Try: ftp://applications:[email protected]/machine_models/rotary

I'm working on getting CNC to distribute and support it.

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I can't live without viewsheets. It makes it so much easier for anyone (including yourself) to jump in a program and have no doubt what is going on. Also if you set your planes correct you just click on the viewsheet (rotation) you want and start coding, all your settings are correct...

It saves 23 clicks.......

Guys/Gals, A nice gentlemen at CNC made a CHOOK for me. Now that all our programmers use it we find it frustrating to not have it, I would like CNC to include the CHOOK with MasterCam and especially during the Beta Cycles. My normal workflow consists of creating a toolplane using dynamic wcs, creating a viewsheet with the same name, setting the wcs to top, setting the t/c planes to the new toolplane, gview=toolplane, fit screen, save viewsheet bookmark. The CHOOK does all this automatically. Launch the chook (which launches dynamic wcs), set the tolplane like you want, name it, set the work offset and hit enter. It does everything above but uses the name you typed into the dynamic wcs utilty and names the viewsheet for you. Click the viewsheet you want and start slinging code. Here's a video of the function. 5 Axis: http://vid58.photobucket.com/albums/g249/a725102/CNC/5AXIS_zpsoimp6ygg.mp4 Horizontal: http://vid58.photobucket.com/albums/g249/a725102/CNC/HORIZONTAL_zps3okdqlfd.mp4 Would you use this feature? Thanks, -Josh

Good to hear. I hope we buy it. I'm not very impressed with how the Mori's (NH4000) deal with heavy chip volumes.

I'm curious about this solution also. -Josh

I've seen a lot of large DMG's being used for this stuff also. -Josh

This is a good product and the subscription service is a great option. Does Fanuc Focas and MTConnect. http://www.scytec.com/

Here's how to use them in multiple operations utilizing the tool planes: http://www.emastercam.com/board/topic/71445-using-the-stock-model-in-multiple-operations/

Hey Guys, I'm curious how difficult/easy is it to get changes to a camplete post? We got a quote for a H.Plus-300 and our horizontal posts currently output G10 lines for the shift from pallet base to part coordinate system. The Matsuura comes with a post from Camplete correct? Thanks for any help, -Josh

Here's our Mori pallet check: M500 calls this sub. The C value is passed to #3 (M500C1) % O9020(PALLET CHECK) G5.1Q0 IF[#3GE1]GOTO70 #3=#3*10000 N70 IF[#147EQ#3]GOTO71 (M60 PALLET CHANGE) (SET 6072=60) #3003=1 #33=#4003 G0G91G30Z0 G30X0Y0M11 G28B0M10 M60 G#33 #3003=0 IF[#147EQ#3]GOTO71 #3006=1(PALLET # OUT OF RANGE) N71 M99 %

Using lathe with no stock model? The OP has no right programming. How reckless...

Mori also has the ability to assign each pallet a program number. If you start the wrong program for the current pallet it wi.pallet change. Hit the program key then left over soft key. Can't remember the exact name. Maybe "work monitor"?

I setup our post to use G54.1 P1-24 (Assigned to pallet #1) to output M500C1 which runs a sub that checks the pallet and changes if necessary. G54.1 P25-49 (Assigned to pallet #2) outputs a M500C2. Pretty simple really.

That's RS232 right? Not MTConnect?

I'm looking into installing one of these http://www.memex.ca/product/ax760-mtc/ into one of our NH4000's. I'm curious how you guys/gals have pulled data from MTConnect devices. We have our own ERP system that I would like to pull the data into but I wanna know what others are doing. Maybe there's a simple short term utility I can use to see data. Thanks, -Josh

I'm sure the post guys at CNC would do it differently since I'm just a hack but it works perfect for me -Josh

ppos_cax_lin #Position the rotary axis before move - rapid if p_inc | s_inc, [ sav_gcode = gcode$ gcode$ = zero phsm_off pbld, n$, "G0 G91 G28 Z0.", e$ !p_abs, !s_abs ps_cinc_calc gcode$ = sav_gcode xabs = nobrk_xa yabs = nobrk_ya zabs = nobrk_za pcan1, pbld, n$, *sgcode, *sgabsinc, *xabs, *yabs, e$ punclamp abs_p_inc = abs(p_inc) pbld, n$, sgcode, *s_out, p_out, e$ pclamp phsm2_on pbld, n$, "G43", *tlngno$, *zabs, e$ !xout !yout !zout ]

I always go home during rotary positioning on any machine with a rotary axis. The time it takes to go home is nothing compared to downtime to repair a machine.... To answer your question. I use the generic 5 axis post and it's a little complicated because you need to also recall the tool length offset and cancel/recall any high speed lookahead if needed. Also the Generic 5axis post has this great feature where it will 95% of the time go to the clearance position in z, go home in z, rotate a and c, move to the next ops xy position and then drop down in z. 5% of the time it will move to z clearance, then move to the next ops xy position before going home and rotating. CNC won't fix it because its not a problem..... Um yeah. I think you can see why this could be a bad thing.. Anyways. I have a post mod to get around this dangerous issue but won't be back to the shop till Monday. I can post the section of code I use to avoid this and also to force the retract. Josh-

Work Piece Setup Error Correction. You program the part at x0.y0. but it REALLY lies at X.005y.1 The control compensates for the actual. It will do this with the rotaries also if the machine has the ability.

What do you guys/gals do to reduce coolant smog in the shop? Thanks, -Josh

Yes you do. You still need it straight and know its physical location.

Would love to know what parameter to change