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Yes, I did a trial run with the sharp tool, then stopped the program. Thats when I went to the monitor page and saw "Detect Value" 51.4%
When I hit the CALC button, it gave me the values you see in...

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OK, the image attach is working, It just doesn't show up right in my browser....hmm....what am I missing?.....

Hmmm, I tried to up two images of my monitor screen.
I got the "Feed Down + Tool Change" to work, by using the values calculated, even though they seem low.

When I watch the spindle load meter,...

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I can't get this to work on a Robodrill w/ 31i control.

If I set it to "Machine Stop" it works fine, but when set to "Feed Down + Tool change", it does nothing.
Just keeps drilling and going on...

I'm running a demo program on a Robodrill with 30i controller.
The feedrate is programmed in IPM by default.
I noticed today that the feed moves start cutting while the RPMs are still ramping up,...

they're both set the same,
looks like another one for my growing list of Mazatrol gremlins

Thanks bildoo,
That would be strange but it wouldn't surprise me.
I'll check tomorrow but I'm pretty sure both machines have F70 set to 1, ever since you helped me on that one

heres the sub:

G91
G17G1X-1.F10.
G18G2X-.5Y0.Z-.5R.5
G17G1X-.1
G0Z1.
G0X1.5

M99

the EIA sub runs fine on its own, with an arc in the XZ plane using G18

but when the sub is called from mazatrol, I get "incorrect arc data" error

this is a Nexus mill w/ matrix control, we...

I found out today that no matter what, when I circle mill a hole and then sweep that hole in, its off one thou the same direction in X every time.

Anybody know how to deal with this?
A parameter...

these images help tell the story, this problem IS repeating on both our VCNs

Starting two weeks ago...
I used a helical entry with a 3/8 endmill into a pocket that measures .65" in X by 1.00" in Y.
I cut it from the center out by setting a bit parameter in the TPC.
The...

thank you bildoo, works perfect

too bad the manual gave no inkling that that parameter would have the desired effect

hmmm, F70 talks about multiple machining and # of repetitions... I would have never guessed that one. Thanks, I'll check it out in the morning.

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The active WPC remains in effect within the EIA sub, but any current offset units do not. Is there a parameter perhaps that will change this?

set the life time to whatever limit you want
the cut time will increment till it reaches the life time
then the control will alarm and tell you when its up
the cut time will continue to increment...

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Whats the best way to go about programming a part like this one?

I don't have 2D geometry of the part, just the STL. I tried...

Anybody know the parameters for the XYZ positions of the tool setter on a VCN Mill w/ matrix control? It's got the renishaw TS27 if that matters.

It'd be nice to know where to find this info in...

hey, Im glad for you're lengthy post, I'm trying to learn here...

What I learned this morning so far is it looks like I cant assign tools this way. When I press the edit button for the selected...

Thanks a lot for the explanation, I appreciate your help and advice.

I never realized the same physical tool could be called 5A and 5B at the same time. I can think of a lot of ways this would be...

how many tool datas?
please help me understand what you mean by that...

In the meantime, I did figure out how to get the correct tool length for the tool currently in the spindle. Apparently it...

I loaded my macro onto the adjacent machine and it ran perfectly
(they're both VCN mills w/ matrix control)

the 2nd machine is newer than the first, and I'm guessing there's some parameter issue...

when I check variable #500, it has a value of 12, which it should have, which makes this even weirder.

And even if I change the line to:

#501=#[60000 + 12] or
#501=#60012

the value found in...

I'm using the following code to assign the tool length of the tool currently in the spindle to variable #501:

#500=#51999(-----------------------------CURRENT TOOL #)...

weak

I need to get rid of this pause between every feed move of our mazatrol programs.

Is there a parameter to change it to G64 "cutting mode" where it goes fluidly into the next feed move without...

the VTC I program is older than that and it handles it fine
I was just experimenting with some thread milling today,

G91
G3 X0 Y0 I-.5 J0 Z.1

This will mill a full circle, with radius .5",...