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DNGUYEN1

Member

From: KS

Registered: 2005-06-16

Posts: 32

Sent Machine home before tool change

I was wondering how I can sent machine home in vericut Before toolchange, If the nc program did not have G91 G28 Z0.

  Thanks
Dnguyen

MIKEFITZ

Member

From: Chicopee, MA

Registered: 2009-06-18

Posts: 104

Re: Sent Machine home before tool change

You could set your tool change to include commands to send the machine home. On my Okuma MX-55 for example:
In Word Address:

Miscellaneous
        >M6
             >ToolChange
             >XAxisMachineRefMotion
                   >Value=-20.5
             >YAxisMachineRefMotion
                   >Value=0
             >ZAxisMachineRefMotion
                   >Value=23.5

All you have to do is change the values to make your machine go to the right location.

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Mike
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SergeV

Senior Member

From: Irvine, CA

Registered: 2004-10-08

Posts: 507

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Re: Sent Machine home before tool change

A better and simpler solution is to use a Machine Reference Table, this is a location the machine will retract to with a G28. If your machine was built with Z0 defined in a retracted position, you probably do not need it, but if your Z0 is on top of the table or in a collision position, then you need a table to tell VERICUT where to go.

Configuration > Machine Settings...
Locations tab
select the Machine Locations branch
Location Name = Machine Reference Location
Add
type the values where you want VERICUT to retract
Values (XYZABCUVWABC) = 0 0 25 (for example)
OK

you will need to save your machine file to preserve this change

You can also do the same thing for a Tool Change Location table

DNGUYEN1

Member

From: KS

Registered: 2005-06-16

Posts: 32

Re: Sent Machine home before tool change

thank you for your help