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Re: Screen Set Ideas
« Reply #60 on: June 03, 2014, 12:26:53 AM »
OK How would you get sys Time date and DAY to display ??

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Re: Screen Set Ideas
« Reply #61 on: June 03, 2014, 07:12:53 AM »
How about something like this  ???
« Last Edit: June 03, 2014, 08:07:31 AM by Ya-Nvr-No »

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Re: Screen Set Ideas
« Reply #62 on: June 03, 2014, 10:54:57 AM »
NOW THAT is more like it. Now how about the day ???   That takes a table as far as I read.

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Re: Screen Set Ideas
« Reply #63 on: June 03, 2014, 11:08:42 AM »
What part of "Tuesday" is not the day?  ::)

        ibDay=os.date("%A", DateTime);


Just messing with ya  ;D
« Last Edit: June 03, 2014, 11:11:17 AM by Ya-Nvr-No »

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Re: Screen Set Ideas
« Reply #64 on: June 03, 2014, 12:57:43 PM »
I am like everyone else I just look at the FIRST picture or read the FIRST line of a responce
GOOD Job.

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Re: Screen Set Ideas
« Reply #65 on: June 03, 2014, 01:55:43 PM »
Started working on the Lathe Screen Set, same thing for the most part just a lot of editing. And the Tool routine is different of course.

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Re: Screen Set Ideas
« Reply #66 on: June 03, 2014, 08:27:17 PM »
HEY how come THEY get Spindle orientation (M19)

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Re: Screen Set Ideas
« Reply #67 on: June 03, 2014, 09:27:09 PM »
Its just another mcode, its up to the controller and drive to know what to do with it.
Like the sync codes that keep the gantry and Turning Center working hand in hand and the mcodes to control added blowoff outputs.
I had to add flip stations and a turnaround mcodes to produce these odd shaped parts. On the gantry side it Does a Side A-A to Side B-B process cycle.
so while it is machining the second part side A it is doing a rotate and flip of the first part for side B machining.

One gang style tooling machine and one turret style system. So the machining is reversed for each machine due to the tool locations.
Both machines needed ladder editing and hardware upgrades.
Fun project. One machine used T04 the other uses T0404 for tool changes Its all about the controller.
One cuts using M03 the the other M04 and of course the X dimensions are reversed. Had to keep the tooling standard as they were special grinds and stroke limitations in X.

And you can have spindle orientation in mach4 too, just have to have a means to move and check the rotary position and then write a script. Helps to have a spindle brake and a way to spin and blow the jaws and part off before load & unloading. I love automation and walk away manufacturing.
Re: Screen Set Ideas
« Reply #68 on: June 04, 2014, 05:44:11 PM »
Tool Touch off and Setting of Offsets for Tool Table
Plus the ability to call up and edit the Tool Table
and can do a Tool change with MDI button

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Re: Screen Set Ideas
« Reply #69 on: June 05, 2014, 07:15:33 AM »
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Started working on the Lathe Screen Set

How about something like attached to fool with?

Not sure what is currrently in the works for a Mach4 Lathe screen.
Been 4 months since attached was posted. Need to see what the tool probing routine will be like since  the tool info
screen was done on best guess at the time.

RICH
« Last Edit: June 05, 2014, 07:26:41 AM by RICH »