I was setting the G54 z-zero point according to procedure - selected T1 tool, jogged in to the part and pushed the "z face measure" button.
However, I must have pushed the wrong button at some point here, because this time all my work offsets in the table zeroed out.
The tool offset table looks the same.
Annoys the hell out of me - just can't get it right again. The manual doesn't give much help.
When I run the program the G54 Z point is obviously ok since it starts facing where I told it to, but when the program switches to an end mill then it starts running its cycle relative to the position where the probe "zero" is. Hard to explain this, but basically the turning tools know where they are supposed to be, but the live tools do not.
Unfortunately there's no undo button on these machines:-)
Am I missing something really basic here?
However, I must have pushed the wrong button at some point here, because this time all my work offsets in the table zeroed out.
The tool offset table looks the same.
Annoys the hell out of me - just can't get it right again. The manual doesn't give much help.
When I run the program the G54 Z point is obviously ok since it starts facing where I told it to, but when the program switches to an end mill then it starts running its cycle relative to the position where the probe "zero" is. Hard to explain this, but basically the turning tools know where they are supposed to be, but the live tools do not.
Unfortunately there's no undo button on these machines:-)
Am I missing something really basic here?