I just finally was allowed to buy a VMC, I would up with a Fadal 3016 88HS from 1994. I have experience with HAAS programming, and before I start to look at CAM software I want to make sure I get the basics for Fadal worked out. This question is related to pocket milling, HAAS has a G12/G13 pocket milling fixed canned cycle with a "L" value that repeats the pocket milling "L" (value specified by L) times. So a .200 deep pocket with a .050 depth would have an "L" value of 4. Does Fadal have any type of pocket milling repeat value for the L9601 or L9701 rectangular milling? I need to make a .5 deep pocket but I do not want to try to do it all in one depth pass, I would also like to avoid having to manually type the L9601 cycle 8 times.
I think I may have found what I was looking for. I would just like someone who knows the operation to comment so I don't start making holes in things that shouldn't have them. The section is for calling up a subroutine Liikk. Would changing the kk value just repeat the sub routine that many times as HAAS's "L" value does for G12/13? Does it make a difference that L96 and L97 are subs in the control vs writing my own sub routines? The information is at the link below.
I put the pocket routing in a subroutine like this: L100 * pocket
G91 G1 Z-.1 * .1" depth per pass
G90
L9601 R0 R1 R2 R3
M17
The canned routine is used by putting the cutter at the depth you want in the center of the pocket then running the routine. when the routine finishes, it goes back to the center of the pocket but stays at the depth it started from.
Just call the subroutine from the main program and specify the number of times it runs. example: L105 will make five passes at .1" depth each.
Start by putting the cutter at Z0, the top of the part in the center of the pocket.
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