Offset Information in INFO Status window.

vhubbard · 2008-06-26 19:32:20

In the Info Status window we need to see the active offset number for Hxx(Active/Inactive), Dxx(Left,Right,Inactive), G54-59-G54.1P1-300 and G54.2P0-8. The offset address, not the values in the offset. (Examples are Fanuc based. )

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We need to see the offset address, not just the resulting values as shown by Info, Machine Offsets. Hxx, Dxx, G54-9, G54.1 and so on. Today it is a manual check of program listings to verify these values are enabled in the correct area of the NC program. When an offset is wrong it scraps parts.

There are many ways this could be done.
A. Map the offset table to the command and show it. This will take some rework/addition to the tables used for offsets. Some offsets are additive, not exclusive. G54-59 and G54.1P1-300 are exclusive to each other and additive to common. G54.2P1-8 are additive to the common and G54-9-G54.1, with G54.2P0 turning it off. Don't forget H and D offsets have an active state. H active with G43, G49 inactive, D G41-2 (left/right) or G40 (inactive).

B. Allow some generic variables to be displayed in the Status window that we can define in the control. Each would have a description and a text field. Then by defining the variables in the controller, we could define the fields.

Example. call it User Defined Labels and Data. UDL1 and UDD1 UDL1 we could set to "Fixture OFFSET" Then as the various fixture comp values are used we could set UDD1 to "G54", or "G59" or "G54.1P55" etc.
UDL2 could be "Dyn Fixt OFFSET G54.2P" and UDD2 could have the value 0-8 when set with G54.2Px.
UDL3 could be "H" and UDD3" could be "1 Active", or "10 Inactive" or "100 Active" etc.
UDL4 could be "D" and UDD4 could be "10 LEFT" or "10 OFF" or "0" etc.

With User defined data we could report anything we need not just offsets. At least 8 User defined labels and data fields are needed.

Extra points, Allow the user defined data to be displayed with Xcaliper in feature History. See enhancement http://cgtech.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=929

DaveF · 2008-06-26 21:00:41

Good Idea Mr Hubbard :wink:
Well thought out

I hope we can get it in 6.3

Dave

JimV · 2008-06-27 03:19:45

I agree 100%

DaveF · 2008-06-27 13:16:26

Still no Machine Sim Jim?
I hoped you were getting that for Xmas :?
We need to fix you up

JimV · 2008-06-27 13:37:45

Yer killing me Dave Some day..... some day.

The basic Vericut package seems to be doing just fine for now, but ya, having machine sim would be nice.

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#1 2008-06-26 19:32:20

Offset Information in INFO Status window.

#2 2008-06-26 21:00:41

Re: Offset Information in INFO Status window.

#3 2008-06-27 03:19:45

Re: Offset Information in INFO Status window.

#4 2008-06-27 13:16:26

Re: Offset Information in INFO Status window.

#5 2008-06-27 13:37:45

Re: Offset Information in INFO Status window.

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