B on A axis offset

[loraxian]

The B on A axis offset on my HAAS VF2TR works out to .130 using the procedure described in the HAAS manual. How do I best deal with this offset within Mastercam?

[CJep]

if you're working with the generic Haas post that installs with Mcam you can set that with misc values,..

 

misc integer 6 activates the shift,..

 

# mi6 - Add work shift position for rotation center programming

# 0 = Output relative to work origin (toolplane)

# 1 = Output relative to WCS origin (axis shifts)

 

misc real 7,8 or 9 sets the shift value, run a test piece to confirm the values then you could set them as defaults in the post text at the end of the post file

 

# mr7 - Axis shift for X axis, See 'shft_misc_r'

#

# mr8 - Axis shift for Y axis, See 'shft_misc_r'

#

# mr9 - Axis shift for Z axis, See 'shft_misc_r'

 

you'll also need to activate shft_misc_r in the variables,...

 

Colin at e-apprentice would be a good resource for doing this,..

[loraxian]

Thanks - I'll give it a shot. How do I "activate" shft_misc_r in the variables?

[crazy^millman]

Thanks - I'll give it a shot. How do I "activate" shft_misc_r in the variables?

 

Go into the operation and look for the misc button depending on the operation can be in a few different places. Put a value in the box and you are now using them. Put no value in the box like you have been doing and you are not using them.

 

HTH

[loraxian]

Sweet. I like anything that doesnt involve tweeking the post.

[CJep]

Thanks - I'll give it a shot. How do I "activate" shft_misc_r in the variables?

 

You'll need to open the post in an editor Mcam or Cimco (Do Not Open in MsWord!) , do a search for "shift_misc_r" then reset the initialization.

In it's standard configuration it's set to 0 that is off, to activate it set it to 1.

 

shft_misc_r : 0 #Read the axis shifts from the misc. reals <<<< set the initialization value to 1 to activate