I learned it from the Fanuc Operating Manuals

C'est la Vie !!

Using Macro B, I just have the post list the locations between hard wired code in a subprogram then write a call to that sub in the main program. It's more hand editing but less headache for me and the hole locations only occur once in the total program which makes for easier maintenance. (we run mostly repeat production parts) i.e. Main: (DRILL) G65P1111T81E98.Z-.375R.1S1900F18. .. .. (TAP) G65P1111T84E98.Z-.25R.3S800F20. sub: O1111 G90G00X.5Y.5S#19M03 Z.1M08 G#20 G#8 . . X.5Y.5Z#26R#18Q#17F#9 X-.5Y.75Z[#26-.28]R[#26-.28] . . . . G90G80G40G00Z5. etc

THREEPT82, things still slow but gradually improving gone @ 11 cp

The Master Taper Bar fits in the spindle. available from Command Tooling Systems. BT40 example# B4W4-0004 The bar length (along w/ a jo-block and 1" dia plug) is used to calibrate cline of "B" axis to gauge line of spindle ( which should be 19.7500" on MA3 and FMA3) The bar diameter ( w/ jo-block ) is used to calibrate "Y" axis. The bar dia is also used to calibrate X axis to cline of Z (X-7.1250 on FMA3) by attaching indicator to pallet plate , driving X axis to G90G54X-7.125(FMA3 w/ G54 wokshift X zeroed), setting indicator on high point of bar dia, indexing pallet 180 degrees and re-indicating. The indicator should read the same in both instances. All adjustments mede by parameter #1850 We use a digital height gage and 40 taper block to measure our tool lengths. (micrometers for diameters). The same Master Bar calibrates the the height gage / block setup. We have had nothing but good luck w/ Chick The Chick Multilock you need would probably be the (SYSTEM 5) 5ML1030-41 for a 4 sided tstone ************************** does the controller have a seperate memory for each program? ************************** not understanding the question ?? I try to limit my part programs to 1 main program (always ending in zero) and subs ???1-9 each seperate sub is usually based upon wether or not a different face of the part is being presented to the spindle. Different sections of the sub are for different tools and accessed by a variable. i.e. O5550(MAIN) | | N10( drill in spindle ) G65P5551L?____I1 | | N20( mill in spindle) g65p5551l?______I2 | | etc O5551 IF [#4 EQ 1.] GOTO 110 IF [#4 EQ 2.] GOTO 120 N110( TOP HOLES ) | | | IF [#4 EQ 1.] GOTO 198 N120( FACE MILL + PROFILE) | | | N198(CLEAR) M99 half day today , gone @ 11:AM EST [email protected]

my apologies for MayDay's head, speaking of feeds & speeds , has anyone tried Iscar's 'FINISHRED' endmills ?? They are designed for materials like Inconel but I tried a 1/4 incher in 410 stainless and wound up w/ a feed increase of 3x , tool life increase of 5x while running it dry. Saved company 3 grand over a 200 pc lot. End mill is 3 time the cost of conventional carbide endmill but the results more than justified the cost.

It is my understanding that SFM is related upon how much heat the tool can take before degeneration. Feedrate (amt. cut/tooth) is related to how much force the tool can take before degeneration. in general: Harder Part Materials -> lower SFM & (vice-versa) Harder Tool Materials -> higher SFM & (vice-versa) Higher transverse rupture strength in tool material -> higher feed (ipt) modifications to general rules can depend upon tool coatings , chip evacuation, effective rake of the tool etc. ex: TiAln likes to be run hot, in order to generate the aluminum oxide barrier which actually increases the efficiency of the coating, and w/ heavier feeds ( blow the chip out of the way fast so the heat generated stays in the chip). btw: the 3.82 figure is derived from 12/pi which is (to 4 places) 3.8197 , a difference of way less than 1%, so use whatever is easier to remember.

Tim, We have 5 Tsugami MA3s & two FMA3s. My first suggestion is to have 'Custom Macro B' enabled in the Fanuc control. 'Tool Breakage Detection' will also be a plus especially w/ 'Tool Life Management' , 'Pallet to Program Checking', and 'Auto Pallet Recovery' if you plan to run "lights out". Custom Macro B makes programming multiple stations of the same part much easier as well as being able to use only 1 subprogram to machine all the holes in one face by parameterizing (sp?) all the arguments in the 'G81 etc. type canned cycles. I also use Custom Macro B to have the control figure where part Zero winds up when I rotate the pallet. w/ the Tsugamis it only takes 1 person to handle the whole shooting match. I strongly suggest that you purchase a Master Taper Bar for recalibration of the machine home positions. (if you need to have 2 holes in line w/ each other on opposite sides of the part, you will need to do the 1st hole ,index the tombstone 180 degrees, drive the X axis to position the 2nd hole.) It is much easier to do when you know for sure that the center of the pallet rotation is dead nuts on the center line of the spindle. I can go on & on. If you need any more suggestions or help, drop me a line (email) cp

I've seen the same complaints on my home computer. Turned out to be spyware running in background. Adaware (free , Lavasoft.com)fixed it. cp

MayDay, Try setting up another variable ,say Z_incout, formatting it like your 'Z' word. then calculate its value as being Z_incout = (drlz-refhtoutz) finally output Z_incout in place of drlz ********************************* prdrlout #Output drill position psign_ang_out if plane_2 = zero, #XY [ if gcode = 81, [ result = force(drlz, drlz) result = force(refhtoutz, refhtoutz) Z_incout = (drlz-refhtoutz) ] xout, yout, Z_incout, refhtoutz ] etc

Rob , What is mpmaster ??

Thanks to all

I think I found the problem , or at least a work-around. Mcedit will launch if there are NO spaces in the filename. Otherwise the systen seems to default to either Cimco or PFE

I right_clicked+dragged the Mcedit.exe icon from Mcam9/Common/Editors/MCED and created a shortcut on my desktop. Checked the paths & working directory and they seemed OK. I wound up w/ Access Denied 'Mastercam Security Device Not Found' when I doubleclicked the desktop icon

I like to use Mcedit for rotating old part code 180 degrees for new or added fixturing. Since Mcam9.x I have problems selecting it as my editor of choice. When I try to edit something I either get CimcoEdit or PFE. Changing the .cfg files and re-assigning them doesn't seem to help, and Mcedit launched on it's own can't seem to find the Hasp. Ant Ideas ?? ??