This is probably a stupid question but I am stuck and I appreciate any help. I recently purchased a milltronics ml-15 lathe with the centurion 6 control and I am starting to post code from fusion via an rs232 cable which works well for my purposes. I was able to get one part to post correctly but my problem is with the x axis and the tool wanting to cut on the x- side of my part instead of the x+. I am using the generic fanuc turning post and i changed my "turret position" in the tool post processor tab to 102 according to the fanuc post because I am using a QCTP instead of a turret. When I run the program after I set my G54 the tool comes up to the part ,and I watch the distance to go on my control, the z is good but the x always says it has more to travel in x+ even after it crosses the part center line. I attached the file I am working with as a test.
I'm not seeing this in your sample file. The lowest I'm seeing is in the -.016 area:
N422 G0 X1.1785 N423 Z0.0566 N424 X0.2413 N425 G1 X0.0969 F0.005 N426 X-0.0163 Z0. N427 G3 X0.458 Z-0.5365 I-0.0069 K-0.3237 N428 G2 X0.398 Z-0.5748 I0.3493 K-0.3046 N429 X0.4085 Z-0.586 I0.0058 K-0.0041 N430 G3 X0.5399 Z-0.6022 I-0.0182 K-0.2148 N431 X0.5738 Z-0.7006 I-0.0231 K-0.0546 N432 G1 X0.562 Z-0.7057 N433 X0.3626 Z-0.7894 N434 G2 X0.588 Z-1.3039 I1.5169 K0.0628 N435 G1 X0.6713 N436 X0.6756 Z-1.304 N437 X0.6798 Z-1.3045 N438 G3 X0.7651 Z-1.3953 I-0.0192 K-0.0644 N439 G2 X0.7358 Z-1.4434 I0.2151 K-0.0918 N440 X0.7449 Z-1.4653 I0.0288 K-0.0055 N441 G1 X0.8814 Z-1.5654 N442 X0.8826 Z-1.5664 N443 G3 X0.8888 Z-1.7696 I-0.1813 K-0.1044 N444 X0.8987 Z-1.8097 I-0.1604 K-0.0401 N445 X0.7805 Z-1.9364 I-0.1653 N446 G1 X0.7241 Z-1.9601 N447 X0.8478 Z-1.9093 N448 X1.0164 N449 G0 X2.8 N450 Z0.1969 N451 G97 S409 M3
Thanks for the reply. I noticed also that the the code doesn't show the tool passing the center line except for the -.0163, it must be something Im doing wrong with the work offsets in the machine control. The code calls for g54 but acts like its not getting it if that makes sense. After i set my tools and cycle start the machine wants to travel past center but still says it is in the X+. Thanks again.
Yeah, certainly sounding like something is off at the machine control stage. Have you run jobs in the past without any issue? Do you have your G54 set correctly?
I finally figured it out. I had something with my tool 2 setting wrong in fusion and it was not calling the offset in the control. Fusion posted t02 when I needed it to be call t0202 for tool 2 offset 2. It works great now and I greatly appreciate your help and all the effort you put into helping on the forum.
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