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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Runn Error Line 2

« on: February 29, 2012, 12:59:59 PM »

Hi guys I'm getting a Run Error Line 2 unspecified failure.
It is stopping on the line for spindle start.

I can hit any key on the key board and it will start the program but the spindle
dose not start.

When the program starts  running a VB scipt editor box appears,
The word DoSpinCW()

I have been generating code with the same cam software for about 5 years
and this is just started happening.

Here is a piece of the code

Thanks for any help

N1 G00 G43 G40.1 G17 G80 G50 G90
N2 G20
N3 (Deep Drill )
N4 M6 T1
N5 G43 H1
N6  M03 S1500
M8
N7 G00 Z0.50000
N8 X-0.30000 Y6.85000
N9 G83 X-0.30000 Y6.85000 Z-0.52197 R0.1 Q0.1 F5.0
N10G80
N11 G00 Z0.50000
N12 G83 X-1.90036 Y7.45000 Z-0.52197 R0.1 Q0.1 F5.0
N13G80
N14 G00 Z0.50000
N15 G83 X-4.10000 Y6.85000 Z-0.52197 R0.1 Q0.1 F5.0
N16G80
N17 G00 Z0.50000
N18 G83 X-6.30000 Y7.45000 Z-0.52197 R0.1 Q0.1 F5.0
N19G80
N20 G00 Z0.50000
N21 G83 X-9.00030 Y6.67013 Z-0.52197 R0.1 Q0.1 F5.0
N22G80
N23 G00 Z0.50000
N24 G83 X-10.69964 Y7.45000 Z-0.52197 R0.1 Q0.1 F5.0
N25G80
N26 G00 Z0.50000
N27 G83 X-12.90000 Y6.85000 Z-0.52197 R0.1 Q0.1 F5.0
N28G80
N29 G00 Z0.50000
N30 G83 X-15.09928 Y7.45000 Z-0.52197 R0.1 Q0.1 F5.0
M9
N31G80
N32 G00 Z5.0

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General Mach Discussion / Retro fitting a Fadal/Haas ect.

« on: August 13, 2010, 11:39:29 AM »

From time to time I run across a VMC like a Haas,Fadal, Mazak  at actions.

They are sold as is where is and I don't want to fall prey to some ones
proprietary controls.

Has anyone retrofitted a commercial VMC with a tool changer with Mach?

I hope I've posted this in the right place.

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Code help needed

« on: August 06, 2010, 11:39:51 AM »

Hi guys it's been some time since I've post here.

The code for cutting a part that I've done many times
for my customer. It has 2 tools and I've been cutting them 1 at a time
for a few years now.

My customer placed a order for 200 parts and now I'm building
a fixture to do 8 at a time.

The code that I'm post is for tool 1 and here's and example
of how I have done other code in the past.
A lot of copy and pasting.

Is there a simpler way?

The parts are 2" apart in the X.

M6 T1   CODE FOR 1 PART
G43 H1
M03 S2500  
M8
G00 Z 1.00
Y -.6875          
X 0.003
Z-.130
G01 Y.6875 F5.0
Z-.130
X-0.003
Y-.6875
G00 Z.100
Y-3.0
Z - 1.0
M9
M5
M30

Code below is for 8 parts

M6 T1           PART #1
G43 H1
M03 S2500
M8
G00 Z 1.00
Y -.6875          
X 0.003
Z-.130
G01 Y.6875 F5.0
Z-.130
X-0.003
Y-.6875
G00 Z.100
X 2.0
G92 X0.0

