Originally Posted by
Echochrome3
I am trying to accurately adjust for tool wear/diameter in my CAM program but when I post the file to my ProtoTrak the tool diameter shows up as 0.0 and the tool offset location is set to center, preventing me from adjusting the tool diameter on the EMX controller to fine tune my 2D contour to the right dimension. I tried adjusting the tool diameter on the ProtoTrak after the file was posted, but with the tool offset set to the center, there is no adjustment in the cut. Is there a setting in HSMWorks that will allow me to change the tool diameter on the ProtoTrak in the negative (-0.0) direction to account for tool wear/diameter, cutting my profile to the correct dimension?
Ex:
Part width: 7.000"
Actual measurement: 7.025".
What I would normally do if I programmed this directly into the ProtoTrak, is adjust the tool diameter -0.0125", so that my left cut compensation moves further inward, fixing the oversized part.
How would I fix this? I'm running a TRAK K3 EMX using the ProtoTrak post processor provided by HSMWorks.