I've got 2 parts, mirrored in Y, on one fixture. The fixture has 3 tooling balls, each with 2 sets of coordinates, one set for each part. Is there a way for me to write both parts into one program without having to pick up the tooling balls more than once?
Since they're machine on the same setup I would expect them not to move around in relationship to each other. So, I would...
Create a normal part program for the RH part and use the tooling balls to locate that it.
Two things at the end of RH part program:
a. I would create an external alignment with the offsets to the LH part
b. call the LH part program
The LH part program should start with it recalling the external alignment and create a rough alignment to quickly locate it followed with a 'nice' full alignment to lock in the part.
-Or-
Loop your program...ah wait it's a mirrored part never mind.
Since they're machine on the same setup I would expect them not to move around in relationship to each other. So, I would...
Create a normal part program for the RH part and use the tooling balls to locate that it.
Two things at the end of RH part program:
a. I would create an external alignment with the offsets to the LH part
b. call the LH part program
The LH part program should start with it recalling the external alignment and create a rough alignment to quickly locate it followed with a 'nice' full alignment to lock in the part.
-Or-
Loop your program...ah wait it's a mirrored part never mind.
