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General Mach Discussion / Re: Help with Mach3 Lathe Toolpath display
« on: November 01, 2006, 01:36:56 PM »
Hi Chip,
Thanks for the reply. I did not want to combine the 2 programs. I just wanted to know 2 things. 1. Why the toolpath display for DrillRollers was different after running TurnDown and 2. How to make DrillRollers look correct in the toolpath display assuming that TurnDown didn't even exist.
My concern with number 1 makes me think that you should exit Mach 3 Lathe and restart it before loading a new program. My intention with the DrillRollers program is to run it and drill all the pieces. Then mount the pieces on a mandrel and run 2 different programs 1 to shape the back of the Roller and another to shape the front of the Roller.
My concern with number 2 is simply how do I get the toolpath display to look correct. I do not want to change the position of X since I carefully set it manually to be on the centerline (x=0) of the stock before running the program. I have drilled the rollers and they came out fine.
Hopefully, this clears up my previous post.
Thanks
Lee
Thanks for the reply. I did not want to combine the 2 programs. I just wanted to know 2 things. 1. Why the toolpath display for DrillRollers was different after running TurnDown and 2. How to make DrillRollers look correct in the toolpath display assuming that TurnDown didn't even exist.
My concern with number 1 makes me think that you should exit Mach 3 Lathe and restart it before loading a new program. My intention with the DrillRollers program is to run it and drill all the pieces. Then mount the pieces on a mandrel and run 2 different programs 1 to shape the back of the Roller and another to shape the front of the Roller.
My concern with number 2 is simply how do I get the toolpath display to look correct. I do not want to change the position of X since I carefully set it manually to be on the centerline (x=0) of the stock before running the program. I have drilled the rollers and they came out fine.
Hopefully, this clears up my previous post.
Thanks
Lee