So I will not have a "tool table". That's a nonstarter. I don't provide bits, people will use whatever they like (a very large range!) and the CAM stage is their business, not a machine issue. I wouldn't require them to mod out the tooltable file to match their bits, nor would I even allow it.
I don't see what purpose a tool table serves here. T1 could be a 1/8" with 1.5" past the nut, or a 1/4" 3" long. The machine's never going to do radius compensation, the CAM stage is what accommodates the cutter dia. Been standard for a very long time to do that. The bit length won't matter because it's manually zeroed, making zero either the top of the stock or the bottom (depends on datum choice). Collar bits won't be used much at all. When they are, you could say "The z-axis was zeroed with the T1 3" outside-the-nut bit's tip, now we're switching to T2 which is only 1.5" outside-the-nut" and adjust automatically. But that will NEVER happen. We don't use collar bits often and it's not a simple thing to have new users set up. They'll just have to zero for the second bit. Danny On 4/16/2016 6:23 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: > > Can't say as I can answer that as I've never had a config that didn't > have the manual tool changer code in it. OTOH, I have files that change > to tool at 4 different stages in the file, and as long as t1 in pocket 1 > are defined, it works. I have about 17 entries in the tool table for my > newest mill, and am using those Chinese TTS tool holders in R8 chucks so > tool length is a known value until I break the tool and have to > recalibrate a new one. I know this is not much help, but for me it Just > Works(TM). > >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> -------- Find and fix application performance issues faster with >> Applications Manager Applications Manager provides deep performance >> insights into multiple tiers of your business applications. It >> resolves application problems quickly and reduces your MTTR. Get your >> free trial! >> https://ad.doubleclick.net/ddm/clk/302982198;130105516;z >> _______________________________________________ >> Emc-users mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > Cheers, Gene Heskett ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Find and fix application performance issues faster with Applications Manager Applications Manager provides deep performance insights into multiple tiers of your business applications. It resolves application problems quickly and reduces your MTTR. Get your free trial! https://ad.doubleclick.net/ddm/clk/302982198;130105516;z _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
