Re: Tool Offsets and Z position display in hand jog
Originally Posted by
tede
It's really bad that Haas doesn't make the display show actual Z position in G54 Jog after a tool change.
We were able to do this with old Fanuc controls.
It was easy to alter the subprogram in Fanuc to make that happen, but Haas doesn't give you access to it.
I think it's easy for them to do, they just don't care - and I say that after talking to their rep's and that was their attitude.
In other words from them 'if ten million users don't ask for it, we won't do it'.
It's easy to tell them how helpful it would be, but operators don't know any better to ask for it, they are just happy to have jobs.
In one version of the Haas control the MDI command would show actual Z for an instant, then it would go away.
If you want to do some manual work with the handwheel and multiple tools, it is just a pain in the neck to have to set the Operator Z every dang time.
I've had numerous conversations with Haas about it and they are totally unsympathetic to this request.
tede,
Welcome to posting on CNC Zone, as I see that this is your first post. I'm glad that your first post was able to contribute so much valuable information to the subject at hand. I' m sure that your information will assist many others trying to get help on this particular topic and thread, which is 5 years old.
As for me, keep your old Fanuc control and I'll keep my Haas control.
Cheers---Mike
Two Haas VF-2's, Haas HA5C, Haas HRT-9, Hardinge CHNC 1, Bother HS-300 Wire EDM, BobCAD V23, BobCAD V28