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girishnilange

Senior Member

From: Bangalore, India

Registered: 2006-08-26

Posts: 23

RTCP Pivot Offset

This is a Mill-Turn Machine with a B axis Tool changer.
The Pivot offset is given for the tool tip and the right macros (TurnOnOffGagePivotOffset, TurnOnOffGageOffset & SetgageOffset) are employed to counter the B axis positioning.
When X, Y, Z & B axes are commanded to a position in a single block the tool head moves to a position which is not yet updated with the tool pivot offsets.
When the same block is executed again the tool head is positioned correctly (with the tool pivot offsets updated).

Kindly suggest how to correct this discrepancy.[/quote][/code]

Smythe

Member

From: Clinton,Ohio

Registered: 2005-12-15

Posts: 42

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Re: RTCP Pivot Offset

If you could let us see the control file, we could narrow down your problem. The RTCP is tricky to get to work right, especially with the B axis motion on the same block. Off the top of my head, you might have to process all the other tool axis AFTER the B axis to get the correct offset.
   It helps to pull up the machine offsets table and single step through the program. That usually shows the problem effectively.

girishnilange

Senior Member

From: Bangalore, India

Registered: 2006-08-26

Posts: 23

Re: RTCP Pivot Offset

The control was MAZTROL 640m. I had started the development of this machine in version 5.4.4. CGTech support later suggested me to move into Version 6.1 or further & this sorted out the RTCP issue.

Thanks for your reply, Smyth.

-Girish