Mike RzMachine
Cast Iron
- Joined
- Feb 4, 2007
- Location
- Utah
I'm installing an OMP40-2 spindle probe on my robodrill this week and wanted to get people's feedback on using the manual guide i probing functions built in vs buying inspection plus from renishaw (~$1100).
The main functions I want to use the probe for are fairly conventional,
1. setting fixture offsets in xyz as a separate step before running programs - i'd like to be able to do this easily through the control
2. setting fixture offsets within a program relative to existing part features - i'd like to set up my HSMWorks/Fusion postprocessor to generate the code to run these
It looks like I need to change my post processor to accommodate either approach. Currently, my post processor outputs the following, which seems to be macro numbers prior to inspection plus:
(PROBE1)
N25 T1 M06
(RENISHAW OMP40-2)
N30 G54
N40 G00 X0.0469 Y-0.372
N45 G43 Z15.4131 H01
N50 G65 P9832
N55 G65 P9810 Z9.4131 F50.
N60 G65 P9814 D2.0472 Z9.0556 Q0.35 R0.315 S4.
N65 G65 P9810 Z9.4131
N70 G00 Z15.4131
N75 G65 P9833
Inspection plus advises to initiate everything from P9901. Do the underlying macro numbers still match up with those called in the g-code above?
Also, has anyone used "Set and Inspect" from a tablet? do you like it? shown here: How to set a work offset quickly and easily using Set and Inspect on a Fanuc controller - YouTube
I'm trying to minimize manual data entry because I transpose numbers all the time. Set and inspect is included as a windows tablet app with inspection plus. Fanuc manuals are terse and cryptic, renishaw has excellent support, so maybe the cost difference gets absorbed very quickly in time saved.
Thanks,
Mike
The main functions I want to use the probe for are fairly conventional,
1. setting fixture offsets in xyz as a separate step before running programs - i'd like to be able to do this easily through the control
2. setting fixture offsets within a program relative to existing part features - i'd like to set up my HSMWorks/Fusion postprocessor to generate the code to run these
It looks like I need to change my post processor to accommodate either approach. Currently, my post processor outputs the following, which seems to be macro numbers prior to inspection plus:
(PROBE1)
N25 T1 M06
(RENISHAW OMP40-2)
N30 G54
N40 G00 X0.0469 Y-0.372
N45 G43 Z15.4131 H01
N50 G65 P9832
N55 G65 P9810 Z9.4131 F50.
N60 G65 P9814 D2.0472 Z9.0556 Q0.35 R0.315 S4.
N65 G65 P9810 Z9.4131
N70 G00 Z15.4131
N75 G65 P9833
Inspection plus advises to initiate everything from P9901. Do the underlying macro numbers still match up with those called in the g-code above?
Also, has anyone used "Set and Inspect" from a tablet? do you like it? shown here: How to set a work offset quickly and easily using Set and Inspect on a Fanuc controller - YouTube
I'm trying to minimize manual data entry because I transpose numbers all the time. Set and inspect is included as a windows tablet app with inspection plus. Fanuc manuals are terse and cryptic, renishaw has excellent support, so maybe the cost difference gets absorbed very quickly in time saved.
Thanks,
Mike