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General Mach Discussion / Re: Auto tool measuring and offsets
« on: April 10, 2012, 11:30:29 PM »
I would get it working as you want it with a single tool then work from there. It is just a matter of repeating what you did the first time.
You start with the master tool and reference all the rest of the tools to it. Then you set you master tool to the Part Z0.00 then when you cycle the tools the offsets follow the tools.
Just remember whne Mach3 cycles the tool offsets it must have room to safely make the offset move without crashing into something or limiting out.
As a rule I always make the master tool the longest tool. That way the spindle is always moving away from the upper stop and can not hit the upper limit switch when Mach3 cycles the tool offsets.
Justa thought, (;-) TP
You start with the master tool and reference all the rest of the tools to it. Then you set you master tool to the Part Z0.00 then when you cycle the tools the offsets follow the tools.
Just remember whne Mach3 cycles the tool offsets it must have room to safely make the offset move without crashing into something or limiting out.
As a rule I always make the master tool the longest tool. That way the spindle is always moving away from the upper stop and can not hit the upper limit switch when Mach3 cycles the tool offsets.
Justa thought, (;-) TP