Extra feed and jog moves....

[Brent Wilkerson]

I got a easy question, I assume it's a setting of some sort.

 

The operators dislike the extra movements lines mainly generated by lead in and lead outs in posted programs. Where it may feed 0.25" lead-in the beginning of the geometry, move then the length of the selected geometry and then another 0.25" for lead-out. But it would be 3 G1 moves.

 

They want it to be one move from the beginning of the lead-in to the end of the lead-out. Basically combining like moves, if that makes sense.

 

It's not a big deal just one running in single block they have extra moves, more of an annoyance then a problem.

[Thad]

Brent,

 

This was brought up a while back and the conclusion was that you can't make it output only one line of code. I would like to see only one line also. Gibbs outputs it as one move, but there are many, many other things that MC does that Gibbs doesn't.

 

Thad

 

[ 10-07-2003, 12:40 PM: Message edited by: Thad ]

[mayday]

More work for you, but the only way to do this is extend your geometry instead of lead in extensions

 

Like I said lots a work for you.

OR the the operators to live with it.

disable the single block key

[Rekd™]

Write a script to test each line to see if it's a straight line from the line previous, then remove the redundancy.

 

'Rekd

[mayday]

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Write a script

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Rekd,

keep that up and I'll start a "wants from Rekd" thread

 

I for one am script illiterate. but I like your ideas. going into bussiness soon?

 

 

oohhh 500 for me

[Brent Wilkerson]

Thanks for the input....

[Henk]

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Write a script to test each line to see if it's a straight line from the line previous, then remove the redundancy.

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In my opinion the filter should do that, but it dont

[chris m]

I had issues with this when we first started with Mastercam but a part that would take 2 hours to program and give you 'funky' moves would take me 6 hours to program if I didn't want those moves. I came to the conclusion that I didn't care if the operators liked it or not, the machine is gonna make .0004 X moves and stop at Z.1053 instead of Z.105.

 

If the toolpath is safe and makes the part why worry about "extra" moves?

 

C

 

 

Chris teh just push the f-ing button

[Brent Wilkerson]

Chris I agree...at the time they first brought it up it was like...hey it works don't worry about it. And now it's since we've been using it awhile it's like ok now figure out why it makes extra moves since you know the program better.

 

[Fig sign]

+1000 to Chris

 

 

Iskander entering WGAF mode

[fboike]

These would be the same operaters that would drop loads in there pants if you rapid to the part face at 1100ipm. inless they have to type it in manually, tellem deal with it.

[mayday]

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deal with it.

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my way?

 

shut the door and run it.

I see guys waste more time editing the prg cause I dont like it

 

mayday teh get out the horse blinders

[crazy^millman]

No I just take the keys for editing out of the machine and say grow some balls if it crashes you will be the first to know.(not that I in any way want a machine t ocrash far from it) I can understand if it some 22 axis part with 8 dimensional planes using tools that are about 120" long. They dont like ohhhhhhh whaaaaaaaa and here is some klinex to dry your tears is what I would tell them.

 

 

Crazy Millman

 

[ 10-08-2003, 09:24 AM: Message edited by: Millman^Crazy ]

[heeler]

To be honest with you I actually like this extra move. It lets me really see what is happening with my tool before it is to late. I guess that you just can't make everyone happy.

 

Glenn