Keep fixed the tool orientation vector.

[marcos.diezGKW6P]

Dear all, thanks for your time.

My question here is if there is any possibility to fix the tool vector. when I rotate the rotary table the tool vector rotates with it.

Thank you in advanced

[alexandre.pintoAGNAU]

Hi @marcos.diezGKW6P 

I must admit that the description you make and the images shared make it hard for me to me to be 100% sure my reply is correct. But I am confident it is at least close to what you want.

Please follow the steps below:
1 -  open   C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Autodesk PowerMill Robot Plugin 2022\Help
      this opens the help documentation for PowerMill Robot
2 - open  PowerMill Robot - Training Manual.pdf
     this contains explanation of the buttons, functions and examples for training yourself.
3 - open page 49
     this is the start of the example using rotary table that contains an explanation to your issue.

4 - PowerMill project located here

     C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Autodesk PowerMill Robot Plugin 2022\Library\Projects
    
    just follow the manual for the steps.

5 - page 54 explains that you need to use "Machine Tool Space" option with Orientation vector [X]

I hope this is what you want.

Because you are using a positioner, it is good advice to start with E1 (tilt) set as static. If you need it set to Auto/High you will need to add another constraint I believe.

It is all in this document, just refer to page 72 - Tool Axis Control [Z]

I hope this solves your issue
let me know if you need anything else.

thanks

[richard.pedley]

Hi,

Is this a robot? It is unclear from the image, however if it is not a robot this is more likely to be fixed in the post as the simulation is not used when creating the G-code.

If it is a robot and you are using the robot plugin you can try using the machine tool space control, see image. If you take the robot to the start point of your simulation and set the highlighted controls it should work.

You can use the Tool Axis tab next to it for additional controls.

If you aren't using a robot you will likely need to do this through commands/ a macro.

The commands will look a bit like this:

EDIT PAR 'SimulationState.ToolControl.OrientationVector.Space' 'machine'
EDIT PAR 'SimulationState.ToolControl.OrientationVector.ReferenceVector[0]' 0.745
EDIT PAR 'SimulationState.ToolControl.OrientationVector.ReferenceVector[1]' -0.281
EDIT PAR 'SimulationState.ToolControl.OrientationVector.ReferenceVector[2]' -0.605
EDIT PAR 'SimulationState.ToolControl.OrientationVector.Mode' 'fixed_vector'

The values highlighted in red will need to be changed to the vector values you would like to use.

Hope that helps

Richard