I am pretty sure you will get the right code if you go to property change,
holes, and set your level to -.500" it will calculate your rapid moves and
depth accordingly but the hole depth is from the -.500 depth so a 1.0" deep
hole will go z-1.5" total!.
thanks bill
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Date: Friday, May 05, 2000 5:23 AM
Subject: Re: [mfg-smartcam] canned cycle
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>Colin,
> Set your Prof Top to the level at which your drill is starting. For
>example, if the workpiece surface is set at Z0, and you want to drill
>inside a .500 deep pocket, the tools drilling inside the pocket would have
>a Prof Top of -.500 because thats where the actual surface is. The "R"
>level will be determined by the tool check distance specified in SMF #83.
>In the above example, if SMF #83 were set to .100, your "R" level would
>code out: "R-0.4". Your Clear can still be whatever distance above the
>workpiece you want it to be.
>Hope this helps.
>
>Chris Kocourek
>CNC Department Manager
>Lightning Tool & Design
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>How can I input a negative "R" value in a canned cycle?
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>N40 G81 G98 Z-1.95 "R-0.3" F7.0
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>Thank You
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>Colin Williams
>Wabtec Corporation
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