris Rizzo]

Howdy all,

Having some issues with toolpath-trasform -translate....

I have my source operations all set to use a certain fixture offset (#5 = g59), when I transform the toolpath, it posts with the default fixture offset, g54 .... I have "posting disabled on source operations", which has never done this before and should not change my source ops regardless! If I go back and turn posting back on for those source operations, and post them individually (without translate), I get my g59 back!

I have tried this exact same procedure at my school's machines, and it works just fine there. Posts my source ops fixture offsets in the toolpath transformations post...

[Guest]

Which post are you using. What version on MC?

[Chris Rizzo]

Sorry, I'm running MPHaas post, V9. I've snooped around in the post a bit, and looks like I've got it configured to output g54,55,etc. What's frustruating is that it does put out the desired offset when there is no translation taking place..but as soon as I translate, goes back to g54

[Rick Damiani]

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Sorry, I'm running MPHaas post, V9. I've snooped around in the post a bit, and looks like I've got it configured to output g54,55,etc. What's frustruating is that it does put out the desired offset when there is no translation taking place..but as soon as I translate, goes back to g54

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In the Translate toolpath parameters, select 'Tool Plane' as the translation method (middle left of the 'Type and Method' page), then set the 'Work Offset Numbering' option to 'Maintain source operation's' (bottom right of the same page - will be grayed out if you don't select 'Tool Plane' as the translation method).

 

'Copy source operaton' with 'Disable posting in selected source operations' is your buddy. It helps keep you from cutting the same thing twice, while making it harder to miss an important step while posting. Very useful ifn you don't want to waste time.