Too many rotary moves...

[K2csq7]

I have a multiaxis surface parallel cuts toolpath that is giving me way to many rotary moves in the posted code, I thought I had seen something like this problem here before but cant seem to find it with a search. Under cut pattern-surface quality, I have tried going all the way up to .5" cut tolerance and 20" maximum distance. On the tool axis control page I have maximum angle step set to 5. Usually I don't care if there are a few extra lines of code, but this is ridiculous, close to 2000 lines of code for something that should be only 100 at most.

 

G0 G17 G90 G54 X-1.2593 Y0. C117.807 B75.28 S713 M3
G43 H6 Z18.82
X5.0954 Z17.1505
Z16.3506
G1 Z16.3505 C116.129 F7.13
C114.451
C112.774
C110.846
C109.169
C107.491
C105.694
C104.017
C102.34
C100.998

 

Any ideas are appreciated. I have a few toolpaths for this part that have this issue.

[Zoober]

Increase your maximum angle.... usually takes care of it.

[K2csq7]

Thanks Zoober, I just tried upping it from 5 to 50, no change in the code.... a little more info, I have it set to 4 axis output, and tool will "not be tilted and stays normal to surface, run tool is "auto"...

[Zoober]

under surface quality, are you using tolerance or distance.

I have had distance do that..

[K2csq7]

Under cut pattern-surface quality, I have tried going all the way up to .5" cut tolerance and 20" maximum distance.

 

Just tried unchecking the "maximum distance", no change in posted code

[mayday]

I usually have to hand edit to get rid of em, Just leave enough to get rotaion direction. Make note "Dont" remove them when using G43.4 Tool tip comp or you will find the tool going places it shouldnt when tracking the C rotations. At least on an E420H Integrex

[K2csq7]

Thanks Wes, I was afraid that was going to be it... I must be missing a setting somewhere...

[Glenn Bouman]

I came across this issue once before and I just added logic in the post not to output 2 consecutive rotary only moves.

[K2csq7]

Thanks Glenn, I would not know where to start... any idea why the "Maximum Angle Step" on the "Tool Axis Control" page won't do the trick?

[Mr. Wizzard]

Is there a "minimum angle step" you could set somewhere?

[K2csq7]

Is there a "minimum angle step" you could set somewhere?

 

Not that I see... The toolpath is mill-multiaxis-surface/solid-parallel cuts.... 1 drive surface, .015 drive surface offset, area type full avoid cuts at exact surface edges, sorting is zig zag, standard, cut tolerance is .5, tool axis control set to 4 axis, max angle step is 50, 4th axis is Z and lock the 5th at 14.72 deg.... cut tol & max angle are set really big, just to try and get some results.

[shazam/TPP]

I came across this issue once before and I just added logic in the post not to output 2 consecutive rotary only moves.

 

can this be added to the mpmaster post as a permanent fix?

[Glenn Bouman]

Yes, that could be added to MPMaster,

 

Keith, email me your post and part file.