Re: CNCing the knee axis...

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, Kim Lux <lux@d...> wrote:

>
> When we do tool changes on our other mill, we change the tool, then

move

> to a point on the z=0 plane, then set the tool to just touch it.

(We use

> an M00 command to wait while we set the height.) That way we can

use

> long tools and not have an issue. We would do the same with our BP
> clone, regardless of whether we power the knee or the quill.
>
> Kim

I ran an RB1 that had R8 and we use solid collets so we could have a
tool Lib. That help us get very fast cycle times for differnt parts
(ie tool 1 edge finder/ master tool) tool 2 C drill and so on. With
the offsets like that I did my offset once and only did it again if I
needed to change the tool. I have never tuched a tool off in a
program and I would like to know if there are many people doing this
and if so what software can you do this (I know you can't with a
Fanuc).

Thank you for showing me an other way