mazak Vari-axis Machine Definition?

[cncDean0017]

Hey Guys and Girls,

 

The company I'm working for purchaced a post for the vari-axis 630. As far as the machine discription... what do I need to get this to work? I've built a machine description to what I think should work? But I'm getting this error "this michine does not have a valid axis combination defined and cannot be used in a toolspath group"

 

Any suggestions?

 

thanks!

[CJep]

I would suggest getting a quote from InHouse for a Mazak Variaxis, their post and the support that goes with it are solid. They would supply the machine & control def with the custom post there would be no reason to create a new one.

[Guest]

This is NOT an easy post depending on the machines capabilities.

 

Get with your reseller and look into a purchased post. The hours of work and headaches alone will make this a "no brainer" purchase.

[roland_1]

before you contact reseller you can send all that you have to me. i have high interest in this things so I can look it for free.

[Guest]

This is NOT a post for a hack and slasher to work on, there is TOO much going on in that machine.

These posts are developed over many weeks, this isn't a good machine for a trial and error person to be working on

 

I am a very adept post guy and I won't touch one.

 

Just take that for what it's worth

[cncDean0017]

We already purchased the post. Should we have gotten the machine definition with it? The post is from In-house

[Joe788]

This is NOT a post for a hack and slasher to work on, there is TOO much going on in that machine.

 

John, are you perhaps thinking of an Integrex? The Variaxis is a normal trunnion table machine. Obviously still a complex post, but I'd think pretty straight forward as far as 5 axis posts?

 

[taperlength]

One bump = $20K repair bill

[Guest]

We already purchased the post. Should we have gotten the machine definition with it? The post is from In-house

 

Yes, you should have, it was likely an oversight either on your dealers end or IHS but double check, those should be forthcoming

 

 

John, are you perhaps thinking of an Integrex? The Variaxis is a normal trunnion table machine. Obviously still a complex post, but I'd think pretty straight forward as far as 5 axis posts?

yes I was thinking an MMT lathe, completely forgetting the Vari-axis is a 5 axis machine. One thing I have learned, for the most part, nothing with Mazak is straight ahead.

[mayday]

Why cant a post be written to ignor the usless machine defs. They cause nothing but trouble. What is actually in a machine def that cant just be in the pst. can anyone answer ?

[Guest]

Within the software Wes, you HAVE to load a machine def.

 

SO you HAVE to have it linked, near as I can tell, even if you avoid the machine parameters, you still need the machine def to load everything

[Colin Gilchrist]

Wes,

 

This is likely just an error with the Axis Combination. Axis Combinations tell Mastercam which set of components are being used for a particular operation. For a normal Milling machine, Axis Combinations are rarely used. (I setup my 4 and 5 axis machines with two combinations: 3 Axis only, and full rotary. The 3 Axis combination is for when a user does not want rotary output. Think of a Haas Trunnion style machine. If you remove and unplug the trunnion, the machine will error if you program a rotary address.)

 

Axis combinations are mostly used on Lathes with multiple turrets.

[Jeremy Herron@DBS Solutions™]

Which conroller does the machine have? I have been working on a joint project with Jimmy Wakeford from Barefoot / Inhouse and have a incorporated all the new options for the matrix contoller and most of the ones for th matrix 2 and it is pretty well rock solid.

[cncDean0017]

Dealer supplied us with what we needed.... thanks to all