hi guys, this is my first post.
i'm using an okuma osp5020m controller down here in australia, and i'm stuck.
i need to machine a spherical "bowl" type shape into a 25mm plate with a 100mm radius, to a depth of 10mm at the centre.(not the actual dims.)
using the COPY and COPYE commands works fine if i substitute the radius for a straight line, and i get a cone shape.
but when i try the real thing, i get a problem.
here's my code:
G15 H1
T17 M6
G90 G0 X0 Y0 S2000 M3
G56 H17 Z50 M8
Z3
COPY Q359
G0 X0 Y43
G1 Z0 F100
G19
G2 X0 Y0 Z-10 R100
G17
G0 Z3
X0 Y43
COPYE P1
G0 Z100
M2
as i said before, when i replace the lines G19 thru G17 with:
G1 X0 Y0 Z-10
everything works fine. the problem is in the plane selection.
by the time it has rotated thru 90 deg. the plane that the arc is on has also rotated 90 deg. and is visible in the XY plane.
please help and thanks in advance!