Windowing works great. But I have found if you pick each letter and keep teh tool in the letter until you have finished it. The engraving time is faster and tip lasts longer because of less plunge moves. JM2C

Robert Here is what my line is already. n$, *sgcode, *sgabsinc, pwcs, pfxout, pfyout, pfcout, *speed, p_spindle, pgear, e$

Mike My post doesn't have #sav_rot_on_x = 0 in it. But thanks.

Beats the blue screen of death!!!

I have a post for a Kitamura. It works great. What I need to do is if we are only working at B0 it puts in no rotation. The operator would like it to call up B0 to make sure the tombstone is at B0 in case he rotated teh tombstone to look at something.

We have 2 Kitamuras. We like them alot.

What is the post you are using. Did you make a back-up of the original.

Thank you for all your help,John Yes that is just what I wanted. But now I need to figure out how you did it. You had 4 points, a point tool path, a locked contour path, a drill cycle and a contour path that wasn't locked. Which points did you use for your point path.( is there a way to tell?) It looks like the locked path from Z0 to Z-3.5( sorry I'm doing this from memory I can't get on your FTP site from work). I know the drill path but don't know about the last contour path. It posted out great but I kneed to be able to duplicate it for 5 holes with 3 diffrent tools.

Thanks John I will look at it this weekend. I don't know what is wrong with email I hate TW Road Runner!!

How do you use it.

I will try to make this fast. Deep drawn round can welded onto an flange. Have to drill and spotface can side of flange. We have found we get less marking on side of can if we drop down away from the side of the can. Move to position. drill and spot face. move away from side of can then retract Z. Is there to get MAstercam to move to position before and after a cycle without having to write it in long hand???

Thanks Ron. That did it. Now I just have one line I need to get rid of. code: N100 T0101(TOOL - 1 OFFSET - 1) (OD ROUGH RIGHT - 80 DEG. INSERT - CNMG-432) (FACE TO CLEAN UP) G99 M8 G50 S3600 G96 S200 M03 G0 X2. Z0. G1 X-.0625 F.01 G0 Z.1 (ROUGH OD) X1.8 Z.0616 G71 U.1 R0. G71 P1 Q3 U.02 W.01 F.01 N1 G0 X1.5626 S200 G1 X1.714 Z-.0142 G3 X1.7323 Z-.0362 R.0313 G1 Z-1.4548 N3 X1.8 G0 X1.8 Z.0616 (FINISH OD) X1.5626 G70 P1 Q3 G97 S127 <<<<<<<<<< how can I get rid of this line? G0 X6. Z6. M01 And it only does it on the ist tool?

I am using "generic fanuc 2x lathe.pst" I program canned rough cycle then canned finish cycle. the problem I have is this code: ( ROUGH OD ) X1.8 Z.0616 G71 U.1 R0. G71 P100 Q110 U.02 W.01 F.01 U.02 N100 X1.5626 S200 G1 X1.714 Z-.0142 G0 Z.0616G3 X1.7323 Z-.0362 R.0313 G1 Z-1.4548 N110 X1.8 <<<<<<<<<<< this line works ok G0 Z.0616 <<<<<<< this line X moves and clips the corner of stock ( FINISH OD ) X1.5626 G70 P100 Q110 M9 G0 X6. Z6. T0100 if I put the X 1.8 into G0 Z.0616 making it G0 X 1.8 Z.0616 it works. is there a way to force the x move into that line??

Try reseting your clearance and remachining tolerance. Sometimes I have to set it at 20% clearance and 2% remachining. Try that.

quote: the five fundamentals never change... speed feed rigidity depth of cut coolant This is so true, but what has to be taken in to consideration is a change in any one of these can have a great effect on the others.

Bryan will that work for fanuc controls

Thanks G-codeguy.

Thanks that worked.

I'm trying to use Lathe Canned Rough cycle. But it starts at Z0 and throws up an alarm. But if I turn on Permanently change to longhand. I'm confused. Is there a way to make it start at least .025" from face so I won't get the collision alarm?

Aggravation I think is free. Because I seem to get truck loads of it every day for free!

Bogusmill,how much do you have invested in your home built?

what are you posting for?

mpsubrep.pst will do it for you. You can also set it up to do a block delete on the last 2 subs. This way you can prove out the program on 1 vise then run all the vises.

Welcome to the form coyote!

I Think it is in the machinist handbook.