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Mach Discussion => FAQs => Topic started by: robertmonroe on April 25, 2011, 08:34:07 PM

Title: X & Y tool offsets ???
Post by: robertmonroe on April 25, 2011, 08:34:07 PM

I have a router with 4 heads and 2 drill spindles.
Each router head is 12" apart. I have been coding in the offset for the different heads with mastercam.
It's a pain in the neck tohave to go in and set that parameter everytime and if you forget well then yyour part gets messed up.

My question is is there away to set an x & Y offset for T2, T3, T4, T5, etc...

I know I can set the Z offset but I need to set the X & Y also. How can I do the in Mach3? I want to be able to do it with work offset 1, G54.

 ???

Title: Re: X & Y tool offsets ???
Post by: ger21 on April 25, 2011, 08:56:11 PM

I've seen someone else use a macro pump to check the current tool, and use G52 to set the appropriate offset for that tool.

Title: Re: X & Y tool offsets ???
Post by: redwolf on January 24, 2012, 12:02:47 AM

Did You Ever get the offsets to work with tool numbers?
I need the same thing.