Gregg Olson finally got out of a bunch of meetings and wrote:

> Steve,
>
> This does sound like a precision problem.  Smartcam doesn't truncate, but
> it certainly can be rounding to 3 places.  If you need 4 place output (and
> you should check your control manual to confirm) you will have to adjust
> the precision of the output in the .smf file.  I don't have a manual handy
> but you'll have to adjust your output format for your positioning words to
> something like D3.4, you'll probably see it currently set to D4.3.

SMF Question 22

> Also if
> you do that you should adjust the smallest machine increment question to
> .0001 from .001.

SMF Question 21

> Perhaps John Gent can dig up the question #'s for you.
>
> --gregg
>
> Steve Buck wrote:
>
> > I wrote a message yesterday about a post problem which I will repost
> > below. I will add that I am using Production Milling 11.5 with all
> > geometry on the Z "0.0" level. The laser hangs on arcs ONLY and hanging
> > error states target arc not found. It doesn't
> > hang very often.
> >
> > I have a mazak laser that is hanging on me sometimes and I think it
> > might be beacuse my post is truncating instead of rounding.
> > Here it is....also it is a 4 place decimal readout control.  HELP!!!
> >

--
John Gent
Structural Dynamics Research Corporation
CAM-QA  Eugene, Oregon

My hairline isn't receding, it's done.


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