On 7/13/2022 at 12:46 PM, ADV_Cole97 said:

Adjusting the axis combo is all done in the 5 axis rotary settings of the post, see attached file. As far as TCPC goes, we don't have full 5-axis Mastercam, so I didn't have to mess with that.

With DWO, the easiest solution I came up with is to have a "G253" posted on the same line as all the x,y,z,b,c  positioning codes at any rotation. I made a macro and aliased G253 to that Macro. On the machine, the G253 macro performs the following functions- turns off DWO, positions the B,C axis, turns DWO on, positions x,y, then finally positions the Z. I like using the macro over having the post do all the work because I have evolved that macro to control many other functions, specifically, it now logically controls rotations to go the shortest distance possible. For example, where the post may output a "C360." then a "C0." the macro recognizes this as the same position and nulls the rotation. I'm sure you could get the post to do this, but I am not proficient enough with post editing to figure out how to do this. Let me know if you want me to post my Macro.

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Thanks Cole, this was really helpful! 

I'm still getting my foot in the door to the world of macros. I would like to try it if you're good with posting it. 

Thanks for your help, it is very much appreciated!

Hey Colin, I am attempting to do the same for the generic vf tr post for our new Haas UMC500. How did you implement TCPC and DWO output? And how did you change the A and B axis output to B and C? Any help is much appreciated!

I appreciate the feedback Craig! I will definitely try that on my next machine build.

Thanks for your response Ron. I exported the STL models in MM, and that seemed to work. Why is that if my main simulation file is in Inches? 

I'll try another machine to see if that's a fix for it. 

1 hour ago, JParis said:

When I work with Machsim I always work with mm models...

They convert when using it automagically..so it's not an issue

I tried this just moments ago and it worked! Thanks!

Hey everyone,

I just created a  machine sim file for our Haas VF4SS w/ a HRT310SP rotary and when I exported each STL as IN units, when I create the machine all components reflect what I exported. I set all the axis limits as the actual machine. When I go to simulate a part, the tool and part are a different scale than the machine. Even the travels for each axis are downscaled. All files are in the same units(Inch) , and my configuration for STL exporting is also set to Inch. Am I doing something wrong? Any and all advice is greatly appreciated.  Here is a pic of what I'm seeing at simulation.