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  1. #1
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    4th axis degrees of rotation.

    Hi guys, I have a slight problem with a part we make. Machine is a Makino a61, the part is a stator vane that is located in the middle of the B axis, tool 1/2 ball nose. Any who I program the part in a zig fashion, where the mill starts at the top of work piece and spirals down. The problem is before I can get to the bottom the control alarms out cause by b axis movements are greater than 99,999*. Speed and finish are critical. I can't use zig-zag because customer is very picky, not to mention it is a little slower. Is there a remedy in surfcam or?

    Oh machine control is makino professional 5.

    Thanks,

    Wolf

  2. #2
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    Do you have a file or picture, so i can see alittle bit more of what's going on ?

  3. #3
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    I don't know your control but I know those parts

    There should be some paramiters that let the axis roll back to zero (reset the axis)

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    In my post there are B movement greater than the control can read. Be nice if surfcam would zero out every 360 degrees.

  5. #5
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    If you are using the MPost then search in postform.m which one you are using and modify the B register.


    B ->3.>3 mod 360
    or
    B ->3.>3 mod 360 mult -1

    It just add the mod 360 for the B register!

    Then you could output 0.001 -->359.999 --> 0.001 and also postive way!

    Maybe you also need to modify your parameter about the B axis in the controller.

    If you are using SPost, you need to use SPost Configuration to modify your Uncx01.Pxx

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