Tool Table Touch Off

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7 years 11 months ago #121388 by hahn_rossman
Replied by hahn_rossman on topic Tool Table Touch Off
Always a treat to be able to help out after receiving so much help over the years!
I use fusion also and you should probably poke around in the post processor and turn off things you don't need like preloading the next tool etc.
You can do that my clicking on open config next to the menu where you selected generic emc.
Then brackets opens a editable file that is how the post processor works in Javascript. If you look at the bottom left corner of the brackets window there is a pull down menu to select javascript which makes it easier to understand what the post is doing.
Don't forget to save it with a different name locally.
Hahn Rossman

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4 years 2 months ago - 4 years 2 months ago #249735 by garrettmin
Replied by garrettmin on topic Tool Table Touch Off
Help File:
CAM Software Tool Library Drill Bit Sizes are EQUATED in the Toolpath Procedural calculations but are NOT RENDERED in the G-Code?  
LCNC Tool Tables COULD Re-Size the Toolpaths relative to the MCS Home of the Physical Machine.
CAM Tool libraries & LCNC Tool Tables are YET INACCURATE to the Physical Machine and the
TOUCH OFF Procedure is the favored default for the actual physical machine due to
HUMAN INACCURACY of installing a Drill Bit into a Collet…

Runtime Known Good is Touch Off.
Runtime Unknown Good is Tool Library either CAM or LCNC.

Speculations:
Although we have input the exact dimensions of the drill bit & holder into our NX CAM Tool Library... The data is only used for CAM Procedural Calculations within NX CAM of the Toolpath itself. This data is calculated in the CAM equations, so we do require this library in CAM. Although this CAM Tool Library data is ommitted from the rendered G-Code? All my NX CAM toolpaths rendered at the Same height irrelative of the CAM Tool LIbrary Dimensions or height of different drill bits. 

LCNC then requests it's own 2nd set of Tool Table & Offsets. "We have to input the Tool Drill Bit Dimensions at least 2x times, in the CAM Software Tool Library & also the LCNC Tool Table. We cannot just output the tool dimensions in CAM or LCNC Tool Table and trust it will be correct in the Physical Machine.

We require then to "Touch Off" to obtain a precise Tool Drill Bit Dimension. In fact, neither of the 2x tool libraries, either CAM Software or LCNC tool table libraries are good enough for precise calculation of the actual physical machine. Thus the "Touch Off" is required for precise Tool Drill Bit Z-Height to Workpiece, therefore this is the reason the CAM Software Tool Library Drill Bit Heights are not rendered in G-Code? Reason of the CAM Tool library is basically, omitted at the physical machine requiring to Touch Off for precise Tool Height.

Presumably, just touch off and maybe omit the 2nd tool table in LCNC.
Last edit: 4 years 2 months ago by garrettmin.

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