drill with user defined time

[Candyman]

Hi ,

is it possible when drilling say 100,s of holes in something that

you can define the tool to retract after a defined period time so 

you can check the condition of the drill and then just hit cycle

start again and continue on where you stopped from?

Thanks

 

 

[mkd]

got it in milling, but i don't see it for drilling.

best just breakup hole selections into different ops and force tool change in each op.

[Allan]

You will never see this as an option in drilling toolpaths.

Great application for a macro; make your drill call a modal macro G67

Then have your macro check and record the current time.

Then execute the drill cycle; you will need to pass the cycle type variable G81 G83 ect to the G67; you have A-Z letters to use as variables.

Then check the time after every hole when the time equals whatever variable you passed or set in the local variables on control.

Retract and stop spindle M00.

 

Typically folks doing lots of drilling have macro drill cycles that check for spindle and Z axis loads and move to a sister tool or alarm out.

If your doing really small holes where loading is insignificant a acoustic sensor listens for problems and alarms out when something is sensed to have happened.

 

Allan

[BenK]

Does the machine have tool life management? 

[Candyman]

My local dealer is adding this option in to the drilling dialog within mastercam..

it will give me the option to force a toolchange after so many holes..

sweet..

[Mike@Lustre]

I worked on a HAAS ST-20 lathe and you could program a probe check and have the cycle stop and check the tool with the  probe and continue on with the program .