Need Post Processor for Mitsubishi EDM

Anonymous — Wed, 03 Jan 2018 15:54:52 GMT

Hello,

We have a Mitsubishi W21 FAS-2 wire machine built in 2005.

Is there a FEATURECAM post processor available that will run this machine?

Thank you!

Bruce

Re: Need Post Processor for Mitsubishi EDM

Anonymous — Fri, 19 Jan 2018 03:23:47 GMT

Over the last two weeks I was able to dredge up 12 Mitsubishi EDM Post Processors for FeatureCAM. Since none of them specifically called out the W21FAS-2 Mitsubishi EDM machine, so I loaded each one separately and ran posts for a 4 axis taper project I cannot cut accurately ... even though the model and its sim look perfect in FeatureCAM.

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mit200HA.cnc

%
LBTTEST10 FA2S4ax / SETUP1
N10 G70
N15 G90 ( ABSOLUTE )
N20 Z1=0.3459 ( PROGRAM HEIGHT )
N25 Z2=1.017/2 ( FEEDRATE HEIGHT )
N30 Z3=1.017+H91 ( UPPER GUIDE )
N35 Z4=H92 ( LOWER GUIDE )
N40 Z5=1.017 ( THICKNESS )
N45 G92 X-0.1 Y0.
N50 H0=0.
N55 E0 F0.
N60 M80 ( FLUSHING ON )
N65 M82 ( WIRE FEED ON )
N70 M84 ( MACHINING ON )
N75 G01 G41 X0. Y-0.0013 U0. V0. H0 M90
N80 Y0.0187
N85 X0.0742 Y0.0929 U0.1074 V0.1074
N90 M00 ( STOP )
N95 X0.0958 Y0.1145 U0.1387 V0.1387
N100 X0.1359 U0.1356
N105 Y-0.0013 V0.
N110 X0.4459 Y-0.2113
N115 M00 ( STOP )
N120 G40 X0.6 Y-0.21 U0.
N125 M02 ( PROGRAM END )
%

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MITS_ABS.cnc

%
M20 (EINFAEDELN)
M78 (BECKEN FUELLEN)
M80 (SPUELUNG)
M82 (DRAHT)
M84 (POWER)
G90
G0X-0.1Y0.
G92X-0.1Y0.
E0
H0
G01G41X0.Y-0.0013U0.V0.
Y0.0187
X0.0742Y0.0929U0.1074V0.1074M01
X0.0958Y0.1145U0.1387V0.1387
X0.1359U0.1356
Y-0.0013V0.
X0.4459Y-0.2113M01
G40X0.6Y-0.21U0.
M02
%%

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MitFX10a.cnc

%BTTEST10 FA2S4ax
N10 G70 G90
N15 G92 X-0.1 Y0.
N20 G01G41X0.Y-0.0013U0.V0.
N25 X0.Y0.0187
N30 X0.0742Y0.0929U0.1074V0.1074
N35 M01
N40 X0.0958Y0.1145U0.0313V0.0313
N45 X0.1359Y0.1145U-0.0031V0.
N50 X0.1359Y-0.0013U0.V-0.1387
N55 X0.4459Y-0.2113U0.V0.
N60 M01
N65 M01
N70 G40X0.6Y-0.21U-0.1356V0.
N75 G23
N80 M02
%%

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MitFX10.cnc

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Mits_FXK.cnc

%
N10 G90
N15 G92 X-0.1 Y0.
N20 G01 G41 H0 X0. Y-0.0013 U0. V0.
N25 Y0.0187
N30 X0.0742 Y0.0929U0.1074V0.1074
N35 M00 ( STOP.)
N40 M78 ( FILL TANK )
N45 M78
N50 M80 ( FLUSHING ON )
N55 M82 ( WIRE FEED ON )
N60 M84 ( MACHINING ON )
N65 M90 ( ADAPTIVE CONTROL ON )
N70 X0.0958 Y0.1145U0.1387V0.1387
N75 X0.1359 U0.1356
N80 Y-0.0013V0.
N85 X0.4459 Y-0.2113
N90 M00 ( STOP.)
N95 M78 ( FILL TANK )
N100 M78
N105 M80 ( FLUSHING ON )
N110 M82 ( WIRE FEED ON )
N115 M84 ( MACHINING ON )
N120 M90 ( ADAPTIVE CONTROL ON )
N125 G40 X0.6 Y-0.21U0.
N130 M91
N135 M02
%

