I have a Haas SL-30 and can not get any of the live tooling operations to run correctly. Every time I get the 303 alarm which is "INVALID X, Z OR B IN G02 OR GO3". The only way I can by pass this line is to enter a X coordinate usually the one in the line above. In any simple live tooling operation i have to manually enter this X coordinate (some lines of code will only have "G02 R.0332" with no x coordinate). I am assuming it has something to do with my post. I am using CAMWorks to program. Can any one help me??? Some recommendations on how to change my post or if anyone has a post out there that is work correctly it would be great to get a copy. Thanks.

Why not post a snippet of the code? You know, 10 or so blocks either side of the problem area. Sounds like it might be a G17, G18, or G19 missing or incorrect.

Here are a few lines of the code:

N2585 X1.1739 C252.029
N2590 G03 C264.251 R1.1739
N2595 G01 X1.168 C270.

On line N2590 to G03 doesn't have X-coordinate but it requires one to run. Without the X-coordinate I get the error 303 which I talked about in the original post. Do you know how to change the Post in CAMWorks so it gives the X-coordinate? I could manual change it but there are about 50 of these errors. Does this sound like a post problem to you? Thanks

Hello Ross,

Does your Cam software come with a post editor? If so look for a delimiter {} around the axis of motion in your post, {X<X-COORD>} {Z<Z-COORD>}. I use FeatureCam and by removing the {} it will force the post processor to post the particular axis motion, from {X<X-COORD>} to X<X-COORD>.

I hope this helps.
Steve
Hava Turn LLC

Sorry to bring this thread back from the dead, but it looks like your software is giving you output in polar coordinates while your machine wants cartesian x-y coordinates. That's why you see R's and C's (R = radius in inches, C = circumference in degrees) instead of X's and Z's.

Check your CAM software to see if there's an option to give output in cartesian coordinates.

- Dmitry

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NEED HELP I NEED A POST FOR GIBBS CAM ON A HAAS MACHINE 5 EXIT ,IT WOULD BE GREAT TO GET A COPY THANKS