CLAMPING "A" OR "B" AXIS

[Todd Mann from Fastech]

I am using a Generic Fanuc 4x Machine and I want to clamp and unclamp the rotary when it change position. Is there a way to do this with out manually inserting M10 and M11?

[Guest]

There's a switch in post

 

 

#Axis locking

rot_lock : 0 #Use rotary axis lock/unlock codes (0 = no, 1 = yes)

slock : "M10" #Axis lock

sunlock : "M11" #Axis unlock

 

 

set rot_lock to 1

[Todd Mann from Fastech]

Thanks

[Todd Mann from Fastech]

Still not post out M10 and M11?????????????

[Craig-B]

Are you sure you change the rot_lock to , in the correct post

#Axis locking

rot_lock : 1 #Use rotary axis lock/unlock codes (0 = no, 1 = yes)

slock : "M10" #Axis lock

sunlock : "M11" #Axis unlock

[Todd Mann from Fastech]

Yes I did change the correct post. I also change the force_index to yes$. It now post out M10 and M11 but it is before my fixture offset line so that is not going to work!!!!!

[cumberland]

Put a big a** C Clamp around it bonehead.LOL

[EX-wccprogrammer]

Find the variables in play by searching for the ones defined as 'M10' and 'M11' (slock and sunlock in the above post). Identify the actual variables used, and then search for *where* in the post they are called. Then move those calls to the line *after* the fixture offset call.

[Guest]

Try setting this to yes and undo what you did

 

force_index : no$ #Force rotary output to index mode when tool plane positioning with a full rotary

 

and I may be wrong but sight unseen, if it isn't working with those settings I wonder if your WCS/Planes are set properly

[Todd Mann from Fastech]

I am using top front front and top back back

[Guest SAMCRO]

Todd,

 

What brand of rotary table and what brand of CNC Machine Tool are you using?

Is this a horizontal machining center?

 

Depending upon the hardware, you should be able to set it to auto-clamp by machine parameter & keep relay.

I only use the M-Codes when there is no choice.

[Guest]

Rotate a top plane -90 use that plane instead of back.

 

back and bottom shouldn't be used on a VMC with a rotary about X

[Todd Mann from Fastech]

I am using a horizontal machine.

[BBprecise]

I had a similar problem, but with me I have 2 horizontals, one that needs M code to lock and unlock and the other doesn't (locks automatically). To get it to not post the lock codes when I'm going to machine the part on 2nd machine I put a question in post that asks if I want rotary lock codes output. To get it working correctly I had to hard code the lock and unlock codes where I wanted them in. This is my code;

 

if rot_lock, "M111", e$

if mi1$ > one, absinc$ = zero

pcan1, *sgcode, *sgabsinc, pwcs, pfcout, e$

if rot_lock, "M110", e$

pindex

 

This is in psof$, ptlchg0$ and ptlchg$.