Yes

Okay try searching just the word workspace on the c drive 

3 minutes ago, dp25 said:

I have tried to look for this directory and I can't find it anywhere on my PC.

Also regarding one-drive it is disabled.

Check under the users public folder there's a few spots that could be it's been a while since I mess with it

i was able to get some of them to work thru drill cycles in mastercam on the tnc530. does it use a post to generate output?

I would go into task manager and kill everything related to mastercam. I had to do with the camplete the license thing got hung up and a restart wasn't fixing it 

Have you tried running an an administrative?

Thanks,

Time for an odd question.

where is the optional stop on this control or machine?

6 hours ago, cncappsjames said:

I wish I could remove the common offset from the offset list. I had to drive 3 hours on a Saturday because "..we don't know what is wrong with the machine... no there isn't ANYTHING in the common offset...". Emphasis theirs. 

30 seconds after I arrive, problem fixed and I'm headed back home.

Uncool.

At my old place we had to call a service guy because the machine wouldn't come out of emergency stop 

There was a pile of boxes that had fallen over and pushed it in by the tool changer magazine behind the machine

flowline wont like all 4 together. you can do them separate or try waterline or raster

Make a path that leaves .05 and a finish with a. Force tool Change. Then you can repost after the feature is known to work

the work offset will either move the slot up or down or out position

44 minutes ago, ikertx0 said:

I use Heidenhain daily in 3 and 5 axes.
But not the ISO

What you need to know?

I was trying to get it going for simple stuff while we get the 5 axis post sorted. I downloaded the 3 axis post from the tech exchange and the conversational version has been the closest. I had to make a couple modifications and it will run the program.

I was curious what the basic iso format looked like with the tool change line and the drill cycles.

The control reminds me a lot of Linux cnc with the way it is layed out.

18 hours ago, #Rekd™ said:

Try reaching out to @mkd he was working with Heidenhain controls I think. 

thanks. it looks like he hasn't been here in a year.

i downloaded the conversational and iso 3 axis ones from the mastercam website. the conversational is pretty close . i need to figure out how to add the little squiggly at the end of the drill cycle parameters. it is yelling at me currently 

does anyone have a basic code format sample i can use to get a simple program going in iso mode?

thanks

do i contact in house solutions or postability to see what we want first and order thru cimquest or should i have cimquest search it out and handle everything?

thanks

that is usually in the locked section of the post. Nobody is goings to copy and paste it here.

On 4/24/2024 at 11:07 AM, cncappsjames said:

 

We have the 1053 delimit tool path setting on as a recommendation from Camplete. What this does is on 5 axis paths since there is no transition block it zero returns z and starts the next path, no tool change spindle keeps running. It doesn't affect 3plus2 because there is an approach block short that transitions to the next path.

I did mess around with the multi axis linking in Camplete but for us it's not worth using.

19 hours ago, BBprecise said:

All of the memory cards we use are 512MB or more. Most are over 4GB and we had any problems in the 10+ years we've been using cards this big Our oldest control in an 16i control from early 2000's and no problems there. Just have to watch the formatting. We have 2 machines that have memory cards that pretty much live connected to the controls.

try  it with a 6 MB program. Ours would stop half way thru with a 2 GB card.

our Camplete format uses g68.2 to get into position and then cancels it on g43.4 5 axis work.

They can work together 54.4 would compensate for a crooked casting or fixture and 68.2 will let you have a work offset other than the center of rotation.

I TRIed it on ours once but with a table table setup it couldn't get to a proper solution

on the work offset screen page over with the right arrow untill work error shows up. thats the 54.4 table

does m198 work?

it works on our 0 control feeler pallet machine.

we use under 500 MB cards they don't like the bigger cards

I got this from james

Set the machine into "MDI" Mode.
Press the OFFSET/SETTING button.
Change/Set the “I/O Channel” to “4”
Set "Parameter Write Enable" to "1"
Press the Cancel AND Reset buttons simultaneously. This will clear the alarm you get stating parameter write is enabled.
Press the "SYSTEM" button.
Press the numbers "138" on the key pad then "NO. SRCH" on the soft keys (below the CRT). You'll need to set bit 7 to a 1 (Bit order is as follows - 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 - so you'll want to change the furthermost bit to the left to a 1)
Press "3404" on the key pad then "NO. SRCH" on the soft keys. Arrow over to bit 2 (3rd bit from the right) and change that to a "1"
Press "6005" on the key pad then "NO. SRCH" on the soft keys. Set Bit 0 to a 1.
Press "6030" on the key pad then "NO. SRCH" on the soft keys. Change it to "198".
Press the OFFSET/SETTING button to get back to setting and set Parameter Write Enable to a "0". Press Reset.
Now, this will allow you to run directly off your memory card.
Your main program in your machine control will just need to look like the following;
%
O100(MAIN PROGRAM)
M198P1234
M30
%
Optionally, you can add a Q to the M198 Pxxxx line (M198P1234Q101) and it will jump to that line number within the Sub Program.
Your program on the memory card MUST be named Oxxxx (the exes being a 4 digit number that MUST correspond to the actual Sub Program Number in the sub program. (ex. O1234) with NO file extension.
Your program on the memory card must be as follows (making sure the M198 P call AND the O number AND the Sub Program Number match as I've shown)
%
O1234(YOUR PROGRAM NAME HERE)
(YOUR PROGRAM AS NORMAL)
N101
M99
%
You MUST have a memory card in the slot when “M198” is called or you will get an alarm.
NOTE:
You’ll need to have the following on hand as well;
• USB Reader/Writer for your PC so you can load programs to the Compact Flash Card.
• PCMCIA to Compact Flash Card Adapter so you can load programs from the Card to the machine.
• 1MB to 1GB (MAX) Compact Flash Card. The smaller the capacity, the more likely it will be compatible with your machine.

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2 hours ago, Paul Anderson said:

In fact, the GUI is setup so that it requires 2 presses of the cycle start button. The reason being is in case you do not at first place the tool over the button and 10MM above.

Initiate the cycle, press cycle start. You can't see it but there is an M00 active. Without pressing reset, go to HANDLE mode, move your tool in position, go back to MEM mode and press CYCLE START again. The process will proceed.

I will try it, thanks

We got a used vmc for free basically and they set it up. I got the auto touch off to work on the OTS but the manual touch just sits there. The GUI says it's executing but there is no movement.

Can it be activated with a g65 macro call or only from the GUI?

It says typical hardness it 86-88 Rockwell.

It says low CTE. Probably for something optical 

I think there is a lot of maths involved and usually it's a paid option from a dealer or post maker

25 minutes ago, OEFB said:

Most videos I see showcasing these fans use aluminum. How effective are these at clearing thicker steel chips?

The lang has a hole in the center so you can use the thru spindle coolant to get heavy stuff out and then the fan to blow the coolant away