Millman,

Thanks for the feedback. If you notice, in the Tool Manager screenshot the shoulder length is 1.398 and the OAL is 1.9735. What you see in the tool dialog box where the shoulder length = OAL at .9375 is what occurs when I open the tool in Mcam, and it does not recognize the shoulder and OAL from Tool manager.

Have you experienced this?

Using Tool Manager in X7 MU1. When I create a Tool Assembly in TM looks fine, but when I bring the tool in to Mcam it is changed. The problem is that Mcam does not recognize the tool lengths from Tool Manager. If I reset the lengths in Mcam it is OK but it still will not load right from TM. Screenshots are attached. Any help would be great.

Tool Length - Manager- Mcamx.pdf

Just had the same issue in X7 tool library. Even worse, I modified an existing tool in a dedicated machine library and not only did it no record the changes, it deleted the tool entirely. Thought I would check here to see if anyone else has the same issue.

Thanks all,

This for an indexed axis not for a full rotary axis.

Had to copy pindex and create pfindex and call it in in ptlchg$ and ptlchg0$

This is the post mod_

pfindex #Index output 'FORCED'

if index & rot_on_x,

[

#if (prv_indx_out <> fmtrnd(indx_out)) | (prv_cabs <> fmtrnd(cabs)),

[

if rot_lock, pbld, n$, *sunlock, e$

pbld, n$, [if use_rotmcode, `sindx_mc], *sgabsinc, *indx_out, e$

!cabs, !cinc

if rot_lock, pbld, n$, *slock, e$

]

]

pindex #Index output

if index & rot_on_x,

[

if (prv_indx_out <> fmtrnd(indx_out)) | (prv_cabs <> fmtrnd(cabs)),

[

if rot_lock, pbld, n$, *sunlock, e$

pbld, n$, [if use_rotmcode, `sindx_mc], *sgabsinc, *indx_out, e$

!cabs, !cinc

if rot_lock, pbld, n$, *slock, e$

]

]

In the attached file the Tool 8 is on the same tool plane as Tool 7, so there is no output of an index command. We need the index command to output even if the rotation is the same.

It is redundant, but if an operator drops down in the progam to rerun a tool, the pallet needs to index to position.

Thanks for the response.

The postblock pfcout is right. However, this post apparently was modified to output the rotary axis motion before the other positioning moves using a pindex postblock .

The output reads:

G90 B0.

G0 G90 G54 P211 X-7.0075 Y-1.48 S4500 M3

G43 H1 Z2.02 T2

M8

M50Z.02

Here is how it is written in the psof$ postblock:

pindex

if mi1$ > one, absinc$ = zero

pcan1, pbld, n$, *sgcode, *sgabsinc, pwcs, pfxout, pfyout, pfcout,

[if nextdc$ <> 7, *speed, *spindle], pgear, strcantext, e$

pbld, n$, sg43, *tlngno$, pfzout, scoolant, pstagetool, e$

Not sure how this is supposed to function.

Current post outputs 4th axis rotation at tool change only if position is different from the previous position. How can I force it to output the 4th axis rotation at every tool change.

The machine is a Maatsura HMC 405 with 5 degree indexing.

The post we are using is:

V14.00 E1 P0 T1232650364 M14.00 I0

# Post Name : Generic Fanuc 4X Mill.pst

# Product : Mill

# Machine Name : Generic

# Control Name : Fanuc

# Description : Generic 4 Axis Mill Post

# 4-axis/Axis subs. : Yes

# 5-axis : No

# Subprograms : Yes

# Executable : MP 14.0

We have Haas VF3, VM3, VM3-10, Matsuura 800 VF, Enshu, Robo Drill.

We need a machine def for a Maasuura H405. Can you help?

Dale