Main window displays wrong offset when calling a subroutine from a ngc file

[DaveRosario]

Hi,

I noticed if I call a subroutine from a .ngc the main window doesn't display the part in G54 0,0,0 but in G53 0,0,0:

However if I load the same file in Axis it shows it in the right position:

I don't know if the way I'm calling the subroutine is the best way but it works. The subroutine is to touch off on every tool change.

Thanks, David

[TurBoss]

Hello,

I tried calling a sub but didn't catch the bug I'm not sure how to reproduce your issue

it looks like there is a bug on the 3d plotter

[DaveRosario]

Hi, Thanks for the super fast response. base on your screen shot, if I remove the "call" so: o it does display the part in the right location but it doesn't execute the subroutine. try: o call I don't know if I'm missing something here.

Thanks, David

[TurBoss]

yes my fault

[TurBoss]

the sub gets called and path is shown in the correct place

o call

[DaveRosario]

You are right, if I do "o call" it works fine. There might be something in the touch_off routine that the plotter doesn't like. I'll look into it and report back. Thanks

[DaveRosario]

So, I wast trying to reuse the tool_touch_off.ngc subroutine but it looks like when it switches to G59.3 it shows the part in the origin as G59.3 x,y,z offsets are 0,0,0.

if I comment out G59.3 it shows the part in the G54 offsets but it give me some errors I couldn't figure out how to reuse this so I'll have to write a subroutine for this. if you have an Idea how to modify this to make it work right please let me know.

Thanks, David

o sub

= 80 (set from probe screen fast probe feed rate)

= 1 (set from probe screen slow probe feedrate)

= 2.8 (max z distance the tool travels before erroring out if not contact is made)

= 0 (max xy distance the tool travels before erroring out if not contact is made)

= 0.06 (distance the tool retracts after making contact during fast feed mode)

= 4.3 (G53 distance from home to spindle nose triggering point on touch plate)

= 0 (activates the tool diameter probe subroutine section)

= 0 (activates the tool diameter offset position for probe subroutine section)

= 0 (current tool's diameter used for offseting probe position in x axis)

G92.1 (Cancel G92 offset)

= #5220

= #5181

= #5182

= #5183

= [# / 2]

= [# - #]

G59.3

o<100> if [# EQ 1]

= #

o<100> endif

o<110> if [2 EQ 2] G49 o<110> endif

G90 (set absolute coordinates) G53 G0 Z0 (move to z0 home position) G53 G0 X# Y# G53 G0 Z#

G91 F # G38.2 Z-[#] (fast tool probe)

= #5063 (save probe result of fast probe to parameters)

G0 Z[#] (retract tool retract distance amount)

(Slow Probe Rule, if Slow Probe FR is set to 0, Slow Probe is Bypassed) o<120> if [# GT 0] (Initiate Slow Z- Probe) G91 F[#] (set probe slow feedrate) G38.2 Z-[# * 2] (slow tool probe)

= [#5063 + #]

(debug, Probed Pos: #5063 Z Pos: #<_z>) G90 G0 Z[# + #] (G91) (G0 Z0.125) o<120> endif

o<130> if [#5070 EQ 1] (verify probe event was succesful)

= #5063 (save slow probe result to parameters)

o<130> else (MSG,Tool Length Offset Probe Failed) o<130> endif

(Tool Diameter Probe Mode Section, User must define this section as needed) o<140> if [# EQ 1] (MSG, Tool Diameter Probing is Not Defined in Subroutine) o<140> endif

o<150> if [3 EQ 3] G49 o<150> endif

G90 (set absolute coordinates) G53 G0 Z0 (Send Spindle to home zero position)

(define new tool length offset parameters)

= [ABS[#] - ABS[#]]

G10 L1 P #5400 Z [#] (5400 = tool number)

o<160> if [# EQ 1] G54 o<160> else if [# EQ 2] G55 o<160> else if [# EQ 3] G56 o<160> else if [# EQ 4] G57 o<160> else if [# EQ 5] G58 o<160> else if [# EQ 6] G59 o<160> else if [# EQ 7] G59.1 o<160> else if [# EQ 8] G59.2 o<160> endif

T #5400 G43 H #5400 (enable tool length offset)

o endsub

M2

[DaveRosario]

Hi,

So I think I figured it out.

Instead of switching to G59.3 I'm using G28.1 to get the absolute position of the z axis of the slow probe. It works pretty good so far.

Here is the whole modified code:

o sub

= 80 (set from probe screen fast probe feed rate)

= 1 (set from probe screen slow probe feedrate)

= 3.5 (max z distance the tool travels before erroring out if not contact is made)

= 0 (max xy distance the tool travels before erroring out if not contact is made)

= 0.06 (distance the tool retracts after making contact during fast feed mode)

= 3.85 (G53 distance from home to spindle nose triggering point on touch plate)

= 0 (activates the tool diameter probe subroutine section)

= 0 (activates the tool diameter offset position for probe subroutine section)

= 0 (current tool's diameter used for offseting probe position in x axis)

G92.1 (Cancel G92 offset)

= #5220

= #5181

= #5182

= #5183

= [# / 2]

= [# - #]

(G59.3)

o<100> if [# EQ 1]

= #

o<100> endif

o<110> if [2 EQ 2] G49 o<110> endif

G90 (set absolute coordinates) G53 G0 Z0 (move to z0 home position) G53 G0 X# Y# G53 G0 Z#

G91 F # G38.2 Z-[#] (fast tool probe) G28.1

= #5163 (save probe result of fast probe to parameters)

G0 Z[#] (retract tool retract distance amount)

(Slow Probe Rule, if Slow Probe FR is set to 0, Slow Probe is Bypassed) o<120> if [# GT 0] (Initiate Slow Z- Probe) G91 F[#] (set probe slow feedrate) G38.2 Z-[# * 2] (slow tool probe) G28.1

= [#5163 + #]

(debug, Probed Pos: #5163 Z Pos: #<_z>) G90 G0 Z[ABS[# + #]] o<120> endif

o<130> if [#5070 EQ 1] (verify probe event was succesful)

= #5163 (save slow probe result to parameters)

o<130> else (MSG,Tool Length Offset Probe Failed) o<130> endif

(Tool Diameter Probe Mode Section, User must define this section as needed) o<140> if [# EQ 1] (MSG, Tool Diameter Probing is Not Defined in Subroutine) o<140> endif

o<150> if [3 EQ 3] G49 o<150> endif

G90 (set absolute coordinates) G53 G0 Z0 (Send Spindle to home zero position)

(define new tool length offset parameters)

= [ABS[#] - ABS[#]]

G10 L1 P #5400 Z [#] (5400 = tool number)

o<180> if [# EQ 1] G54 o<180> else if [# EQ 2] G55 o<180> else if [# EQ 3] G56 o<180> else if [# EQ 4] G57 o<180> else if [# EQ 5] G58 o<180> else if [# EQ 6] G59 o<180> else if [# EQ 7] G59.1 o<180> else if [# EQ 8] G59.2 o<180> endif

T #5400 G43 H #5400 (enable tool length offset)

o endsub

M2

[TurBoss]

great you found a solution

so I'm closing this, feel free to open any issues you need