MPGEN5X_FANUC post help needed

[MIL-TFP-41]

I have been trying to get this post to do what I want it to for a little while now, and I am getting frustratingly close. I got the rotate and tilt stuff to do what I need it to, but its always the simple things that kill me. The controllers I use like to have circles broke up into quadrants...which is no problem, there is a switch in this post for doing exactally that. However, when I post a circle, it does break it up into quadrants, but it has a very bad habit of g41's and g40's right in the middle of the arc moves....see below example.

code:

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N100 G1 Z0. F40.

N102 G41 D31 X.1563 Y.1563 F16.

N104 G3 X0. Y.3125 R.1563

N106 G40 X-.3125 Y0. R.3125

N108 X0. Y-.3125 R.3125

N110 X.3125 Y0. R.3125

N112 G41 D31 X0. Y.3125 R.3125

N114 X-.1563 Y.1563 R.1562

N116 G1 G40 X0. Y0.

N118 G0 Z.1

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Now if you look, lines N106 and N112 are not going to play nice. Lines 102 and 116 is what I would expect. Seems like no matter what switch I change, I get the same result.

 

Ahh...a rigid tapping cycle would be nice also...I have attempted to put one in, and I am close on that one as well...but I will save that one for another topic...or add to this one.

 

Thanks!!!!

[Todd Patterson]

Usually cutter comp problems stem from not using a perpendicular lead in line, greater than the radius of the tool.

[gcode]

JMC,

I'll bet you are working with mpgen5X post

version 9.0.

The problem you are having is a bug,

 

 

edit...

 

Try this

 

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pccdia #Cutter Compensation

#Force Dxx#

sav_cc_pos = cc_pos

if cc_pos & pln_2_rev, cc_out = abs(cc_pos - three)

else, cc_out = cc_pos

if prv_cc_out <> cc_out & cc_out, result = force(tloffno,tloffno)

sccomp

if cc_out, tloffno

cc_pos = sav_cc_pos

!cc_pos <----- add this line

 

[ 12-22-2003, 04:22 PM: Message edited by: gcode ]

[MIL-TFP-41]

gcode,

Bingo...that was it. Is there any place where you can download the updated posts like this?

 

Thanks!!!!

[crazy^millman]

Look on your 9.1sp2 disk they are all there. If you have not got one cll your dealer and tell them to send you one.

 

Crazy Millman

[gcode]

No,

The newest gen5X post (v9.13) still has that bug.

That fix is from the post wizard at Cad/Cam Consulting.

There are many other tweaks in v9.13 though

so you should be using it, not V9.0

Ask your dealer for a V9.1 SP2 disk> That is the

only place to get it.