Mitsubishi A500

[spano.dom]

We just acquired an older cnc machine which is an intertech 41-470 with a Mitsubishi a500 controller. The gang turret is an X,Y,Z where in the Y moves the tools up and down. I see that fusion has a post processor for Mitsubishi but the output is a bit different just outputs x and z. 

Is there anyway to get a post processor for this type of machine or will the post just work? 

[seth.madore]

It's doubtful that the post will "just work", as it's a post for a 2 axis lathe. Do you have any sample code that may have come with the machine? It's likely that a Fanuc could do the job, but it's likely going to need some edits

[spano.dom]

yeah so a couple things I found out were that it doesn't like I J K method for radius's so I enabled use radius arc and have to put in the Y so that the tool changer can bring everything back home. Also it doesnt use say t0101, just uses t1. 

Heres a snip bit of code 

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O0001 

G90 G95 G18

G20

G92 S6000

G53 G0 X0.

G53 G0 Y0.

G53 G0 Z0.

(FACE ROUGH)

T2

G90 G95 G18

G54

M8

G97 S1600 M3

G0 X0.45 Z0.2369

G0 Z0.01

X0.35

G1 X0.25 F0.008

X-0.0312

G0 X0.45

Z0.2369

(ROUGH PROFILE)

G97 S1600 M3

G0 X0.35 Z0.2369

Z0.0734

G1 Z0.02 F0.008

X0.0938

Z0.

X0.0987 Z-0.0025

G3 X0.1137 Z-0.0206 R0.0256

G1 Z-0.0598

X0.117 Z-0.0611

X0.12 Z-0.0625

X0.13 Z-0.0675

G3 X0.145 Z-0.0856 R0.0256

G1 Z-0.4656

X0.25

X0.305

G0 X0.35

Z0.2369

M9

G53 G0 X0.

G53 G0 Y0.

G53 G0 Z0.

(FACE FINISH)

M1

T3

G90 G95 G18

G54

M8

G97 S1500 M3

G0 X0.45 Z0.2369

G0 Z0.

X0.35

G1 X0.25 F0.0025

X-0.0314

G0 X0.45

Z0.2369

(FINISH PROFILE)

G0 X0.35 Z0.2369

X0.0516

Z0.0996

G1 Z0. F0.0025

X0.0523

G3 X0.0746 Z-0.0046 R0.0157

G1 X0.0846 Z-0.0096

G3 X0.0937 Z-0.0207 R0.0157

G1 Z-0.0658

X0.0981 Z-0.0668

X0.1022 Z-0.068

X0.1058 Z-0.0696

X0.1158 Z-0.0746

G3 X0.125 Z-0.0857 R0.0157

G1 Z-0.4657

X0.285

G0 X0.35

Z0.2369

M9

G53 G0 X0.

G53 G0 Z0.

(FRONT SHOULDER)

M1

T4

G90 G95 G18

G54

M8

G97 S1600 M3

G0 X0.35 Z0.2369

G0 Z-0.065

G1 X0.0937 F0.00157

X0.35

G0 Z0.2369

(.02 GROOVE)

G0 X0.35 Z0.2369

Z-0.395

G1 X0.074 F0.00157

X0.35

G0 Z0.2369

M9

G53 G0 X0.

G53 G0 Y0.

G53 G0 Z0.

(PART)

M1

T5

G90 G95 G18

G54

M8

G97 S500 M3

G0 X0.35 Z0.2369

G0 Z-0.568

G1 X0.051 F0.0025

X0.35

G0 Z-0.4318

G1 X0.0963 Z-0.5586 F0.0025

G3 X0.051 Z-0.568 R0.032

G1 X-0.064

X0.35

G0 Z0.2369

M9

G53 G0 X0.

G53 G0 Y0.

G53 G0 Z0.

M30

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