[americad]

Newbie to the group here. We have a 1999 Bridgeport VMC 1000/22 with a GE Fanuc 18i-M control. We have Fanuc books for the control, but no books on the Bridgeport itself or how the control was programmed. My problem is trying to drip feed to the machine. I can send a program to the machine via RS-232 with no problem, but we have a program larger than the memory and would like to drip feed it to the machine. If anyone can give me steps to do this or steps to find out if this machine was even programmed for Drip in the ladder it would be much appreciated.

Alan

[dmold]

try to find a dnc program. i use the one that comes with edgecam software. it has an automatic feature to detect the RS232 setup of any control. so you dont have to be an expert in CNC communication.

regards
Dimitris

[machintek]

The first thing to determine is if the control has drip feed turned on in the options parameters. If it is, which key/button gets you there. Right now I believe it may be an unmarked button. Check with GE-FANUC if it is turned on.

George