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Calling a sub routine equally at 20 degrees

This topic has 9 replies, 4 voices, and was last updated 5 August 2015 at 16:57 by mick.

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4 August 2015 at 17:26 #15078
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4 August 2015 at 17:26 #199164
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Now I'm of the old G code school of programing without access to any CAD/CAM. What I need to do is call a pocket sub routine 18 times at 20 degree intervals around a circular blank using Mach3 control. Back when the world was young I programmed Bridgeport series 1 where a sub routine could be rotated by including 'A' followed by the required angle. I've looked through the manual and all I can see is the coordinate rotation which isn't what I need, so is there a method of calling the sub routine incrementally at 20 degree intervals, or even better a short hand method of calling the sub routine 18 times at 20 degrees.

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4 August 2015 at 17:50 #199172
David Clark 13
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I printed an article in MEW in the CNC series I did. This allowed you to do any number of holes on a diameter. It will be available in the digital archives or perhaps someone could post it on here if the editor has no objections.
4 August 2015 at 17:53 #199175
Neil Wyatt
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Can you remember which issue it was?

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4 August 2015 at 17:55 #199178
David Clark 13
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Just found it in workshop pages. CNC milling part 3. Read the text that goes with it and all will be explained. Three variables control radius and angle and no of repeats. (One less than number of holes).

Edited By David Clark 1 on 04/08/2015 18:00:29
4 August 2015 at 20:57 #199191
Neil Wyatt
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Here's alink to David's article. More to be found under 'Workshop -> processes' on the black menu bar.

**LINK**

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5 August 2015 at 09:19 #199231
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Hi. Neil, Hi. Dave.

I've had a quick play with this, but it doesn't seem to like rectangular pockets, as the graphics show two darts diametrically opposed, but its not beyond the bounds of possibility that I might be missing something here. Drilling a series of holes would be quite straight forward as there are no X or Y moves contained within the canned cycle, but the sub routine contains X, Y and Z moves all of which will enjoy both + & – values as the cycle progresses, so there needs to be some number crunching to reproduce the rectangle 18 times. As I said back in the day when I used this function regularly the angular value was proceeded with the letter address A, though for the life of me I can't remember the G number that was also called.

Mick
5 August 2015 at 09:34 #199237
Bowber
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I think this is what your after.

http://www.cnccookbook.com/CCCNCGCodeG68G69CoordinateRotation.htm

G68 and G69

Steve
5 August 2015 at 09:51 #199243
David Clark 13
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I missed the rectangular pocket bit. All you need to do is use the program to move to the co-ordinates then use an incremental cycle to call the square pocket. As long as the pocket cycle is taken back to the co-ordinate of the hole, it should repeat fine. I can't remember the incremental g code for a pocket (If there is one as it is 10 years since I have done CNC programming). You could do a circular pocket and then clean out the reast of the rectangle. You would need to rotate the pocket at each position as well.

Edited By David Clark 1 on 05/08/2015 09:54:49
5 August 2015 at 16:57 #199314
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The mist has cleared, thanks to all. The Cnccookbook site is a useful resource Steve.
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