[Liontastic]

We purchaced a New Mazak vertical mill with Renishaw probing and inspection + software. We will be picking up workshifts using this and most are taken from other surfaces. Example: (G54.1P11 "X0" IS +.4817 FROM CENTER OF JAW) (G54.1P11 "Y0" IS - .1815 FROM SEATING EDGE OF JAW) (G54.1P11 "Z0" IS +.390 FROM BOTTOM SEATING SURFACE OF JAW) The question is if we probe the jaw surface the software will call that 0, can the software calculate the distance from that point to our programed zero so we can run the probing automatic? Would this be [s2 + .390] or something similar. Any help is appreciated.

[psychomill]

I take it you're using the EIA software...

Just simply tell the machine where its touching in the code like this:

G65P9811Z.390S111 (Tells the machine Z0 is .39 from the surface touched)

For Y

G65P9811Y-.1815S111 (Tells the machine Y0 is .1815 from the surface touched)


Etc, etc.... The P call would be whatever sub number your macro uses. Most of my Mazaks happen to be 9811 for single touch surface.


EDIT:

In your case, since you want to tell the machine zero is somewhere else because you're setting from the fixture, you can do this....

G65P9811Z-.390S111 (Tells the machine surface touched is -.390 from 0)

and

G65P9811Y.1815S111 (Tells the machine surface touched is +.1815 from 0)

HTH