Hello.
I created a simple part with a rectangulat inner pocket with corner radius of 5mm.
I configured the machine (Kitamura) and the tool changer and tools.
I have 2 tools, one 2mm drill and a 6mm endmill.
The roughing process works fine (dont use the G41).
The countour finish process uses G41 with leadin/leadout. This fails.
I will explain.
N0535 Z25.
N0536 X39.27 Y10.382
N0537 Z1.
N0538 G01 Z-5. F685.8
N0539 G41 X41.476 Y8.176 F2057.4 (My machine controller no needs the D-Parameter!)
N0540 G03 X41.9 Y8. I41.9 J8.6 (absolute center coords!)
N0541 G01 X75. F2743.2
The contour is on Y=5mm. So, the leadin goes wrong and all corrdinates after G41 are not contour coordinates.
They are compensated coordinates.
How must I change this setting? I will use G41/G42.
Ingolf,
for your machine, you will need to have the post-processor changed or created to output the correct syntax for your version of controller. You can reach out to our reseller, or look for posts from other vars like HawkRidge who have them posted for free to download. You can also create your own post-processor using the UPG which is a free download from the CAMWorks website. YouTube has some videos showing you how to use the UPG. Please search for Universal Post Processor in Youtube for instructions.
Mike