Rehoming between drill steps

[jsclownfish]

I'm 'partial' drilling a pattern on a cylinder so I align a new Z axis for each step to make the pattern (kind of like a knurl)  but it takes forever as the mill re-homes after each Z axis series is complete.   Is this a requirement to keep the system aligned, or can it be removed or limited somehow?

Thanks,

Jon

[seth.madore]

Couple of things:
1) What is your post processor and what is your setup? Is this on a 4th (rotary) axis?

2) Can you share your file so we have a better sense of what you're trying to do and the end result in the code?

File > Export > Save to local folder, return to thread and attach the .f3d file in your reply

[jsclownfish]

yes, 4th axis on a Tormach PCNC1100.  Here is an example.  This is a candy roller design and one of the patterns is simply a pattern of drill spots.

[seth.madore]

The post you are using is about a year old. Since then, we have added better logic to most of the common posts to allow for a different retract method. I suggest giving a new Tormach post a try and setting the retract to "Clearance Heights".

Note; the one that's included in Fusion is not the most current version. Get the post from the link above and install it to a local or cloud folder (I prefer Cloud, myself)

You will need to edit one line of code for this to work. I did so on my end and the code DOES appear to be correct, but proceed with CAUTION!!!!

Line 1586 needs to have this commented out:

error(localize("Retract option 'Clearance Height' is not supported for multi-axis machining."));

Turns in to this:

//error(localize("Retract option 'Clearance Height' is not supported for multi-axis machining."));