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- #Vectric forum electronic tool touch off software
- #Vectric forum electronic tool touch off code
- #Vectric forum electronic tool touch off series
Every CAM software has its own post processor configuration and they are never compatible.
#Vectric forum electronic tool touch off code
You say that the Fusion post is a derivative, but this only really means someone looked at the code that your Vectric post output and modified the Fanuc post to suit that code. The Vectric post doesn't help, it is not the same as a Fusion or HSM post processor. I have no experience in editing posts so any help anyone can provide would be greatly appreciated. The forum did not recognize and would not allow. I have attached both posts here.NOTE I had to remane the extension on Fanuc0i_ATC.pp to. Add in my coolant command M8 and M9 as needed Remove all M17 and M16 commands (the controller locks up when it encounters these commands)ģ. Remove all line numbers (the controller does not handle 5 digit line number)Ģ. The post used in Fusion "Bridgeport_fanuc_coolant_.cps is a derivative of the vectric post and has been modified by a couple peopleįor the post "Fanuc0i_ATC.pp" that I use in Vectric, I need to edit the G code in the following mannerġ.
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The Vectric post is "Fanuc0i_ATC.pp" it reads the tool offset correctly and runs fine, with a few small edits I do to the G code (see below) to run it. I've been using it for 6 months, cut a lot of things without issue.and compare it to the post I am using in Fusion to see if something got inadvertently changed? Would it be better to approach this with a fresh look at the post that does work in Vectric on this controller. It just seems like something in Fusion ignores the tool offset I have entered, and that the tool holder information somehow affects it. However In an earlier version of the model I changed the tool holder and entered the bit dimensions it actually moved the tool to a point higher than the tool offset value. I still keep going back to the fact that it does not move to the tool offset value that is entered on the controller, it moves almost 3" lower. If I can run any additional tests on my end or provide any more data, please let me know. I hope this helps to track down where the difference is. I have attached the G code from the Vectric program I was using (T Slot Small Precut.tap) My thought is this is probably something in Fusion causing the difference, since the post processors are essentially the same post.
#Vectric forum electronic tool touch off series
I tried this same series of tests using different tool numbers.in each case the Vectric program moved the Z axis to the same position as seen in the offset screen, but the Fusion program moved it to a position that was approximately 3" lower than the value in the offset page. (I took this picture as it ran the first pass on the part) The G code looks correct in that it is saying to move -0.xx to make it's first pass When I ran the Fusion program (see attached G code 1965.tap) it uses tool #6 which has an offset of 7.8638 as shown in the same attached screen shot.the difference was, the first pass Z axis value was what you see on the screen shot 4.9738.almost 3" lower than it should be.
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the first Z movement went down to that value 7.14xx (minus a few thousandths for the first cut).all was good. In the vectric program I ran used tool #3 with the offset value shown in the attached screen shot of 7.1488. I ran some additional tests (taking all tools out so nothing would get broken) to compare the Z axis value on a program from Vectric when it runs to what the Z axis value is when I run a program from Fusion. I have attached a screen shot that was taken on the first pass of the attached program 1965.tap I agree there must be some datum setting in Fusion that is not correct for my machine or application. When I touch off a tool, I manually run the tool down to the work piece, read the Z axis value and then enter it into the offset screen attached here. I have attached it here if you wanted to look at it.but my guess is my problem is still within Fusion, as I tried two different tool setup and had two different results. I think you are the one who previously helped me edit this so the coolant would work. I mentioned before this is a new post processor, that I have not verified, but it was created from the post I use in Vectric without issue. I touched it off to the top f the part, entered the height in the tool offset page as I have always done when I do 2D milling in Vectric. The tool I had in the holder was a 5" long 1/2" diameter ball mill. The z axis came down, snapped the tool clean off and stopped at a height about 1" above the part and continued on the proper path. I'm still really think the problem must be something bigger and not the 0.040" additional stock.
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I agree with the stock size, I wish that were not the default. I see where I had tool orientation turned on in the too high example and turned off in the too low example.