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igor

Senior Member

Registered: 2012-07-20

Posts: 47

Loading 2 different tools in 2 different spindles

Hi everybody,

I am trying to change vericut control to accept loading 2 different tools in 2 spindles:
ex:
T1="t1001"
T2="t1002"
M6

This is for a double spindle machine with siemens 840d sl.
Anyone knows how to do that?

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Igor Freitas
CNC programming
GROB - Brazil

DaveF

Senior Member

From: Valencia, CA

Registered: 2005-08-20

Posts: 304

Re: Loading 2 different tools in 2 different spindles

Help us understand the machine please

Is T1 spindle 1 and T2 spindle 2?

So...
T1="t1003"  ( load t3 in spindle 1)
T2="t1004"   ( load t4 in spindle 2)
M6 

Is that the way it works?

Last edited by DaveF (2016-10-20 21:21:29)

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Dave Frank
Aerospace Dynamics International, PCC
Valencia Ca
"Where else can you have this much fun,.......and get paid???."

DaveF

Senior Member

From: Valencia, CA

Registered: 2005-08-20

Posts: 304

Re: Loading 2 different tools in 2 different spindles

I’ll tell you the approach I would take.

1) store the tool number as a user defined variable
2) modify the M6 in G-CODE Processing to duplicate the ActiveTool & tool change
3) insert  2 tool codes in the M6 also
4)  be sure the tool components have toolindex 1 and 2 respectively

So in G-CODE Processing .......M6 would have…. In addition to tollengthcompoff, coolantoff, spindle….etc.

TOOLCODE >>> SPINDLE1_TOOL_NUMBER_VARIABLE
Activetool1  .after
Toolchange….after
TOOLCODE >>> SPINDLE2_TOOL_NUMBER_VARIABLE
Activetool2  .after
Toolchange….after

Try that.
Dave

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Dave Frank
Aerospace Dynamics International, PCC
Valencia Ca
"Where else can you have this much fun,.......and get paid???."