Todd...
Aluminum
- Joined
- Dec 30, 2011
- Location
- PA, Philly. Hartford
Currently setting up an I-700T but have run into some road blocks which mazak claims is impossible without buying more features, i am trying to make what i have work.
Currently the machine has a renishaw laser for rotating tools and an omron tool eye for lathe tools
I want to be able to automatically measure my lathe tools and update the tool data page using the omron unit while in cycle.
Have tried a g136 cycle, it will position the tool correctly, but instead of feeding in Y for touching a sensor it will feed in X. I do not see an argument which will change this either in the code (see sample code supplied by mazak).
Does anyone know what is going on when G136 is called, is a sub ran in the background, or is it PLC driven? if i can figure out the logic of what they did in that cycle i can create my own macro program to suit
Currently the machine has a renishaw laser for rotating tools and an omron tool eye for lathe tools
I want to be able to automatically measure my lathe tools and update the tool data page using the omron unit while in cycle.
Have tried a g136 cycle, it will position the tool correctly, but instead of feeding in Y for touching a sensor it will feed in X. I do not see an argument which will change this either in the code (see sample code supplied by mazak).
Does anyone know what is going on when G136 is called, is a sub ran in the background, or is it PLC driven? if i can figure out the logic of what they did in that cycle i can create my own macro program to suit