Thread milling alarm ZL200SMC

[Iownacnc]

Hello,

I am trying to thread mill on a ZL200SMC MSC501 control (18i). Program I am trying:
(THREAD MILL 1/4-18 NPT, TOOL CUTTER COMP = 0)
G30U0
G30W0
M5
G98
G0G54T0808
M9
M69
M45
G97S1500M13
G28H0
G0C0.
G0Z.100
G0X0.
G0Z.05
G17U0C0
G112
G1Z-.369F50.(* APPROACH, ROUGH PASS *)
G1G42X.200F2.5
G2I-.10Z-.4245 ( ***- ALARM #21 -*** ) <--- Alarm happens on Z command (Alarm #21 Illegal axis plane command)
G2I-.10Z-.480
G1G40X0.F20.

Any ideas?

[fordav11]

you're in G17 (XY plane) and you commanded a Z in circular interpolation?

Here's an example that should run on any Fanuc mill control

%
O0001(RH CLIMB 1/4-18 NPT)
G90 G00 G54 X0. Y0.
G43 H10 Z2. M3 S2908
G91 X0 Y0 Z-2.4065 
G91 G01 G41 D60 X0.0441 Y-0.2230 F0.46
G91 G03 X0.2230  Y0.2230  Z0.0047 I0       J0.2230  F0.46
G91 G03 X-0.0781 Y0.1890  Z0.0069 I-0.2672 J0.0003  F1.53
G91 G03 X-0.1890 Y0.0785  Z0.0070 I-0.1893 J-0.1889
G91 G03 X-0.1893 Y-0.0782 Z0.0069 I-0.0003 J-0.2676
G91 G03 X-0.0787 Y-0.1893 Z0.0070 I0.1892  J-0.1896
G91 G03 X0.0784  Y-0.1896 Z0.0069 I0.2681  J-0.0003
G91 G03 X0.1896  Y-0.0788 Z0.0070 I0.1899  J0.1895
G91 G03 X0.1899  Y0.0785  Z0.0069 I0.0003  J0.2685
G91 G03 X0.0789  Y0.1899  Z0.0070 I-0.1898 J0.1902
G91 G03 X-0.0785 Y0.1903  Z0.0069 I-0.2689 J0.0003
G91 G03 X-0.1903 Y0.0790  Z0.0069 I-0.1905 J-0.1901
G91 G03 X-0.1906 Y-0.0787 Z0.0070 I-0.0003 J-0.2694
G91 G03 X-0.0791 Y-0.1906 Z0.0069 I0.1905  J-0.1908
G91 G03 X0.0788  Y-0.1909 Z0.0070 I0.2698  J-0.0003
G91 G03 X0.1909  Y-0.0792 Z0.0069 I0.1911  J0.1908
G91 G03 X0.1912  Y0.0789  Z0.0070 I0.0003  J0.2703
G91 G03 X0.0794  Y0.1912  Z0.0069 I-0.1911 J0.1914
G91 G03 X-0.2231 Y0.2230  Z0.0047 I-0.2230 J0
G00 G40 X-0.0475 Y-0.2230 Z0
G90 G00 Z8.0000
M5
M30
%

you should probably use some fancy free thread milling software to auto-create the code like above :-)
http://www.vargus.com/vardex/templat....aspx?pCatId=9