NTM
Cast Iron
- Joined
- Sep 4, 2009
- Location
- Mooresville, NC
I have an early 2000s Mori Seiki NH5000 with a Fanuc 18i control on it. This machine came with a B axis that will index in 1 degree increments. Sometimes I need a fraction of a degree and I have to do this with fixturing which is a pain. Especially when I consider the machine should be capable of doing this?
Here's my reasoning. I can program a B axis move and pause the move at a fraction of a degree. Lets say I stop it at 1.567 degrees. I can then go into G91 (relative mode)and make moves in one degree increments relative to that 1.567 degree position that will continue to remain in that fractional increment, so I can get 2.567 and 3.567 and so on. So clearly the machine is capable of it. So what am I missing here? Is there a way to get a 1 degree indexing machine to go directly to a specific fraction of an angle? It would save me a lot of pain and suffering.
Here's my reasoning. I can program a B axis move and pause the move at a fraction of a degree. Lets say I stop it at 1.567 degrees. I can then go into G91 (relative mode)and make moves in one degree increments relative to that 1.567 degree position that will continue to remain in that fractional increment, so I can get 2.567 and 3.567 and so on. So clearly the machine is capable of it. So what am I missing here? Is there a way to get a 1 degree indexing machine to go directly to a specific fraction of an angle? It would save me a lot of pain and suffering.