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programable position list
« on: June 20, 2009, 02:21:41 PM »
Is there a way to set up a list (library) of tool positions?? .  If yes, where and How would you create this list.  Thanx much, new guy..

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Re: programable position list
« Reply #1 on: June 20, 2009, 02:47:48 PM »
Are you talking about tool length and diameter offsets?

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Re: programable position list
« Reply #2 on: June 20, 2009, 02:48:56 PM »
Not really sure what you are meaning but if its that you want to have a rack of tools and have them picked up  by the spindle as a form of toolchanger then you would write the positions in the M6 macro.
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Re: programable position list
« Reply #3 on: June 20, 2009, 05:01:42 PM »
You also have fixture offsets.

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Re: programable position list
« Reply #4 on: June 20, 2009, 06:52:36 PM »
All, thanx but I'll try to explain better..  Once I home the machine (g28), I would like to be able push a button and have the machine move to a specified coordinate.  This way once I set up a jig, the machine will move to these axis coordinates everytime.  Where in MACH 3 would I go to do this and how would I set those parameters. Once again, thanx in advance.

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Re: programable position list
« Reply #5 on: June 20, 2009, 11:25:04 PM »
OK, these will be your work coordinates then. G54, G55, G56, etc. I think you have 256 of them. Look in the default mill screen, offsets page.

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Re: programable position list
« Reply #6 on: June 21, 2009, 05:32:39 PM »
Brett, U Da Man,  That's exctly what I neededd.  Thanx for yor help

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Re: programable position list
« Reply #7 on: June 21, 2009, 05:35:53 PM »
No problem, glad I could help.

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