What determines the tolerance for what for what is considered "vertical tool" in 5-axis post

[Jeremy Herron@DBS Solutions™]

Does anyone know what determines the tolerance of what the post considers a "vertical tool"?

 

TIA

[Colin Gilchrist]

The "Vertical Tool" is based either on the tool position vector (NCI gcode$ 11) or the Tool Plane Matrix for 3 Axis toolpath types.

 

In the case of the Tool Plane based toolpaths for example, the logic will check to see if the Z axis vector of the Toolplane is '1'. If not, the post now knows the tool plane is rotated.

 

Got any more info on what you are after? If you are trying to control a specific primary axis angle, then you might need to make some post modifications to handle that...

[Jeremy Herron@DBS Solutions™]

I have a toolpath that I want to the angle set to .001 so it will mill with C, not X and Y. It works fine if I set it to. 02 but anything less I get the vertical tool alarm and it mills with x and Y.

[Jeremy Herron@DBS Solutions™]

It is a 5-axis toolpath, But if I set the angle to less than .02, It changes my output from C to X and Y, and I run out of travel. I need to position where I have travel and mill with C. Any Ideas? I cannot find anywhere in the post, MD, or CD that controls this?

[Colin Gilchrist]

Hi Jeremy,

 

The tolerance check is located in the encrypted section of the Post. Please send a Zip to Go file to [email protected] and we will take a look at where the calculation taking place.

 

Regards,

 

Colin

[Jeremy Herron@DBS Solutions™]

Thanks Colin. Will do.