Mach 3 Tool Change Location Help?

[m_c]

Anything to do with toolchanges happens, or at least starts and ends in the M6 macros.

I'm not entirely sure, but I think once you've used M6start to move to your toolchange position, you can then use your tool zero button, then once you're finished and click cycle start again, M6end takes care of moving back to the work area.

[Neale]

Anything to do with toolchanges happens, or at least starts and ends in the M6 macros.

I'm not entirely sure, but I think once you've used M6start to move to your toolchange position, you can then use your tool zero button, then once you're finished and click cycle start again, M6end takes care of moving back to the work area.

Exactly. This is what I do on my own machine. All you need to do is put a move (in machine coordinates) to the touch plate location into the tool height set macro and the job's a good'un

[Premiumcamper]

Neale could you copy and paste what's inside your M06.M1S file please?

Regards,

Tim

[Neale]

Can do - will take a little time as I'll get the current copy off my machine. Might as well post m6start, m6end, and my tool-height setting routine while I'm at it. These all work, at least on my setup.

[Premiumcamper]

I have the auto tool zero function working.

Just struggling to set up the location, but that would all be fantastic.

Thankyou.

[Neale]

So, this doesn't do exactly what you need, but it might help a bit.

toolchange macros.zip

I suspect that what you need is something like:

code "g53 g0 x[your tool change X] y[your tool change Y]"

somewhere near the top of your tool height set macro. Note the G53 - this is important as it means "use coordinates on this line as machine, not work, coordinates"

Can you post your tool height set macro?

[Premiumcamper]

So, this doesn't do exactly what you need, but it might help a bit.

toolchange macros.zip

I suspect that what you need is something like:

code "g53 g0 x[your tool change X] y[your tool change Y]"

somewhere near the top of your tool height set macro. Note the G53 - this is important as it means "use coordinates on this line as machine, not work, coordinates"

Can you post your tool height set macro?

Hello Neale, I have sent you a email directly to you.

Regards,

Tim

[Premiumcamper]

So, this doesn't do exactly what you need, but it might help a bit.

toolchange macros.zip

I suspect that what you need is something like:

code "g53 g0 x[your tool change X] y[your tool change Y]"

somewhere near the top of your tool height set macro. Note the G53 - this is important as it means "use coordinates on this line as machine, not work, coordinates"

Can you post your tool height set macro?

AUTO TOOL ZERO SCRIPT:-


FeedCurrent = GetOemDRO(818) 'Get the current settings, OEM DROs (818)=Feedrate DRO
ZCurrent = GetOemDro(802) 'OEM DROs (802)=Z DRO
GageH = GetOEMDRO(1001) 'OEMDRO(1001)=Gage Block Height
ZNew = ZCurrent - 300 'probe down 20 mm

Code "G90F500" 'slow feed rate to 100 MM/MIN
Rem Code "G4 P1" 'Pause 1 second to give time to position probe plate
Code "G31 Z" &ZNew
While IsMoving()
Sleep(10)
Wend
Call SetDro (2,GageH) 'DRO(2)=Z DRO

FinalMove = GageH + 10
Code "G0 Z" &FinalMove
Code "F" &FeedCurrent 'restore starting feed rate dr.lin 2009.10.16