probing

[imachine909]

could someone please post a simple probing macro to measure in x or y for a hass?

 

[PROBE]

Is your machine equipped with any kind of software ?
What do you want to measure ?

 

[imachine909]

We have the software to pick up a part and set work offsets. But that is all I'm aware of.
Would like to probe a wall and have it place the measurement where it can be seen.

 

[Captdave]

Not sure what you mean by measure a wall, but what about just using a different offset G58 etc..to measure to? Then add/subtract the distance from the origin point. I've check part sizes, bores and position that way.

 

[Black Lab]

Edit....prog/convrs(3x)...scroll down to o09996(?)VQC probe...and you should have a bunch of progs for touching off.

 

[imachine909]

Useing g57,58 will work but I would like to do it with out changing work offset and doing the math.

 

[JP Machining]

Sent you a msg, get me your email and I'll send you a copy of the renishaw probing manual for haas. Stupid they don't send it with the machines or even mention it anywhere. Will do what you want, but the data will be in the variables list. Can make it print that out though I haven't played with that section much yet.

 

[tc1999]

I assume you've tried to contact renishaw? They are one of the most helpful companies on the planet. They will send you the manual and trouble shoot your issues.

Believe me, they are incredibly aggressive at helping out customers.

 

[imachine909]

i have spoke with them with very little results. with everything i have read or found on the machine the probe will only set work offsets. not give a measurement to the current work offset which it what im trying to do.

 

[zero_divide]

1) Allocate a work offset for your measurements. one u don't use.
2) Run a probing cycle on any feature of your part with results being stored in that unused work offset.
3) Subtract the values you get from your current offset.

I am serious. Can't remember now which macro variables hold what.
But you can even create a little NC program that will do all those things automatically.

HMM.... come Monday i will try something like that at my work.

 

[Stuart Caruk]

I spent 2 years attempting to try to figure out our Renishaw probe by interpreting the manuals, vs. the installed programs. I gave up in frustration becasue many of the macos had been changed as well as the macro program numbers so they didn't jive with the books. A couple weeks a go I backed up and dumped all the macros from the control, and reloaded the current ones for the machine. Renishaw sent me the current progrmas for insppection plus and easyset for no charge. I took the .pdf files of the manulas and had them printed off at Kinkos so I have a hard copy to make notes with.

Once you have the proper macros in the control you should start by checking that the probe actually works. Mine turns on when it comes into the machine and times out to shut off when it leaves. Yours might do the same or you might need to spin it up to 500 RPM or so to turn on and off. To see if it works in MDI type in G91 G31 X5. F1.0 and run it. The machine should start to move 5" in X and once it's moving manually trigger the probe. If it's working the machine should stop moving.

Once you get there follow the steps in the manual to run the program that calibrates the probe length, then the one for the X/Y offsets, then the stylus radius (use the vector macros for these since it will later work with any probing rountine).

Once you're ther, you can use any of the other macros. For your needs you can use single surface tough. It requires you to set the rough offset and then corrects it for accuracy. If you use easyset, you can skip setting the offset, first, just get close and run the cycle. I've got little programs written to touch off specfic features of parts. It's really just a copy and paste issue.

It seems a lot more overwhelming than it really is. I found getting probe help pretty hard. The Renishaw guys though were excellent, to a man. Very, very helpful, patient and willing to work with people like myself who know spit. Call them and they really will work with you step by step. The first step is seeing if the skip check works.

It's an uber cool tool once you get it figured out.

My advice is to go into the setup macro and cut the speed in half. It will keep you from having a heart attack when you see the probe hurtling around inside your machine for the first time...

Good Luck

 

[Chercules]

Hi JP Machining. I've been searching around for info on how to use the new Renishaw probe we recently installed on our VF2ss, and I noticed your post. I was wondering if it would be possible to send that manual to me too. I would really appreciate it. my email is [email protected]