A user posted on facebook that there machine was doing some silly moves it was doing a - move when it was meant to be doing a + move
As you can see in red below
1001)
(T1 D=6. CR=0. - ZMIN=-4. - flat end mill)
N10 G90
N11 G71
(2D Contour1)
(CHANGE TOOL)
N12 T1 M06 (FLAT END MILL D=6. 6MM SINGLE FLUTE ENDMILL)
N13 S2666 M03
N14 G54
N15 M08
N16 G00 X-24.6 Y16.8
N17 G00 Z-15. Clearances Height
N18 G00 Z-5. Retract Height
N19 G01 Z-2. F10
N20 G01 Z0.4
It should of been doing
1001)
(T1 D=6. CR=0. - ZMIN=-4. - flat end mill)
N10 G90
N11 G71
(2D Contour1)
(CHANGE TOOL)
N12 T1 M06 (FLAT END MILL D=6. 6MM SINGLE FLUTE ENDMILL)
N13 S2666 M03
N14 G54
N15 M08
N16 G00 X-24.6 Y16.8
N17 G00 Z15.
N18 G00 Z5.
N19 G01 Z-2. F10
N20 G01 Z0.4
In the post the Z format was set like below on line 90
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Solved by bob.schultz. Go to Solution.
Thank you for bringing this to our attention. The WinPC-NC controller is generic in nature and is meant to be connected to a variety of machines. It seems that the machine it was originally written for moved the Z-axis in the opposite direction. We will add a property allowing for the Z-axis to be output in the normal or opposite directions.
Yes, you can set the desired Z-axis direction using the following post property.
The latest version of the post can be downloaded from the online Post Library.
https://cam.autodesk.com/hsmposts?p=winpc-nc
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