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« on: October 21, 2017, 08:11:24 AM »
A few comments on your post:
- The generic lathe screen set is what it is and has been around for a "very" long time.
The screen is functionality limited to X and Z axis.
- So you made a custom screen based on Wolfram Szentiks. Haven't the foggiest idea
about that screen nor where to find it in an English version and what versions of Mach3
it was created for. Then you modified the screen more by adding the Y axis.
So your current screen is some combination of whatever and no one can help much
to address any questions on it without posting the screen and everything ie; macros, etc
associated with it.
- As you know there are differences in the tool table between the lathe and mill because
of the geometry of the tools and how they are used. I have never seen of a combination tool table.
- You may want to search this forum for using the mill as a lathe. There are threads or postings
but I have not followed it closely over the years.
You need to define how you want to use the mill as a lathe. Basicaly in Mach3, because of axis limitations, you have a lathe or mill mode and work arounds are required.
Relative to a tool table try / think about the following possibility:
- Use Master tool concept such that the tool offsets are based on the master tool, which has no
offsets, and all the others are related to it. Be in / use Machine Coordinates for populating the tool table offset values and do the same for the Y axis. For the Y axis tools, description identifies that it's for y axis and offsets are for the X and Z. May need to swap axis for the Y. If done that way axis DRO's will change and show correctly depending on current selected coordinate system.
As far as driven tools i use live tooling, sometimes on the lathe, and they are mounted on the
carriage.
I repeat that you need to define how you want to use the mill for ding lathe work.
So much for my nickle on the matter,
BTW, maybe look into using MACH4 instead of Mach3.
RICH