https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-manufacture-forum/fagor-8055-post-arm-not-in-position-error/m-p/9167740#M96500 <P>for doing a tool change in mdi and in conversational it looks like simply hitting t1 or T whatever perfroms a proper tool change. How would I add a Z zero return command to the program?</P> Tue, 26 Nov 2019 15:58:04 GMT Anonymous 2019-11-26T15:58:04Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-manufacture-forum/fagor-8055-post-arm-not-in-position-error/m-p/9167630#M96498 <P>hi im not totally sure if this where i should be posting this. I've recently been tasked with learning how to run and operate a ganesh, fagor 8055i CNC mill. After a lot of fiddling i was able to get the machine to read a fusion 360 program, all its sopose to do is perform two boring actions with two tools. When i go to run the program i get this error</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>CNC: the arm is not in position&nbsp;</P><P>n45 m6</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>heres the gcode below</P><PRE>%001001,MX--, N10 ; FUSION N15 ; T1 D=7.95 CR=0 - ZMIN=-11 - FLAT END MILL N20 ; T2 D=9.44 CR=0 - ZMIN=-6 - FLAT END MILL N25 G90 G94 G17 N30 G71 N35 G53 G0 Z0 N40 ; BORE2 N45 T2 N50 M6 N55 T1 N60 S1500 M3 N65 G54 N70 G0 X-2.92 Y0.944 N75 G43 Z15 N80 G0 Z1 N85 G1 Z-0.056 F1000 N90 G18 G3 X-3.864 Z-1 I-0.944 K0 N95 G1 X-4.336 N100 G17 G3 X-5.28 Y0 I0 J-0.944 N105 X5.28 I5.28 J0 Z-1.5 N110 X-5.28 I-5.28 J0 Z-2 N115 X5.28 I5.28 J0 Z-2.5 N120 X-5.28 I-5.28 J0 Z-3 N125 X5.28 I5.28 J0 Z-3.5 N130 X-5.28 I-5.28 J0 Z-4 N135 X5.28 I5.28 J0 Z-4.5 N140 X-5.28 I-5.28 J0 Z-5 N145 X5.28 I5.28 J0 Z-5.5 N150 X-5.28 I-5.28 J0 Z-6 N155 X5.28 I5.28 J0 N160 X-5.28 I-5.28 J0 N165 X-4.336 Y-0.944 I0.944 J0 N170 G1 X-3.864 N175 G18 G2 X-2.92 Z-5.056 I0 K0.944 N180 G0 Z15 N185 M5 N190 G53 Z0 N195 ; BORE3 N200 M1 N205 T1 N210 M6 N215 T2 N220 S1500 M3 N225 G54 N230 G17 N235 G0 X-1.538 Y0.795 N240 G43 Z15 N245 G0 Z-4 N250 G1 Z-5.205 F1000 N255 G18 G3 X-2.332 Z-6 I-0.795 K0 N260 G1 X-2.73 N265 G17 G3 X-3.525 Y0 I0 J-0.795 N270 X3.525 I3.525 J0 Z-6.5 N275 X-3.525 I-3.525 J0 Z-7 N280 X3.525 I3.525 J0 Z-7.5 N285 X-3.525 I-3.525 J0 Z-8 N290 X3.525 I3.525 J0 Z-8.5 N295 X-3.525 I-3.525 J0 Z-9 N300 X3.525 I3.525 J0 Z-9.5 N305 X-3.525 I-3.525 J0 Z-10 N310 X3.525 I3.525 J0 Z-10.5 N315 X-3.525 I-3.525 J0 Z-11 N320 X3.525 I3.525 J0 N325 X-3.525 I-3.525 J0 N330 X-2.73 Y-0.795 I0.795 J0 N335 G1 X-2.332 N340 G18 G2 X-1.538 Z-10.205 I0 K0.795 N345 G0 Z15 N350 G53 Z0 N355 G53 X0 Y0 N360 M30 %</PRE><P>i have a feeling that this is a simple fix, i just have no idea how to fix it&nbsp;</P> Tue, 26 Nov 2019 15:04:01 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-manufacture-forum/fagor-8055-post-arm-not-in-position-error/m-p/9167630#M96498 Anonymous 2019-11-26T15:04:01Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-manufacture-forum/fagor-8055-post-arm-not-in-position-error/m-p/9167667#M96499 <P>In MDI, what is the process for commanding a toolchange? It seems to me that it may want to have a Z zero return command first...</P> Tue, 26 Nov 2019 15:26:59 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-manufacture-forum/fagor-8055-post-arm-not-in-position-error/m-p/9167667#M96499 seth.madore 2019-11-26T15:26:59Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-manufacture-forum/fagor-8055-post-arm-not-in-position-error/m-p/9167740#M96500 <P>for doing a tool change in mdi and in conversational it looks like simply hitting t1 or T whatever perfroms a proper tool change. How would I add a Z zero return command to the program?</P> Tue, 26 Nov 2019 15:58:04 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-manufacture-forum/fagor-8055-post-arm-not-in-position-error/m-p/9167740#M96500 Anonymous 2019-11-26T15:58:04Z