Hey I found out what the problem was. Whenever we download any program into the control, the file has a program number of O0000. When the control downloads it,it automatically changes it to O0001. The subprogram numbers were O0001-4. I changed them to go from 2-5, and it loaded perfectly. Nothing like something as simple as that to throw off your code! Thanks for your help guys

Yes its a O. I copied the .NC file onto cadcams ftp in the all nc prog folder. The file number is 3100101 if you want to look at it.

So I just tried that, and that doesnt want to work either, i get the same result in the control.

Our machines are Mori SV-50's with a Fanuc control. I can only see % at the beginning and end.

no the program number is O0000, which is our default program number. I even changed that number to some random number to see if that was it.

Hey guys- I have this part with all of these little cutouts and I wanted to use the translate toolpath radial with subprogram to save on code. It seems to post correctly out of Mcam, but when we try to download it into the control, the only thing that comes up are the actual subprograms (O0001, O0002, O0003 and O0004) that are at the bottom of the code file. It wont get the top of the program, there arent any M30's in the code to interrupt it either.

ah cool, thanks! I will fix that today.

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Nope, I didnt select any check surfaces, I didnt think I would need them since there wasnt anything in the way of making the radius.

I am assuming you mean the machining angle box in the parameters? They are both at 0.

The tool starts at the opposite corner on each side. So on the front edge, it starts on the left side, on the back in starts on the right. I tried putting them both on the left and both on the right, and I get the same z depths as before.

they are on different levels, I do that for the same reasons you do and also to help my eyes out a little. So I dont know how much of a problem it really will be, as long as it comes out right in the machine. And they are running it like that right now to see if it will come out ok. Thanks for your help toolman

yeah I have double checked everything and its all the same. Now that I am looking at it though it looks like maybe I used two different kinds of surfaces to drive the tool? The only thing that makes me think they are different is one has more lines than the other.

So I am kellering a 1.5in rad on the front and back edge of a block of aluminum. I used two different toolpaths, the parameters are the same on both of them. When you backplot it, the starting Z depths are different by .06 and when you read the code they are stepping over different ammounts too. Whats going on to make that happen?

Yeah I have been trying to talk with our tool crib rep, he hasnt been to forthcoming with the information. So alot of this research I have had to do myself. This has been an ongoing problem with them and we are getting pretty frustrated with it. Thanks for your input guys. I have always had alot of success with the Hanita Varimills, and will probably go with that.