Dave, Thanks for your help, here's whats going on, this is what is was like,
@FXD4 G1 Z#ZPASS F#FEED M05 #EVAL(#FEED=#FEED*1.1) G1 Z#ZPOS F#FEED M04 M05 M03 The code is processed as such... N790 M1 ; N795 M98 P1; N800 G0 X5.0 Z3.0 T0500 M9 ; N805 T0600 ( L 0.250 DIA. FIXED TAP MIKE MADE THIS TAP, ); N810 G97 S800 F0.0417 M3; N815 G0 X0.0 Z0.1 T0606 M8; N820 G1 Z-0.748 F0.0417 M05; N825 ; N830 G1 Z0.1 F0.0458 M04; N835 M05; N840 M03; N845 G0 X5.0 Z3.0 T0600 M9; N850 M98 P2; N855 M30; This is what I did to it as per your instructions, I also changed the smf to D2.6, @FXD4 G1 Z#ZPASS F#FEED M05 F#FMT(#FTHRD,D1.6) G1 Z#ZPOS F#FEED M04 M05 M03 The code is processed as such... N790 M1 ; N795 M98 P1; N800 G0 X5.0 Z3.0 T0500 M9 ; N805 T0600 ( L 0.250 DIA. FIXED TAP MIKE MADE THIS TAP, ); N810 G97 S800 F0.0417 M3; N815 G0 X0.0 Z0.1 T0606 M8; N820 G1 Z-0.748 F0.0417 M05; N825 F0.041667 ; N830 G1 Z0.1 F0.0417 M04; N835 M05; N840 M03; N845 G0 X5.0 Z3.0 T0600 M9; N850 M98 P2; N855 M30; The programing manual calls for the format to be like this... G32 Z-.75 E.049 G4 U.5 G32 Z.25 E.050 M4 Now if you don't mind I am anxiously seeking a solution to this problem so any help would be extreemly benificial, thank! Kevin Brown Technical Services Brock University St. Catharines, ONT On Mon, 15 Oct 2001 15:26:02 -0400, Dave Wolfgang wrote: > Kevin, > Edit your FXD4 section at the feed to look like this > F#FMT(#FTHRD,D1.6) > > > Dave Wolfgang > CNC Programmer/Supervisor > www.hrindustries.net > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kevin Brown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, October 15, 2001 2:38 PM > > > > Hello, > > > > > > When I tap on the lathe smartcam rounds off to 3 dcimal places and that > > has caused me problems, how do I change that so it is good to say 6 > > decimals? Thanks! > > > > > > > > Kevin Brown > > Technical Services > > Brock University > > St. Catharines, ONT > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________________ > > Send a cool gift with your E-Card > > http://www.bluemountain.com/giftcenter/ > > > > > > ====================================================================== > > To find out more about this mailing list including how to unsubscribe, > > send the message "info mfg-smartcam" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ====================================================================== > > > Kevin Brown Technical Services Brock University St. Catharines, ONT _______________________________________________________ Send a cool gift with your E-Card http://www.bluemountain.com/giftcenter/ ====================================================================== To find out more about this mailing list including how to unsubscribe, send the message "info mfg-smartcam" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ======================================================================
