"Also I have yet to see any other control able to program an arc on the 4th axis without the assistance of CAM"
F.Y.I. I know the Fanuc OT-B control for one has cylindrical and polar interpolation options for mill/turn. These allow you write your program "flat" using G01, G02 and G03 commands, and the control will automatically calculate the "wrapped" movements to drive the rotary axis. I don't know if they ever offered a similar option on their milling controller. ============================================= Fred Lauzus, CAM Programming Coordinator High Steel Structures, Incorporated mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.highsteel.com <http://www.highsteel.com/> ============================================= -----Original Message----- From: Jon Wilshusen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2002 4:32 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [mfg-smartcam] Any Topic, and then some... I didn't know that Bostomatic could do that, I hadn't ever seen this kind of capability until I saw it on a Hurco. Also I have yet to see any other control able to program an arc on the 4th axis without the assistance of CAM, not a problem on the Hurco. _____ Jon Wilshusen <http://msdn.microsoft.com/vfoxpro> Microsoft Visual FoxPro Pre-Wel Mfg., Corp. Bus: 402-572-6929 10634 Bondesson Cir. 800-477-3735 Omaha, NE 68122 Fax: 402-572-0375 [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ----- Original Message ----- From: Michael <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Senack To: 'Jon Wilshusen' <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2002 2:23 PM Subject: RE: [mfg-smartcam] Any Topic, and then some... How would you Re-start a G code program at the point of breakage? Simple! If you have a 1982 Bostomatic SPCII control. You can start anywhere you want. As far as the Fanuc controls we have it's pretty well an impossibility when it comes to the mills. When a lathe tool breaks in the middle of a can cycle with a Fanuc 6T control, you can stop the lathe. Change to manual. Jog off the part. Change the broken insert. Jog back to where you were. Switch back to program and press cycle start. Regards, Michael Senack snip..
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