Hi all how are you...
It's Friday and here I am scratching my head... I'm working on a 5-axis post for OKUMA mill (double trunnion table) and most of it works really well, except the following:
The A axis (+120 , -20 deg range) on this machine autoamtically returns to A Zero upon every tool change in order to avoid crashes. That's very cool, but if Ihave the two consecutive tools using the same A angle (e.g. spot drill and drill), I want the GPOST to call back the last known A position and output is right after my first XY movement. I've got the GPOST set as pictured, but it doesn't recall the A at all. I guess I'll need the FIL macro... Any advice will be appreciated.
It's Friday and here I am scratching my head... I'm working on a 5-axis post for OKUMA mill (double trunnion table) and most of it works really well, except the following:
The A axis (+120 , -20 deg range) on this machine autoamtically returns to A Zero upon every tool change in order to avoid crashes. That's very cool, but if Ihave the two consecutive tools using the same A angle (e.g. spot drill and drill), I want the GPOST to call back the last known A position and output is right after my first XY movement. I've got the GPOST set as pictured, but it doesn't recall the A at all. I guess I'll need the FIL macro... Any advice will be appreciated.