A few questions about post processing and tool changes
Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2012 1:09 am
Ive been learning RhinoCam and just have a few questions I could really use help with:
What are the codes I would enter in the post processor, tool change tab, to get the machine to move to a safe z height, pause so I can change the tool manually, and then wait till I hit start again to go back to running the code?
When I do change the tool if the length of the tool is different from the previous one do i have to re zero the axis' or does the program assume the WCS stays in the same position and adjust the tool holder location accordingly?
Also are the coordinates Rhinocam puts out relative or absolute, so for instance if I pause the program and move the tool and then start the program from that moved position will it move the tool to a xyz coordinate off the WCS or will it just move the tool the amount and direction specified by the code?
Last one, How do I program the tool to return to the CWS position at the end of the g code?
Thanks
What are the codes I would enter in the post processor, tool change tab, to get the machine to move to a safe z height, pause so I can change the tool manually, and then wait till I hit start again to go back to running the code?
When I do change the tool if the length of the tool is different from the previous one do i have to re zero the axis' or does the program assume the WCS stays in the same position and adjust the tool holder location accordingly?
Also are the coordinates Rhinocam puts out relative or absolute, so for instance if I pause the program and move the tool and then start the program from that moved position will it move the tool to a xyz coordinate off the WCS or will it just move the tool the amount and direction specified by the code?
Last one, How do I program the tool to return to the CWS position at the end of the g code?
Thanks