Tilted Working Planes

[Ken0359]

Does anyone know if G68.2 and G53.1 tilted working planes have to be written through the post processor or can the code be inserted manually into the NC file

 

CMS Poseidon 20' x 20' 5 axis router

Fanuc 31i A5 controller

[Chris McIntosh]

It cannot, the post needs to be setup since all of the coordinates will then be mapped. I suppose if you were to program everything with the wcs and toolplane/construction plane set to the same and posted out, you could manually insert it...

[Ken0359]

the post is a Catia built Post from Icam that is being used and the B is fixed at 30 deg and C axis rotates at 45 deg intervals 8 x with XYZ movement in the test patch areas. The router head machines around a 16 ft Dia circular surface like a bowl but just maching 2 x 3 areas at the top starting at 90 deg + Y rotatiing CCW. I inserted the code manually but had a feeling it needed to be built in to the toolpaths. I use Renishaw's CappNC to find the alignment and it calulates the Eular Angles. The machine trys to output the instruction but gets lost in C.

 

Thanks for your response.

Unfortunalely in this job I am not outputing the toolpaths, another subsidary of our company is. so I have not had control of the NC files.

If there is anything else you could add I would appreciate it.