I have a Fadal VMC 4020 with the 18i-MB control, and am trying to get our Renishaw probes (both tool probe and wireless 3D part probe) to successfully interact with the Manual Guide software. The problem is that none of the Fadal, Fanuc, or Renishaw documentation we have seems to contain anything useful. I've searched the 'net (and this forum) with little success, other than finding a Manual Guide programming manual, which is helpful in operation, but of no use for setting up the parameters and settings which will allow the machine to use the auto-measurement cycles. One error I keep getting is the following:
PARAMETER IS WRONG(No 12384)
Another source of grief is a required input, "Offset Type" which I can't find specifically mentioned in any of the manuals, and if I type in anything with a letter, it returns "Illegal Format", and any number returns "Illegal Range".
There are already fields for H/D geometry and wear, and also tool group, and offset number, tool type, etc. Those I've figured out just fine.
Is there anywhere I can find (or contact someone who has) information for settings to get this feature working? My predecessor in the job crashed and obliterated two tool probes trying to figure out how to get it working, and I'd really rather get it right this time.
Any info or good pointers would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!