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Additional tool change for Fanuc control.

dmilichnikov — Tue, 11 Jun 2024 13:35:50 GMT

Hello! Hope you can help! My vertical CNC Mill giving me problem with tool changer. I need add line "T16 M06" before every tool change (using empty pocket). I have to type it by hand, which takes time. I'm using standard FANUC post.

How I add "T16 M06" to post?

Thank you!

Re: Additional tool change for Fanuc control.

Jorge_Jaramillo — Tue, 11 Jun 2024 22:34:27 GMT

Hi,

Could you share a copy of an output file with comments where you want the line to be added? Hopefully with more than one tool change on it.

And also the .CPS post processor file you are using.

Maybe I can do it if I have some example.

Regards,

Jorge

Re: Additional tool change for Fanuc control.

dmilichnikov — Wed, 12 Jun 2024 11:40:52 GMT

Thanks for working on that.

In my scenario on vertical milling machine double swing arm keep loosing one of the holders.

One side works perfect and other keep dropping holders on the table.

So one side need has to be empty.

Yes, I replaced arm and did adjustments)

Still got to use "T16 M06"

The goal is for every tool change:

(2D CONTOUR1)

T16 M06(this line I'm typing, T16 empty pocket, same for every tool change)

N10 T11 M06

S4074 M03

G17 G90 G94

G56

M08

G00 X2.5635 Y-1.689

Re: Additional tool change for Fanuc control.

Jorge_Jaramillo — Wed, 12 Jun 2024 13:42:33 GMT

Hi,

Please find attached the new version of the .CPS post processor file.

In the post processor dialog you will see a new option where you can set the tool change prefix instruction:

You can set it to any value you want or leave it empty to not to add the prefix instruction.

Then in the NC file you will get :

1) a comment in the header of the file with the configuration received by the post processor, in case you want to debug it.

2) the prefix instruction in the line before the change tool instruction

Hope this is what you were looking for.

Regards,

Jorge Jaramillo

Re: Additional tool change for Fanuc control.

dmilichnikov — Wed, 12 Jun 2024 13:47:50 GMT

Wow, great!

I'll check it right now.

Re: Additional tool change for Fanuc control.

kandennti — Wed, 12 Jun 2024 13:58:10 GMT

Hi @dmilichnikov -San.

I have made the modifications and am attaching them.

The left is before the change and the right is after the change.

I added this line in the cps file.

Also, in consideration of what we talked about, we changed the default state of the "Preload tool" so that it is unchecked.

Re: Additional tool change for Fanuc control.

dmilichnikov — Wed, 12 Jun 2024 14:20:46 GMT

WORKS GREAT, THANK YOU!!!