Y-Axis Proxy Switch and ATC conundrum...

[rgreever]

Once upon a time, yesterday, in fact, in the middle of a job, I decided to switch out a dull end mill bit for a fresh one. After switching out the bit, I tried to C3, and the SB was traveling past the Y-axis proxy and erroring out. Very odd, I thought.

Turns out, for some weird reason, the proxy switch wasn't registering as the space between the sensor and the head of the bolt was just a hair off. Once I adjusted the proxy switch to register again, it's .132" shifted over, which is now throwing everything off. Table X,Y origin and ATC tool positions, and everything. =/

What would you do in my situation? Would you try to adjust the Y-axis proxy back .132"? Would you leave it alone and recalibrate ATC tool positions? Some other avenue I haven't thought about? Maybe there's a more simple fix?

Not to mention, it's thrown off the job I was working on by .132" , and 'nudging' won't really work because it's 12 individual pieces, and half are good, the other half are off...

[Tim Lucas]

I am not at my machine right now but somewhere the distance from the switch to 0 is stored and you should be able to update it

[rgreever]

I remember seeing a distance from the proxy switch to the sensor, (after the fact, of course), but it's too late for that now! I'll head out to the machine and take a look at all the options. Thanks Tim

[Gary Campbell]

Tim...
Place the Y axis where you wish zero to be. Zero the Y. With the keypad, use the arrow keys (1 push) to move the Y into the limit. It will stop. Note the current position. The variable that controls the roll back distance is: "&my_XYzeroOffsetY". This position is in the my variables file. It can be edited directly or via [T] [S] ShopBot Setup.

[rgreever]

I ended up starting from scratch, mainly because I'm new to this machine and I wanted to learn it anyway. So I went through the ShopBot setup, and the ATC Calibration routine. I'm trying to Zero Tools in rack (CN72) now, but I'm getting error message "Error setting up for tool change. ATC(58)"

I receive the same error message even if I try to C1. (Scratches head)

(Edit: Figured it out. SB thought a tool was still in it, when I manually removed the drill rod...)

[Tim Lucas]

Tim...
Place the Y axis where you wish zero to be. Zero the Y. With the keypad, use the arrow keys (1 push) to move the Y into the limit. It will stop. Note the current position. The variable that controls the roll back distance is: "&my_XYzeroOffsetY". This position is in the my variables file. It can be edited directly or via [T] [S] ShopBot Setup.

Thank you Gary! :D