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Mits_H30.cnc

%
Z1=0.3459 Z2=0 Z5=1.017
H1=207 H2=147 H3=132
G90
G92 X-0.1 Y0.
(SIDE4X1)
N10Z1=
N15Z2=
N20Z5=
N25E0F0.H1=0
N30G01G41X0.Y-0.0013U0.V0.
N35X0.Y0.0187U0.V0.
N40X0.0742Y0.0929U0.1074V0.1074
N45M01
N50X0.0958Y0.1145U0.1387V0.1387
N55X0.1359Y0.1145U0.1356V0.1387
N60X0.1359Y-0.0013U0.1356V0.
N65X0.4459Y-0.2113U0.1356V0.
N70M01
N75M01
N80G40X0.6Y-0.21U0.V0.
M02
%

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Mits_H70.cnc

%
Z1=0.3459 Z2=0 Z5=1.017
H1=243 H2=173 H3=148 H4=133
G90
G92 X-0.1 Y0.
(SIDE4X1)
N10Z1=
N15Z2=
N20Z5=
N25E0F0.H1=0
N30G01G41X0.Y-0.0013U0.V0.
N35X0.Y0.0187U0.V0.
N40X0.0742Y0.0929U0.1074V0.1074
N45M01
N50X0.0958Y0.1145U0.1387V0.1387
N55X0.1359Y0.1145U0.1356V0.1387
N60X0.1359Y-0.0013U0.1356V0.
N65X0.4459Y-0.2113U0.1356V0.
N70M01
N75M01
N80G40X0.6Y-0.21U0.V0.
M02
%

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MITS_INK.cnc

%
M20 (EINFAEDELN)
M78 (BECKEN FUELLEN)
M80 (SPUELUNG)
M82 (DRAHT)
M84 (POWER)
G91
G92X-0.1Y0.
E0
H0
G01G41X0.1Y-0.0013U0.V0.
Y0.02
X0.0742Y0.0742U0.1074V0.1074
M00
X0.0216Y0.0216U0.1387V0.1387
X0.0401U0.1356
Y-0.1158V0.
X0.31Y-0.21
M00
G40X0.1541Y0.0013U0.
M02
%%

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MITSRA90.cnc

%BTTEST10 FA2S4ax;
N10M80;
N15M82;
N20M84;
N25G90G92X-0.1Y0.;
N30G01X0.Y-0.0013U0.V0.;
N35Y0.0187;
N40X0.07425Y0.09295U0.1074V0.1074;
N45X0.09584Y0.11454U0.1387V0.1387;
N50X0.13593U0.1356;
N55Y-0.0013V0.;
N60X0.44593Y-0.2113;
N65X0.6Y-0.21U0.;
N70M85;
N75M83;
N80M81;
N85M30;
%

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Mitsub.cnc

%
L
H1=H2=H3=
Z1=1.017 Z5=0.3459
M20 (EINFAEDELN)
M78 (BECKEN FUELLEN)
M78 (BECKEN FUELLEN)
M80 (SPUELUNG)
M82 (DRAHT)
M84 (POWER)
M90 (ADAPTIVE KONTROLLE)
G91
G92X-0.1Y0.
E0
H0
G01G41X0.1Y-0.0013U0.V0.
Y0.02
X0.0742Y0.0742U0.1074V0.1074
M00
X0.0216Y0.0216U0.1387V0.1387
X0.0401U0.1356
Y-0.1158V0.
X0.31Y-0.21
M00
G40X0.1541Y0.0013U0.
M02
%

