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General Mach Discussion / Re: ShuttlePro startup

« on: December 04, 2009, 07:36:56 PM »

Anyone?

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General Mach Discussion / Re: ShuttlePro startup

« on: December 01, 2009, 08:16:42 PM »

Bump

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General Mach Discussion / ShuttlePro startup

« on: November 28, 2009, 12:41:52 PM »

Is it possible to set the "startup state" or default state of the ShuttlePro functions?
I'd like it to be locked and have z jog at startup

Thanks

Mark

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Unnecessary G40 and G42 codes in file

« on: July 28, 2009, 09:56:00 PM »

Don't know anything about VectorCam, but is there a setting to "roll around corners"? That gave me fits in MasterCam, until I found about it

Mark

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General Mach Discussion / Re: What is your trade?

« on: February 27, 2009, 07:57:03 PM »

Cnc machinist by trade, now doing programming and some engineering, and yep I'm over 50! 

Mark

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General Mach Discussion / Re: changing feed rate during direction changes

« on: October 22, 2008, 10:42:47 PM »

Joe,
No, cutter comp has nothing to do with feed rates. It is used for:
A: allowing you to program to the centerline of the spindle and then put in the radius of the tool used to properly position the tool, or

B: adjust for tool wear or for an undersize tool when programmed to the edge of a known diameter tool

Some CAM programs will adjust the feedrates for you, slowing it down for an inside corner, and speeding it up for an outside corner, the idea that the feedrates to the edge of the tool (where it's doing the cutting) will be different from the centerline of the toolpath as programmed

HTH

Mark

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Abnormal Condition warning

« on: October 18, 2008, 04:07:20 PM »

Go up a few posts and look at the graphic. Where it has the G80, add G90 and anything else you might need and then check box above that says "use INIT string on all resets". That should do the trick. Mine, for example has G80 G90 G49 G0

HTH
Mark

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Cutter Compensation

« on: October 14, 2008, 10:15:26 PM »

Maybe try putting a G40 in the "all resets" line in general config?

Mark

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Command to move Z-Axis -0.8500?

« on: September 29, 2008, 08:32:41 PM »

G90 is absolute mode (will move to a certain position no matter where it starts) and G91 is incremental mode (moves a specified amount in a specified direction) so...
G0 G91 Z-.85 will move the z down .850". If G91 is still active G0 Z0 will do nothing (it's telling it to move 0") If G90 is active G0 Z0 will move the z to the position of z0.
Normally programming is done in absolute mode with incremental used for more specialized things

HTH

Mark

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Command to move Z-Axis -0.8500?

« on: September 27, 2008, 12:38:43 PM »

G0 G91 Z-.85 should do it
make sure to do a G90 after it it's not in the program

Mark