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andrewJ5JUW
in reply to: andrewJ5JUW

I have been reading lots and experimenting further on this issue and this afternoon had a break through.

 

In the "Post Properties" tab when post processing the job there are a couple of options I tried differently.

 

On the code that would not run I had the "Tool as name" ticked in preferences. I had the "Safe Retracts" set as SUPA - these are both settings that come when downloading the 840D post from the F360 post library.

 

I tried unticking "Tool as Name" and leaving Safe Retracts set as SUPA. The code still failed to run.

 

I then set "Tool as name" as ticked and changed Safe Retracts to "Clearance Height"

 

This version of the code ran on the 828D control in simulation. I then hit execute and cycle start with the feed rate turned all the way down and the programme ran OK. I let it go as far as changing the tool and starting to travel down towards the work piece and then Cycle stopped and came out of the code.

 

So I am glad I managed to get it running but now have a nagging concern that using "Clearance Height" instead of SUPA may have some as yet unknown impacts down stream.

 

The options for this setting are:

SUPA - (default setting for the as-downloaded 840D post from F360 post library) - this won;t run on the 828D

Clearance Height - this runs

G53 - I have not tried this.

 

If anyone reading this knows what these 3 different settings do and how they might change how the code runs then I'd love more information. Especially if there are some as yet un-known to me potential pitfalls for using one of other.

 

See images attached for the settings referred to.