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dirtydan_uk1

Member

From: Gateshead

Registered: 2006-04-11

Posts: 10

cutter comp

Vers.7.0.1 64-bit.
Most machines use same D number as T no. for cutter radial compensation.
1 of our machines however uses a separate set of offsets e.g.  T30 H30 D142.
The only ways I seem to get this to work is either:-
a/ project\g-code\advanced settings\ then add cutter compensation [REGISTER 142  Value [tool rad.]]
or
b/ add cutter comp to T30 in the tool manager : Config\Adv.Options\Substitute D142  D30.
Neither is ideal but adding the cutter comp in the tool manager without the Substitute does not work.
Tried renaming the cutter comp. 142 but with no effect.
Any ideas?

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Dan Archer
Senior Production Engineer [Oldest ha ha]
http://www.express-engineering.com/

MIKEFITZ

Member

From: Chicopee, MA

Registered: 2009-06-18

Posts: 104

Re: cutter comp

In your G-Code configuration window, how do you have your machine set to process cutter comp?

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Mike
Hoppe Tool

dirtydan_uk1

Member

From: Gateshead

Registered: 2006-04-11

Posts: 10

Re: cutter comp

You go to Project \ G-Code \ Advanced settings and you put your cutter comp in the popup menu.

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Dan Archer
Senior Production Engineer [Oldest ha ha]
http://www.express-engineering.com/

MIKEFITZ

Member

From: Chicopee, MA

Registered: 2009-06-18

Posts: 104

Re: cutter comp

Right. The only two things I can think of off the top of my head are to make sure that you have the "Scan NC Program Files" box checked, and try setting the "Process Cutter Comp" to "On-Default to Full Radius".

Not sure if this will help, but i guess its worth a shot.

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Mike
Hoppe Tool

dirtydan_uk1

Member

From: Gateshead

Registered: 2006-04-11

Posts: 10

Re: cutter comp

It is not the activation of cutter comp taht is the problem.It is the numbering system
when using the 'add cutter comp' in the Tool Manager.
I need to have several different cutter compensations on the same tool so I can
use the same subroutine to take a semi-finish cut then a finish cut.
e.g. 
#100 = 141
M98 P1001
#100 = 142
M98P1001
sub 1001 being the finished profile
#100 in the sub 1001 is D#100
so:- D141 = 0.1[to leave 0.1 stoc]  D142 = 0.0
In tool manager I cannot get the cutter comp to be anything other than the tool number.
I got round this by adding cutter comp in the G-Code advanced options page registering 141 + 142 as 0.1 + 0.0
but this should be able to be done in the tool manager by adding multiple cutter comps to each tool.

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Dan Archer
Senior Production Engineer [Oldest ha ha]
http://www.express-engineering.com/