Russ,
I think you hit the nail on the head. I defined the handle point at
Z-0.010". It was just a minor irritant, but it's always nice to know the
reason for the results we see when we program.
Thanks,
Chris
"Russ K."
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Subject: Fw: [mfg-smartcam] Element data
& subs
01/16/01
11:28 AM
Hello,
SUBS
Check your handle point, also the .smf file related to the .tmp file being
used. I always set subs to use the incremental mode G91, MAKE SURE that
the
wkplane and tlplane are the same, and the properties of the tool path are
to
your requirements. After that you should make the SUBCALL. This should
work
for you. The SUBCALL feature is a very useful file size reducer.
Russ
NC/CNC Programming Specialist
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-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 12:05 PM
Subject: [mfg-smartcam] Element data & subs
>The attached file contains a milling cut defined as a sub. It starts in
the
>center of the cut at Z0, feeds down .010", makes a perimeter cut, returns
>to the center. If you check this sub in Element Data, the ending Z reads
>"Z-0.31", even though this cut will only cut .300" deep. Why?
>
>Chris
>
>P.S.
>For those of you who want to play with milling subs, I found this method
of
>programming them to work quite well. To see how to lay it out, group it,
>explode it, and delete all elements below Z-0.010. This is the milling
pass
>you would need to lay out. When you convert it to a sub, just give it the
#
>of repeats to get the desired depth.
>
>(See attached file: SUB_TEST.jof)(See attached file: SUB_TEST.pm4)
>
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