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Mach Discussion => General Mach Discussion => Topic started by: DICKEYBIRD on July 19, 2013, 10:36:10 AM

Title: X DRO changes after running lathe drill wizard?
Post by: DICKEYBIRD on July 19, 2013, 10:36:10 AM
Peck drilled some holes last night in the lathe using the wizard downloaded from http://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php/topic,16533.0.html  It worked well other than the X DRO would at some point display the X tool offset value of the tool in use & I noticed the change after it was finished.  I could re-type the tool number in the "Tool No." box and the X DRO would go back to +0.0000 as it should.

It freaked me out when I looked up & saw something other than +0.0000 in the DRO and I thought it had somehow re-positioned itself and could try to drill off center & crash.  Fortunately it hadn't physically changed position, just the DRO changed.  No biggie, just curious what's going on.
Title: Re: X DRO changes after running lathe drill wizard?
Post by: Hood on July 19, 2013, 10:46:32 AM
Would have to see the code and possibly also your xml and tool table.
Even then I may not see what is wrong ;D
Hood
Title: Re: X DRO changes after running lathe drill wizard?
Post by: DICKEYBIRD on July 19, 2013, 10:54:23 AM
Thanks for the quick response!  I'm trapped behind a desk at work right now. :'(
Title: Re: X DRO changes after running lathe drill wizard?
Post by: Simon0362 on July 21, 2013, 07:11:01 AM
Hi,
I suspect you have the same problem as I have - go to the General Config page and on the lower left there is a block regarding the actions after a M30. Uncheck the 'remove offsets on program end' tick box and voilá....well, worked for me anyway!
Simon
Title: Re: X DRO changes after running lathe drill wizard?
Post by: DICKEYBIRD on July 21, 2013, 08:55:30 AM
Thanks Simon, that was the problem.

Should've known anybody that could spell voilá correctly would have the answer!;D
Title: Re: X DRO changes after running lathe drill wizard?
Post by: Simon0362 on July 21, 2013, 05:09:22 PM

Should've known anybody that could spell voilá correctly would have the answer!;D

 :D
Comes with living in France and having an AZERTY keyboard...

Glad to help someone else, usually I'm the one asking but on this occasion I hit and solved the same problem just in advance of you

Simon