Swarf direction change not retracting the Z axis

Swarf direction change not retracting the Z axis

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Swarf direction change not retracting the Z axis

NickBecker
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Hi guys. 

 

I have a small problem, my 5 axis pp is all set up and ready to go, the movement are fantastic and i'm happy with the results produced by the Swarf function. 

 

However, once my B axis runs into it's soft limit (-180,180) the pp tells the machine to rewind, problem is, the Z axis is not retracting on that rewind, does anyone know what to add to the pp in order to do a safe Z retract so that the B axis can rewind back to the desired position? 

 

Lastly, in most function within CAM there's an option regarding "smoothing", this helps me tremendously regarding surface finish, there is no such option for the Swarf function, the result is quite jittery when the machine moves. Is there any solution to this matter? 

 

Thank you in advance.

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