Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: How to program gcode to run cnc mill as vertical multiple tool lathe?

No. As long as your tool is moved in the X direction the lathe and mill
code is identical. You don't need to swap axes. A lathe is programmed as
if it is a mill with the tool moving in the X plane. On a lathe Z+ is
away from the chuck, Z- is towards it. X+ is away from the centre line
of the work and X- is towards it.

In the case of a mill you could use the Y axis to mount multiple tools.

Les

Monte wrote:

> If the tools are aligned with the mill table, an X mill move would
> equal a Z lathe move and the Z mill move would equal an X lathe move?
> So I'd either modify the g-code, or change the controller call the
> correct axis, i.e. change motor step and dir pins in Mach, that's what
> I use. This is with the tools fixed on the mill table. If I had a
> spindle mounted on the mill table, then the axes would be directly
> equal if I understand it right.
>
> So I would program each tool "program" and manually add the
> positioning g-code moves to get the part in place over the tool in
> between the different individual tool programs. Something like that?
>
> Monte
>