Problems running Mastercam programs on Mazatrol Matrix

[FiveAxisViking]

Hi,

 

I have a problem getting the programs i make on Mastercam to work on the Mazatrol Matrix control on my machine. Mazak VTC-800/30SR

What happens is that the coordinates are off(by a mile). Is there some trick i need to do on the Mazatrol? I run these programs as sub programs, and i thought it would use the coordines and zero i had from the

main program, but it doesnt seem to work.

 

Hope somebody can help me with this issue.

[GuyW]

The first question to ask is whether or not it's posting a different work offset than what the control is set for.. then check if it's posting G90, or G91 for positioning

[FiveAxisViking]

Thanks for the reply. I dont think that is the problem since it is going 500-1000mm of the offset i have set in the mazatrol program it is running as a sub for.

Do i need to somehow set my mazatrol to g54 f.eks and then run the sub with the same g54 code?

[mayday]

curious as to why your using Mazatrol at all? why not all EIA?

[John Morris]

Try deleting all the G54's or whatever work coordinate is in the posted (G-code) program. Then sub it out of mazatrol and see if behaves they way you want. Otherwise make sure your G54 (or whatever your G-code is calling ) is set to the same coordinates as the WPC in mazatrol.

[FiveAxisViking]

[email protected]: The reason is that i find it fast and easy on most tasks, but on some parts i would like to run subs for engraving, or other standards that is often on different products.

 

John Morris: Thanks, i will try that at work tomorrow.

[FiveAxisViking]

No luck, still problems getting the zero point correct Do i need som special post processor for mastercan to run the programs?

[GuyW]

No, we have 8 Mazaks and they've been programmed with MasterCam using V9, X2 and X6.. But, like Wes suggested, it has all been EIA with no problems. When I need to make a Mazatrol program, though, I don't use Mastercam, I use Camlink

[Joe788]

No luck, still problems getting the zero point correct Do i need som special post processor for mastercan to run the programs?

 

Did you try putting the same numbers from the WPC register into the G54 register?

 

Also, are the problems arising when the head is tilted? Or when the head is in normal vertical orientation?

 

I'm not positive, but I think using G53.5 instead of G54, will make the EIA program look at the WPC register.

[K2csq7]

Did you try putting the same numbers from the WPC register into the G54 register?

 

^^^^This is how I do it.

I run mazatrol main programs calling eia subs.

The WPC register being the 2nd unit in the main mazatrol program.....