i have a few ideas for you. 1) the control shows numbers to five decimals but that doesnt affect your programming. 2) on your control, go to machine applications/cnc programming/...there is a choice there for report cdc errors, make sure that is turned on...then under the circular page, there is the option for end point tolerance, make sure it isn't set to something rediculous. 3) you can't use p's and q's for cdc unless you purchased that option and turned it on, so make sure you are using g40/g41/g42 can you post the lines for the interpolation? hope this helps oh, btw, g90 and g91 is a matter of choice when programming for the 2100, depending on what you like and what makes things easier for you...mho [ 08-21-2001: Message edited by: ferdelance ]

Jim, Would you be willing to train at all with someone experience in MasterCAM? Just wondering. And I like the cold. Take it anyday over the heat we've had lately. [ 08-15-2001: Message edited by: ferdelance ]

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Sub-programs work well when you have operators trained correctly. I use them often. But with the double station vises that are mentioned, you cant just copy the operations and give them a new offset. The work stop must be on opposite sides of the vise to machine the part correctly and keep the fixed jaw as a datum. Otherwise your parts will be mirrors of each other. Which means your X's and Y's are inverses. G68 will fix this problem in the sub-program if that is how you decide to program the parts.

ok after you have the first one rotated, then translate both of the originals using transform/coordinate. same principle as rotating but you'll get a different offset for each and your X's and Y's will be the same as the originals. and since you only have one rotate and one transform operation, you might not have full associativity, but it is a few simple clicks to make changes to the original and then rotate and translate again. make sense [ 08-10-2001: Message edited by: ferdelance ]

You should be able to create the first tool path and then rotate it 180 degrees...toolpaths/next menu/transform and then rotate coordinate. You can use a new offset (G54) and your X's and Y's will be inverses. When you set up your stations, the stop point is going to be on opposite sides of the vise for each station. That way you are still using the fixed jaw for a datum. Is that what your asking? That is how we program using multiple work stations with the chick vises.

if you draw them at the correct z and set r plane to incremental it will be correct in the program

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I have one from a few months back. Had some kid running one of the horizontal machines doing a small vise job on a tombstone. He made an error with tool numbers and used a 2-1/2" insert drill that was about 17" long instead of a 1" brazed carbide drill about 10" long. It made alittle noise and left a scratch to remember. He kept saying that nothing was wrong with the machine, but when maintenance took a look, the z-axis bearings were in pieces. They literally fell apart. The machine was down for better than a week and he doesn't run CNC's anymore!