Problem- Haas Mirror X

[weirdharold]

Here's a good one for you. We have (3) Haas VF - 4 's. Oldest (2) made in 05 & newest(1) made in 07 . We have parts we make left's & right's & program is written for one side & we mirror X to get the other. The (2) oldest do this with no problem, work's great, but the new one will error out, # 317, Y over travel range & makes really screwey tool-path's in graphic's before it error's out. We have compared setting's in controler's between mill's & can find no difference. Maybe in parameter's but we don't know what we are looking for. You can mirror X & Y & it will work but all that does is rotate's program 180 & not the result's we wan't. We have redone program to fit our need's for now, but would like to fix this. Thank's in advance for any help.

Harold C.

[Donkey Hotey]

I think this is a problem with cutter compensation. If I remember correctly, there is something screwy with mirror and comp direction. Are you using cutter comp in the control?

[weirdharold]

Yes Greg, we do use it ,but you can take it out, ( G41 D2 ) & it will still error out with mirror X on. Kinda what I thought. You can run the graphic's & instead of swinging arc's , it look's like it's trying to swing complete circle's. Funny you can run the same program on the other (2) VF-4's with cutter comp & no problem.

Harold C.

[pit202]

Haas machines have many hidden bugs in software , today I could not move the Z axis on a lathe for incremental 80mm from part zero ( Z overtravel ) but with absolute movements I was able to do it , funny - maybe not so much.

Run a simulation with a programmed AirGun ;-) the airgun goes crazy.

I am very curious if the haas technicans knows about the error with the tool changer ToolMark switch and inverting them on invert screen - without inverting works well , inverted can not count the signals right - and don`t tell me that I can not invert them because of that I get my problems , I know what is a NO and NC switch and what for are inverts for.