[vxss57]

Hi everyone, first off what a great site. I have a very simple job at the moment, roughing 16 teeth on a spur gear. Is it possible to write milling units in Mazatrol language and then use subprogram (EIA/ISO) for indexing the C axis. At the moment I have my main mazatrol program which contains WPC, second mazatrol programs which contains cutting units and third ISO prog which contains indexing code. I get the cutters to rough out the first tooth it indexes to the next tooth but it then goes back to first tooth and it repeats this 16 times. what am i doing wrong. thanks for any help in advance,

[bildoo]

I believe that your programming technique is correct. There is a parameter that allows or disallows the repeat of an eia program that is a sub program. I ran into this issue a couple months ago when I had to repeat an eia program (that had an elipse shape cutting) that was the sub of a mazatrol program. The machine kept repeating the shape in the same place. I think it is an "F" parameter but I will look it up when I can get to a parameter book tomorow morning at work. What control are you using (M32, T+, Fusion)?


Thanks.

[vxss57]

I believe that your programming technique is correct. There is a parameter that allows or disallows the repeat of an eia program that is a sub program. I ran into this issue a couple months ago when I had to repeat an eia program (that had an elipse shape cutting) that was the sub of a mazatrol program. The machine kept repeating the shape in the same place. I think it is an "F" parameter but I will look it up when I can get to a parameter book tomorow morning at work. What control are you using (M32, T+, Fusion)?


Thanks.

Thanks bildoo, its an integrex so I think its fusion

[bildoo]

Parameter "F70" is to validate multiple machining of an EIA program. Set it to "1" to allow multiple machining.


Let me know if this works for you.

[vxss57]

Parameter "F70" is to validate multiple machining of an EIA program. Set it to "1" to allow multiple machining.


Let me know if this works for you.

thanks mate that worked excellent, I appreciate the help thanks again

[vxss57]

I probably spoke few months too early. we finally got the gear job and I had it programmed few months earllier. the F70 parameter solved the problem when running the tool path simulation. but for some reason when actually running the machine, just before it needs to index the c-axis I get an error "128 Outside interlock axis" which in the mannual reads "an axis is interlocked because the interlock function has become active" and to solve this "clear the active state of the interlock function" maybe this sounds dumb but how exactly do I do this? thanks for your help