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General Mach Discussion / How do you center your rotary table?
« on: March 26, 2011, 07:47:43 PM »
How do you center your rotary table on your the xy axis?
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Rem VBScript to probe in the z axis
If GetOemLed (825) <> 0 Then 'Check to see if the probe is already grounded or faulty
Code "(Z-Plate is grounded, check connection and try again)" 'this goes in the status bar if aplicable
Else
Code "G4 P1" 'Pause 1 seconds to give time to position probe plate
PlateOffset = GetUserDRO(1151) 'Get plate offset DRO
CurrentFeed = GetOemDRO(818) 'Get the current feedrate to return to later
Code "F4" 'slow down feedrate to 4 ipm
Rem Probe in the z direction
ZNew = GetDro(2) - 2 'probe move to current z - 2 inches
Code "G31Z" &ZNew
While IsMoving() 'wait for probe move to finish
Wend
ZNew = GetVar(2002) 'read the touch point
Code "G0 Z" &ZNew 'move back to hit point incase there was overshoot
While IsMoving ()
Wend
If PlateOffset <> 0 Then
Call SetDro (2, PlateOffset) 'set the Z axis DRO to plate thickness
Code "G4 P0.25" 'Pause for Dro to update.
ZNew = PlateOffset + .25
Code "G0 Z" &ZNew 'put the Z retract height you want here
Code "(Z axis is now zeroed)" 'puts this message in the status bar
End If
Code "F" &CurrentFeed 'Returns to prior feed rate
End If