http://www.cnczone.com/forums/dolphin-c ... ost1773760
I have a new controller- I have been using and LOVING your setup. Now, I've learned about tool length offsets I think. This Q. is when you have drilling ops and Milling ops together as I do on the simple part in the URL above.
Since I do not have enough travel for all the parts in Z- length I figured I would :
Split my CAM to output G code for:
1:
a) Drilling ops. My Drill tool 1. Will also be the Ref tool. Thus on the length offset for Tool 1 I will have 000.
b) for Drill 2. Simply measure and F10 the value.
c) Run , Graph and check it all will go thru. I loove Graph to quickly check for issues.
And here is where I get cloudy.... I need to move the knee up. So I move it up. then what? ( I keep watching the Video too
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Should I just reset the Reference tool to something smaller as the Ref tool is now way too long? OR did I miss the whole concept of the Video?
2:
a) milling ops. Input my Mill tool 1: Just set it as Ref tool. set it as tool 3 and offset 000
b): Measure Mill tool 4. Get the tool length diff.
run the part?
Where I get confused is the relationship between moving the table back up and reference tool and my tool offsets for the job. Hope this makes some sense.
Best,
JJ / CG.