Hermle C42 U MT Post

[tony3W49B]

Hi All,

I have an application to run on a Hermle  C42 U MT, with Siemens 840D control on the machine.

I have looked in the Fusion 360 post library and there is a post for a Hermle C12U, I have attached it here.

Would I be able to use that post? or would there need to be some editing of the post?

I am not fully conversant with post processors, however, I have edited them in the past, with help and a few pointers from these forums.

Alternatively, if anyone has a post for this machine that they would share with me that would be even better.

Any help, as always, if very much appreciated.

Thanks

[seth.madore · Accepted solution]

The best bet for you would be to post out some relatively straightforward toolpaths and compare the output code from what you've already run on the machine (assuming you have run code on the machine previously). If the machine is new to you and your company, I would touch base with the machine tool vendor and see if they have any sample code they could share.

[tony3W49B · Accepted solution]

@seth.madore ,

Thanks for your response.

After further investigation, and reading up, the post will not work on my customers machine.

I did indeed speak to the machine tool vendor, as you advised.

It seems that I had the answer in my armoury all along.

I have a Siemens 828D/840D post with 'A' axis activated. Underneath that line is a line to activate the 'C' axis. Which I did. From there it was quite simply ensure both axis are rotating in the correct direction (+ or -).

I have done a test post an all seems ok.

I am not doing full simultaneous 5 axis milling on this particular occasion, so what I have done with editing the existing post I had should be fine.

Once again, thanks