G00 Z 1.00      PART#2
Y -.6875          
X 0.003
Z-.130
G01 Y.6875 F5.0
Z-.130
X-0.003
Y-.6875
G00 Z.100
X 4.0
G92 X0.0

G00 Z 1.00     PART#3
Y -.6875          
X 0.003
Z-.130
G01 Y.6875 F5.0
Z-.130
X-0.003
Y-.6875
G00 Z.100
X 6.0
G92 X0.0

G00 Z 1.00     PART#4
Y -.6875          
X 0.003
Z-.130
G01 Y.6875 F5.0
Z-.130
X-0.003
Y-.6875
G00 Z.100
X 8.0
G92 X0.0

G00 Z 1.00     PART#5
Y -.6875          
X 0.003
Z-.130
G01 Y.6875 F5.0
Z-.130
X-0.003
Y-.6875
G00 Z.100
X 10.0
G92 X0.0

G00 Z 1.00     PART#6
Y -.6875          
X 0.003
Z-.130
G01 Y.6875 F5.0
Z-.130
X-0.003
Y-.6875
G00 Z.100
X 12.0
G92 X0.0

G00 Z 1.00    PART# 7
Y -.6875          
X 0.003
Z-.130
G01 Y.6875 F5.0
Z-.130
X-0.003
Y-.6875
G00 Z.100
X 14.0
G92 X0.0

G00 Z 1.00    PART# 8
Y -.6875          
X 0.003
Z-.130
G01 Y.6875 F5.0
Z-.130
X-0.003
Y-.6875
G00 Z.100
X 0.0
G92 X0.0

MOVES PART OUT OF THE WAY
AND BRING TOOL DOWN SO WIFE
CAN REACH IT TO CHANGE IT!

Y-3.0
Z - 1.0
M9
M5
M30

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Need help with 4th axis continuous motion code

« on: May 20, 2009, 06:47:16 PM »

Hi Guy's,

I have a job in the shop that requires some tight tolerances for some round holes  +/-.0001.  
I tried doing this in one set up but I'm getting a variation of .00015 between the X & Y axis.
The holes are not round.  
This job should really be done in a Lathe, but all I have is a manual Lathe in the shop and I have to make 30 parts to make so
I'm going to try to do this job in the mill.  
This is an adapter plate with 2 sets of hole patterns and some counter bores and alignment steps.
What I would like to do is sit my 4th axis up and rotate the 4th axis as I move the end mill across one axis (X or Y) as a 4th axis turns my part.
If one of you guy's could just show me a little piece of code that would rotate my 4th axis continuously, I can take it from there.

Here's a Youtube clip of what I'm trying to do. You will have to watch it about half way through to see what I'm talking about.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vooVKTdCrQw&feature=related


Thanks for your time,
Chris

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Modbus / Can A Modbus control a.........

« on: July 17, 2008, 08:59:55 AM »

Good morning guys.

Can A Modbus control a stepper driver and still
take on 30 I/O’s ?

I was looking at Automation Direct Modbus’
and there’s a lot to choose from do you guys
have a model that you prefer?     

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General Mach Discussion / Mach 3 hiccups - Please Help

« on: June 02, 2008, 06:23:33 PM »

This is a question about Mach 3 and my Tormach.  I have a program that has 4 tool changes in it and I'm using M commands to control the coolant.  In between one of the tool changes I manually turned the coolant on so I could aim the nozzle for that particular tool.  Then I switched the coolant switch back to auto and pressed cycle start.  The machine started to move and did not turn on the spindle.  The next time I done this a couple of parts later, I hit cycle start and the spindle started as it should and the tool run through the program but the part was about .050 shorter than it needed to be.  I have noticed strange things like this in the past but I never could figure out what was going on.  If I mess with the coolant switch in the middle of a program this thing develops a hiccup.  If I leave the coolant switch set to auto everything runs as smooth as glass.  Is there a software update that I need to download?  Or do you have other people with similar problems that haven't figured out that messing with the coolant switch has caused this.  I know it sounds strange but this is the only thing that I'm doing different while running the program and every time I mess with the coolant switch in them middle of the program something odd like this happens.  When I say I'm messing with the coolant switch - this is while the machine is setting idle in the middle of a tool change. 
 
Thanks for your time.
Have a good one.
Chris

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General Mach Discussion / Help!!!!!

« on: March 29, 2008, 12:55:45 AM »

This is some weird stuff guys, After this was cut I checked my X/Y position and found that my X was out over an inch.
This sould been a round hole. I was cutting this on my Tormach.
Take a look at the code and see if any thing is wrong.
Chris

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Whats missing

« on: February 28, 2008, 06:42:45 PM »

Hi guys
I need a little help with this code.
I can set axes A to 0.000 and it starts
running the part from that postion.
The next postion is A-135 and it will
go to that postion and everything is
on track after that but it completely
skips A-90.
There is a fixture in the tailstock that
has to be indexed.
Now I can set the fixture to the A-90
postion and start the job and all is well
but this is a pain.
The fixture has a indexing mark to set it at
A-0.000 for seting up the part.
Why dosen't the A axes move to A-90
from A-0.0 then start running the job?


