Re: [Emc-users] Problem: Tool length compensation not compensating?

2011-07-20 Thread James Louis
-Original Message- From: Steve Blackmore [mailto:st...@pilotltd.net] Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2011 5:33 PM To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Problem: Tool length compensation not compensating? On Wed, 20 Jul 2011 16:18:49 +0100, you wrote: >On 20 July 2011 15:55, Co

Re: [Emc-users] Problem: Tool length compensation not compensating?

2011-07-20 Thread Steve Blackmore
On Wed, 20 Jul 2011 16:18:49 +0100, you wrote: >On 20 July 2011 15:55, Colin K wrote: > >> Now, let's say that, with tool 2 in the spindle, I jog up so I can just >> slide a 2" 123 block under the tool. This would give me Z2. If I execute M6 >> T1 G43, the Z-axis DRO should change to a value like

Re: [Emc-users] Problem: Tool length compensation not compensating?

2011-07-20 Thread andy pugh
On 20 July 2011 15:55, Colin K wrote: > Now, let's say that, with tool 2 in the spindle, I jog up so I can just > slide a 2" 123 block under the tool. This would give me Z2. If I execute M6 > T1 G43, the Z-axis DRO should change to a value like 2.250" to reflect that > T1 is about .250" shorter (

Re: [Emc-users] Problem: Tool length compensation not compensating?

2011-07-20 Thread Colin K
James & co., Thank you for the detailed instructions. However I am not sure how that is different from what I did. Here is a simple question: If I have a tool table set up as per my initial email, should the Z readout in Axis change when I change tools? Here is what I did last night: 1. Insert st

Re: [Emc-users] Problem: Tool length compensation not compensating?

2011-07-20 Thread James Louis
roller (EMC) Subject: [Emc-users] Problem: Tool length compensation not compensating? I recently converted my mill to EMC from Mach, and until now have been using it only with subroutines. Tonight I tried running a program produced by BobCAD v23, which I have used successfully with Mach, and ran into

[Emc-users] Problem: Tool length compensation not compensating?

2011-07-19 Thread Colin K
I recently converted my mill to EMC from Mach, and until now have been using it only with subroutines. Tonight I tried running a program produced by BobCAD v23, which I have used successfully with Mach, and ran into a problem with tool length compensation. Basically, I could not get the offsets to