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Mitsubishi_FA20S.cnc

%;
L/0111;
N0010M20;
N0015M78M78;
N0020M80;
N0025M82;
N0030M84;
N0035M90;
N0040G90;
N0045Z1=8.786 Z2=21.702 Z5=34.618;
N0050G00X-2.54Y0.;
N0055G92X-2.54Y0.;
N0060E0F0.H1=0;
N0065G01G41X0.Y-0.033U0.V0.;
N0070Y0.475;
N0075X1.886Y2.361U2.729V2.729;
N0080M01;
N0085X2.434Y2.909U0.794V0.794;
N0090X3.453U-0.079V0.;
N0095Y-0.033U0.V-3.523;
N0100X11.327Y-5.367U0.V0.;
N0105M01;
N0110G40X15.24Y-5.334U-3.444V0.;
N0115M02;
%%;

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MITSUI.cnc

%BTTEST10 FA2S4ax;
N10M80;
N15M82;
N20M84;
N25G90G92X-0.1Y0.;
N30G01X0.Y-0.0013U0.V0.;
N35Y0.0187;
N40X0.0742Y0.0929U0.1074V0.1074;
N45X0.0958Y0.1145U0.1387V0.1387;
N50X0.1359U0.1356;
N55Y-0.0013V0.;
N60X0.4459Y-0.2113;
N65X0.6Y-0.21U0.;
N70M83;
N75M85;
N80M81;
N85M30;
%

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I was fortunate to finally get connected with an experienced Mitsubishi wire guy and he immediately pointed out that the U/V coordinates in the above posts are not "modal" and the post processor MUST output U/V parameters on every line even if there is no action in that plane. Each of the posts above violate that point in at least one line.

Since the geometry of my model and its simulation output are precisely on the money, but the Mitsubishi EDM controller check display didn't match, either the post processor was wrong or the Mits was misinterpreting the Gcode.

I gave my geometry to him and asked if he would gen the Gcode for the Mits since his shop used a lot of them for decades.

The code he produced, using another CAM software package, had U/V taper commands in every line AND displayed correctly on the Mits controller screen.

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%
L1/4AX
Z1=0
Z2=.18
Z5=.375
H1=.007
N1 G90 G92 X-.1 Y.15
N2 E1211 H1 F.1
N3 M00
N4 G0 X-.07071 Y0
N5 G41 G1 X-.03536 Y-.03536 U0. V0 M84
N6 X.04119 Y.04119 U0. V0.
N7 X.054 Y.054 U.046 V.046
N8 X.094 U.046 V.046
N9 Y-.02271 U.046 V.00271
N10 X.14079 Y-.05441 U.01573 V.02322
N11 X.4164 Y-.24111 U.01573 V.02322
N12 G40 X.44444 Y-.19971 U0. V0.
N13 M02
%
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Besides displaying properly on the Mits EDM controller screen, his Gcode cut the model perfectly.

I really would like to chat with anyone using FeatureCAM that successfully can cut standard or 4thAxis Tapers to learn what post processor they use.

Best regards,

Bruce

Re: Need Post Processor for Mitsubishi EDM

Anonymous — Thu, 16 Jan 2020 20:48:15 GMT

IS THERE ANY FOR FUSION 360?

Re: Need Post Processor for Mitsubishi EDM

samDQWZ2 — Fri, 02 Jul 2021 13:15:03 GMT

Bruce,

I Have a FA10S Mits EDM. Did you ever get to finding a post that can be used in fusion to create the g-code? This would make my life at least a billion times easier!!
Thanks,
Sam

Re: Need Post Processor for Mitsubishi EDM

bbopp.apmachine — Wed, 03 Aug 2022 18:22:57 GMT

We have an FA20S and we constantly have to go back to using another CAM software to get both 3ax and 4ax posts for the wire. It would be really nice if we could use Fusion360 for both our CNCs and EDM. 4 years later and still nothing.

Re: Need Post Processor for Mitsubishi EDM

Anonymous — Thu, 04 Aug 2022 01:04:08 GMT

Wish I could assist, but I have moved on to a non-subscription based package.

Good luck!

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