G00 G43 G40.1 G17 G80 G50 G90
G20
(Rotate Table)
A-90. F1.
(Standard Drill 90)
M6 T1
G43 H1
M03 S4500
G00 Z0.2500
X3.0469 Y-0.0001
G81 X3.0469 Y-0.0001 Z-0.2512 R0.0988
G80
G00 Z0.2500
G81 X5.0156 Y-0.0002 Z-0.2698 R0.0802
G80
G00 Z0.2500
G81 X6.9844 Y-0.0001 Z-0.261 R0.089
G80
G00 Z0.2500
G81 X8.9531 Y-0.0001 Z-0.261 R0.089
G80
G00 Z0.2500
(Rotate Table)
A-135. F1.
(Standard Drill 135)
X2.0625
G81 X2.0625 Y-0.0001 Z-0.2643 R0.0857
G80
G00 Z0.2500
G81 X4.0312 Y-0.0001 Z-0.2643 R0.0857
G80
G00 Z0.2500
G81 X6.0000 Y-0.0001 Z-0.2643 R0.0857
G80
G00 Z0.2500
G81 X7.9687 Y-0.0001 Z-0.2643 R0.0857
G80
G00 Z0.2500
G81 X9.9375 Y-0.0001 Z-0.2643 R0.0857
G80
G00 Z0.2500
(Clearance Plane)
A-180. F1.
(Standard Drill 180)
X3.0469 Y0.0000
G81 X3.0469 Y0.0000 Z-0.2513 R0.0987
G80
G00 Z0.2500
G81 X5.0156 Y0.0000 Z-0.2513 R0.0987
G80
G00 Z0.2500
G81 X6.9844 Y0.0000 Z-0.2501 R0.0999
G80
G00 Z0.2500
G81 X8.9531 Y0.0000 Z-0.2611 R0.0889
G80
G00 Z0.2500
(Rotate Table)
A-225. F1.
(Standard Drill 225)
X2.0625 Y0.0001
G81 X2.0625 Y0.0001 Z-0.2643 R0.0857
G80
G00 Z0.2500
G81 X4.0312 Y0.0001 Z-0.2643 R0.0857
G80
G00 Z0.2500
G81 X6.0000 Y0.0001 Z-0.2643 R0.0857
G80
G00 Z0.2500
G81 X7.9687 Y0.0001 Z-0.2643 R0.0857
G80
G00 Z0.2500
G81 X9.9375 Y0.0001 Z-0.2643 R0.0857
G80
G00 Z0.2500
(Rotate Table)
A-270. F1.
(Standard Drill 270)
X3.0469
G81 X3.0469 Y0.0001 Z-0.25 R0.1
G80
G00 Z0.2500
G81 X5.0156 Y0.0002 Z-0.2698 R0.0802
G80
G00 Z0.2500
G81 X6.9844 Y0.0001 Z-0.261 R0.089
G80
G00 Z0.2500
G81 X8.9531 Y0.0001 Z-0.261 R0.089
G80
G00 Z0.2500
(Rotate Table)
A-0. F1.
(2 1/2 Axis Profiling)
M5 M6 T2
G43 H2
M03 S4500
X12.1000 Y0.4394
G01 Z-0.3750  F20.0
X12.0500  F25.0
X12.0000  F30.0
X2.0138  F10.0
Y-0.4394
X12.0000
X12.0500  F30.0
X12.1000
G00 Z0.0750
Y0.4894
G01 Z-0.3750  F20.0
X12.0500  F25.0
X12.0000  F30.0
X1.9638  F10.0
Y-0.4894
X12.0000
X12.0500  F30.0
X12.1000
G00 Z1
M5 M9
M30

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General Mach Discussion / ATC for Tormach

« on: January 21, 2008, 09:42:35 AM »

I’m looking into building a ATC for my Tormach.
I’m going to build one that works like a Haas tool
room mill tool changer.

It will sit to the left of the spindle and slide under
it on a track and hold 10 tools in a round magazine.

The Tormach is setup with steppers, should I put a
stepper on the magazine to index it or use a servo?


Chris

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General Mach Discussion / Probe normally open/close?

« on: December 16, 2007, 09:39:18 PM »

Hi guys I wired a probe into Mach3 today.

When I tested my probe I found that it needs
to be normally open. 

My probe is normally closed,

How and where do configure Mach to work with
this probe. 


Chris