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Offline JtheB

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Re: Tool Offset Trouble
« Reply #10 on: February 25, 2023, 04:58:55 PM »
So when the machine is idle I'm able to use the "Toggle Height Offset" to switch the "Current H:" value from 0 to the tool number as one should. The blue light for the "Height Offset Active" does not toggle on for either setting.
I just ran a test again and after the workpiece corner probe with the master tool the atc picked up tool 2 and the "Current H:" value also switched to #2 as expected.
But...  when it picked up tool 3 the "Current H:" value didn't switch to #3, it stayed at #2

In the Vectric Post Revision of the gcode in the Mach4 window I don't see G43 H3 after the T3M6 code.... so when does that get dictated? in the M6 macros?

Thank you for the patience with this.
« Last Edit: February 25, 2023, 05:08:49 PM by JtheB »

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Re: Tool Offset Trouble
« Reply #11 on: February 25, 2023, 06:29:21 PM »
Sooo.....
I went into the Screen Tree Manager and deleted the tabOffsets file.
Exported the tabOffsets file from the wxRouter.set and reloaded it into my screen.
Now the blue Height Offset Active light is on. Unfortunately it remains on even when I toggle the Height Offset button.
Again, just as before, the Current H: value will toggle but niot the light.
Ran another test and the H values still are not being applied to their given tools.
Is this a software issue?

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Re: Tool Offset Trouble
« Reply #12 on: February 27, 2023, 11:25:28 AM »
Soooo....
I just realized that when importing the gcode cutting file into Mach4 from VCarve it includes a G49
Line 26: G00 G94 G20 G17 G90 G40 G49 G80
G49 = Length offset cancel
The G49 code shows up in the -lblModals box on my Mach control screen as well.
Is this being generated by VCarve, Avid's post processor or a default setting in Mach4?
I can delete this from the .txt file created by VCarve before importing it into Mach4 but I'd prefer to not have to do this every time.
« Last Edit: February 27, 2023, 11:27:06 AM by JtheB »

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Re: Tool Offset Trouble
« Reply #13 on: February 27, 2023, 01:00:20 PM »
OK. Getting closer....
I got the tool height offsets to change with their given tool changes during the atc procedure when running a cutting file.
It requires opening the VCarve generated .txt file and manually removing G49 in the command header and manually inserting G43 H# just below every T#M6 line.
How is this happening if I've got the latest Avid post processor installed in VCarve?



Offline Bill_O

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Re: Tool Offset Trouble
« Reply #14 on: February 27, 2023, 03:39:14 PM »
you can modify the post processor from vcarve to give you what you want.

bill

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Re: Tool Offset Trouble
« Reply #15 on: February 27, 2023, 05:05:08 PM »
Yeah, I've got it sorted in the PP.
Boy that was rough...
Thank you all for bearing with this noob.