Thank you for all your help!!

Good Morning Chuck, What library is that tool stop in? And Do I have access to that on a level 1 for mastercam? I found the variales page and my G10 location is set to zero.I do not understand where my machine is getting the Z zero location. Thanx

As for getting my offset in the past I would add like .500 to the length of the part then put this in the like G10P0Z-1.5 for the main spindle.Bring up the stop and touch off my tools to the face and side of the part.My sub spindle is P0-Z14.875 or so depending on the part.There are no variables set in the program that I can see.Maybe I have been doing it wrong IDK.. I thank you guys for your time!!! Joe

Yes it did go to Z0 as I watched my position screen.And this is what is bothering me is,where is it getting like 2.5" in the reflection of the differance in position screen.(relative&absolute) The next tool came up to Z zero also,It seems to work but WHERE is it getting this Z value from??I looked in my control thru all the work shift values and they are all zero. Joe

Well my geometry offsets are done manually,they are the distance that are off the turret,the face and the sides.I do not have a tool probe on my Lathes,just my mills.These numbers are small like 2.5 in X and .995 in Z.Is it that mastercam programs off of the home position? But with everything set to zero it confuses me.Is Could there be something in the post? THANX

Hello Ken, I did that and set my P0 X0 Z-1.5 and I have a stop in the machine with good goemetery offsets and it feed out 4 inches,Usally I can rely on my stop as a place to start and touch off everything from there but it does not seem right.I would think with everything at zero the stop should come up to the face of the collet but that's not what happened.Seems weird and what wil happen if I do the job again in a differant machine? I don't get it. Thanx for your time Ken Joe

Hello, I have been programming Hardinge Conquest lathe's for about 10 years manually and now I am using Mastercam X5.I am having a problem with the workshift.In the program it has all my workshift's to 0,G10 P0 Z0.What I do not understand is how Mastercam tells the machine where my Z 0 is.The tool stop feeds to Z0 and seems to be out the right distance but I am confused, where it is getting the information on this.How does it know or did I just get lucky.Any information on this would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your Time Joe S.

Thanx for your time one of the poats should help me thanx joe

Hello, I'm new to the form and new to mastercam(only had it a week)waiting to take my classes but I can't figure out how to return the table to the operator to flip the parts in the middle of the program in mastercam,I could just put the code in but would like to know if there is an easy way in mastercam? Thanx for your time, joe