Also, Norbert has this setup so when you hit the Touch off button on the "manual" screen, it opens the touch off page with a selection of buttons at the bottom, you have X, Z, X=?, and Z=?. The plain X and Z will set X or Z to zero in the tool table, for tool that you currently have loaded. X=? and Z=? will open a pop up, and let you enter a specific value for that axis for the given tool.
When initially setting up you tools, you should make sure you don't by chance have any G92 offsets in effect by going to MDi and entering a G92.1 , it will clear any G92 related offset values, for all axis' Rick On 5/28/2015 2:52 AM, Marius Liebenberg wrote: > Hi Chris > I looked at that document but I think my confusion comes from using > Gmoccapy. I am not to sure how to do the process to get the table > written. I will try again today. > > > ------ Original Message ------ > From: "Chris Morley" <[email protected]> > To: "EMC" <[email protected]> > Sent: 2015-05-27 19:16:05 > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Tool Table blues > >> There is a difference between touching off to set tool offsets and >> touching off to set the origin (part zero). Sounds like u were touching >> off to set the origin then did it again on the next tool.... >> Chris Morley >> >> ----- Reply message ----- >> From: "sam sokolik" <[email protected]> >> To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" >> <[email protected]> >> Subject: [Emc-users] Tool Table blues >> Date: Wed, May 27, 2015 9:18 AM >> >> >> I found these directions very informative.. >> >> http://linuxcnc.org/docs/2.6/html/lathe/lathe-user.html#_tool_touch_off >> >> sam >> >> On 5/27/2015 11:03 AM, andy pugh wrote: >>> On 22 May 2015 at 17:20, Marius Liebenberg <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>>> Then I put tool 1 in the post and do a reference cut. >>>> I touchoff X to the cut size >>>> I touchoff Z to the chuck face. >>>> Save the tool table and reload >>>> Then I do a tool change with the button in Gmoccapy and put the next >>>> tool in and repeat the above. >>>> >>>> If I now put tool 1 back in and do a M6 T1 it is no longer at the >>>> same >>>> as what it was set just now. >>>> >>>> Do I have the cat by the you know what here??? >>> There are two places to set offsets. It seems likely that you are >>> over-writing the first offset with the second. >>> >>> One common way to work with a lathe is to have a reference tool that >>> has zero offsets in the tool table. You then touch-off this tool to >>> set the G54 (55, 56, whatever) coordinate system relative to the >>> work. >>> You then set other tools as offsets relative to the reference tool by >>> touching-off into the tool table. >>> >>> That way, when you set a new Z reference in G54 (or whatever) the >>> controlled point of every tool moves to match. >>> >>> So, tool 1, test cut, set origin, second tool test-cut, set tool >>> offset, 3rd tool same as second etc. >>> >>> >>> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> _______________________________________________ >> Emc-users mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> _______________________________________________ >> Emc-users mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- Thanks Rick Lair Superior Roll & Turning LLC 399 East Center Street Petersburg MI, 49270 PH: 734-279-1831 FAX: 734-279-1166 www.superiorroll.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
