BenTerrible
Aluminum
- Joined
- Sep 21, 2009
- Location
- San Diego, Ca
Several PM members helped me trouble shoot this machine this week. I am grateful for their help, as the machine does seem to be up & running (I use the phrase "seems to be" because, with the exception of a few bolt circles, I have yet to run a program on this machine). I need to build the programming confidence a bit.
This is my first CNC machine and my goal is to develop a good foundation on the priniciples of conversational programming. I have a background in CAD (Solidworks daily for a long time now) and I have intentions of taking advantage of CAM & the drip feed option my machine is capable of, but I would like to start with understanding how to program at the machine first. I have been starring at all of the included manuals for the past week. For the most part, the Dynapath manual is very good, however, there are a few road blocks that I have been experiencing with regard to programming this machine for simple operations. Up front, I appreciate all the help!
I suppose an easy way to begin this is request help with a mock up program for this control. Assume the following:
Material: 4.00" OD x 6.00" 5052 rd bar
.50" x 3.75" Long 2 flute end mill
clamped in vise vertically
Let's say we want to mill a circle pocket feature on center on the top surface with a finish diameter of 3.00" and a finish depth of .50"
I have tried using the circle mill function a few times on the machine without much luck. I am receiving an error "033: Pocket circle C0 CDC0". I am unsure what this means. I have made adjustments to "C" in the circle mill program with no success.
Inside the command prompt for the circle mill function C is the cutter radius comp feature and is asking for 1 of 3 inputs, C0, which will set the tool center on the circle path, C1, which puts the cutter on the left side of the roughing direction, and C3, which puts the cutter on the right side of the roughing direction.
I am using a G7 command for this.
Can anybody run through programming this tool path on the Delta 20?
Things I need clarification on:
Option 9 - Zero set: Is this the part program zero?
Fixture offsets: how does the machine interpret these?
Home: Can I set home wherever I want it to be? How?
Start position for a program: How do I create this?
I would like to set this up at a known start location, then have the machine turn th spindle on, job to the center of the 4.00" diameter and proceed with a plunge cut to some Z dimension, and then interpolate the bore. Ultimately this would repeat until the bore depth of .500" is achieved. Then, after the bore is completed, I would like to have the machine return back to the start location.
Again, thanks in advance!
This is my first CNC machine and my goal is to develop a good foundation on the priniciples of conversational programming. I have a background in CAD (Solidworks daily for a long time now) and I have intentions of taking advantage of CAM & the drip feed option my machine is capable of, but I would like to start with understanding how to program at the machine first. I have been starring at all of the included manuals for the past week. For the most part, the Dynapath manual is very good, however, there are a few road blocks that I have been experiencing with regard to programming this machine for simple operations. Up front, I appreciate all the help!
I suppose an easy way to begin this is request help with a mock up program for this control. Assume the following:
Material: 4.00" OD x 6.00" 5052 rd bar
.50" x 3.75" Long 2 flute end mill
clamped in vise vertically
Let's say we want to mill a circle pocket feature on center on the top surface with a finish diameter of 3.00" and a finish depth of .50"
I have tried using the circle mill function a few times on the machine without much luck. I am receiving an error "033: Pocket circle C0 CDC0". I am unsure what this means. I have made adjustments to "C" in the circle mill program with no success.
Inside the command prompt for the circle mill function C is the cutter radius comp feature and is asking for 1 of 3 inputs, C0, which will set the tool center on the circle path, C1, which puts the cutter on the left side of the roughing direction, and C3, which puts the cutter on the right side of the roughing direction.
I am using a G7 command for this.
Can anybody run through programming this tool path on the Delta 20?
Things I need clarification on:
Option 9 - Zero set: Is this the part program zero?
Fixture offsets: how does the machine interpret these?
Home: Can I set home wherever I want it to be? How?
Start position for a program: How do I create this?
I would like to set this up at a known start location, then have the machine turn th spindle on, job to the center of the 4.00" diameter and proceed with a plunge cut to some Z dimension, and then interpolate the bore. Ultimately this would repeat until the bore depth of .500" is achieved. Then, after the bore is completed, I would like to have the machine return back to the start location.
Again, thanks in advance!