Problem- Mill Turn post

[phoodieman]

I have a Centroid mill and lathe controller. I thought the MCEN4 was a post for lathe and mill. I get good code for the mill. (I had to change 73 to 83 in the post to get deep hole drilling to work.) I can't get lathe code out of that post though. In the title block of the post under lathe it says "None". Is there a trick to get lathe code or do I need another post?

Phoodieman

[phoodieman]

Looks like I stumped the forum.

Phoodieman

[cad01]

I don't have that post in my install, but from the sounds of it, m=mill, cen=Centroid, 4=4 axis. So this would not be a mill post. You need a lathe post with live tooling capabilities and Y axis (if available). Some of these post can be difficult for the average user to handle. You may want to consult in your reseller for alternate posts.

[phoodieman]

m=mill, cen=Centroid, 4=4 I know this isn't right.

MPCEN4 is the post I have and it works for a 3 axis horizontal mill with a 400 controller. Which is what I'm running.

So the call out means m=mill (Or probably matercam), p=post cen=Centroid, 4=400 controller.

Mill is not my problem. I have good code there. I need a post for a two axis horizontal lathe with a Centroid 15 controller. The MPFLAN will make code but so many edits are needed it's easier to write at the controller. But MC makes it a lot faster if you have the right post.

I have edited several mill and lathe posts to a turn key condition, but it's really a fight and I don't have time for that BS right now but thanks for your reply.

Phoodieman

[Superman]

Cad01 is correct

this is a mill post MP=mastercam post, CEN=Centroid, M4 =milling with 4th axis capable

# Post Name           : MPCENM4
# Product             : MILL
# Machine Name        : CENTROID
# Control Name        : M-SERIES
# Description         : GENERIC CENTROID M-SERIES POST
# 4-axis/Axis subs.   : YES
# 5-axis              : NO
# Subprograms         : NO
# Executable          : MP 9.13

for lathe a MPL should be the prefix == Mcam Post Lathe
this is a naming format for Mcam before X

The header info should tell you the post capabilities

A mill/turn can be a custom special ( mill/turn is a confusing term )

now a lathe with the milling function look for a lathe with 4 axis or C-axis
ie GENERIC FANUC 4X MT_LATHE.PST

Read the headers in the actual .PST file

[phoodieman]

I see what you are saying and yes he's right

# Post Name : MPCENM4
# Product : MILL
# Machine Name : CENTROID
# Control Name : M-SERIES
# Description : GENERIC CENTROID M-SERIES POST
# Associated Post : NONE
# Mill/Turn : NO
# 4-axis/Axis subs. : YES
# 5-axis : NO
# Subprograms : NO
# Executable : MP 8.00

This is the actual header from the post for the mill I have. This post only needed one minor edit to get PERFECT code. (The G83 for deep hole peck).

So I see the prefix needs to have MPL with the CEN string included. I've looked in V 8 and V 9 but I don't see Centroid in there so I guess I'm screwed. Unless you have the latest and greatest from MC forget any support for older versions.

Thanks for the replies....this forum has helped me a lot. Helped me this time too even though I did't get the post.

Phoodieman

[cad01]

send me some sample code and I will see what I can do to help.