CAD drawing of my fixture used by CAM for collision detection.....
Done by CIMSystem employee, "Gianmarco" this week.
Awesome work! The Blue parts move according to Z-thickness of blank.....just like in the real world environment, as I have designed!
It is automatic function set-up in CAM to match my fixture design. Very nice custom feature.
If blank disk is 8mm, then CAD parts move together to change fixture profiles, just like the real thing. It is an "active-variable", now in relation to current blank Z thickness.
Kinda complex design. Very professional set-up! Soooo Happy now!!
Post-processor for my Haas was finished tonight at 7:30.....right on time!
He flys back to Italy tommorow morn. We will finish the flat grip CAD file next week, but mill is fully functional with safe retractions for disk flipping, and proper Macros setup for tool offset measurements and tool breakage tests at end of milling operation using the Renishaw equipment I bought. It is good integration between many companys and parts! The Haas mill used the Renishaw parts to self-calibrate the work offset of my mill. We defined the "working" (not the "real machine 0,0,0,0,0) X-0, Y-0, Z-0, A-0, and B-0 in relationship to my physical arrangement of things inside milling chamber. (Rotarys and table position in relation to the raw spindle+ current tool being used) Very happy I bught the extra Renishaw kit with my Haas. Tool probe is awesome, and table probe is amazing. We have repeate of only +/_<1um if we test tool offset over and over! WILD ACCURACY! +/- <1um! I verified! Over and over...
Round fixture milling is done and ready for action.....We will finish up the specific strategys and tools used for each material in next few weeks...
"Gianmarco" below.....