Hi all,
I am looking to adjust the distance that the spindle travels in the +Z direction as it releases and re-clamps the drawbar. To clarify, what I mean is this. The tool change usually follows this order:
Spindle goes home (Z0)
Pocket comes down
Arm comes down
arm engages both tools/drawbar releases
* Spindle travels Z+ ~.085" *
Arm turns 180 swapping tools
Spindle goes back down the same ~.085" in Z to accept the tool holder.
Drawbar clamps tool
Arm clears
If it helps, I'm running a VF6SS.
I am familiar with calling a macro via an alias and I'd do it that way but I can't seem to find a long hand tool change macro online, I'm happy to just edit that and tell it to move farther in the Z+ direction, but I so far haven't been able to find a macro that splits a tool change up into each individual command. (extend pocket, unclamp, rotate arm, etc.)
TIA
I am looking to adjust the distance that the spindle travels in the +Z direction as it releases and re-clamps the drawbar. To clarify, what I mean is this. The tool change usually follows this order:
Spindle goes home (Z0)
Pocket comes down
Arm comes down
arm engages both tools/drawbar releases
* Spindle travels Z+ ~.085" *
Arm turns 180 swapping tools
Spindle goes back down the same ~.085" in Z to accept the tool holder.
Drawbar clamps tool
Arm clears
If it helps, I'm running a VF6SS.
I am familiar with calling a macro via an alias and I'd do it that way but I can't seem to find a long hand tool change macro online, I'm happy to just edit that and tell it to move farther in the Z+ direction, but I so far haven't been able to find a macro that splits a tool change up into each individual command. (extend pocket, unclamp, rotate arm, etc.)
TIA