generic haas rotary output help

[civiceg]

Max inverse time feedrate is 45000. If you have rotary feed moves on an older Haas you should be using G93. Sure you can set the diameter in the control and use g94. But it is half arsed.

Post your updated z2g file. 

[civiceg]

Looks like the post no longer handles the switch from vertical to horizontal, now the machine definition does. 

[jlw™]

z2g attached

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[jlw™]

I rarely want A-axis output and I have never had the chance to dial this machine in.  Mostly because I'd rather have my prostate checked but I need to get it so I have it in the arsenal.

[civiceg]

I used the generic 4 axis machine definition and renamed it. The original vertical machine def was still thinking it was a vertical, it was just changing the axis letter designation based on what was defined for the rotary, but angles were still relative to a vertical.  The Front view was coming out at 90, which is what it should be on a vertical. And the right view was alarming out because it was still thinking it was a vertical 4th axis.

Things that I changed

-Used standard 4ax horizontal machine def

-turned on inverse time feeds in control def, and set max inverse to 45000.

-Turned on lock and unlock commands in the post. Haas does not require them for positional work, but requires the unlock for simultaneous. So to get it to work with the logic in place, you have unnecessary unlock and lock commands for positional work. It slows things down a bit on the machine, but its a post that is provided with Mastercam so....

-Relabeled the "B" axis to an A axis in the post because of older Haas rotary axis designation... 

 

 

 

 

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[civiceg]

sorry that was the original file, I did not see your post

[civiceg]

frc_cinit    : no$   #Force C axis reset at toolchange

changed this after looking at your 2nd file

[jlw™]

I fingered it out.  I just did it like a vertical.  I was overthinking it I guess.  Everything you hear is "like a horizontal" and "like a horizontal" and "like a horizontal" but I just treated it like vertical.  Which, honestly is what makes sense any way because it matches real world axes.  Man, mcam has some really good stuff.  Really, it does.  I can program anything with it after enough frustration.  However, it also has some really crazy stuff too.

Check out the output from the attached z2g.

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[jlw™]

The only thing I changed in the post was the "B" label to "A" just like you did.  Other than that, straight post right there.

[jlw™]

So, how did you force on the lock/unlock?

[jlw™]

I got it.

[civiceg]

I would make sure to change your 4th/5th axis feed-rates to inverse, unless your machine is too old to have inverse (1994ish).  

[jlw™]

I certainly will.