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Does anyone have a example M6 macro that uses a carousel please.I am currently using a linear rack on my machine and want to change it out to a carousel style but Unsure what to change to add the rotary component into the current macro.

Thanks

Hi Delco,

Not exactly what you're after, but maybe this will get you started: http://www.forum.cncdrive.com/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=3299#p24264

This is a lathe turret macro, but might give you ideas on setting a rotary axis as 360 deg/rev, then rotating the turret by the delta angle for number of tools/360 deg.

This macro is also setup for a 'ratcheting' tool turret, so it overshoots, then reverses to lock. Would be easy to modify it to move a strict set angle and not reverse. If you want to have the ATC rotate forward and reverse (for shortest move to a tool pocket), you'd have to add some of your own logic in there for that.

regards
Eric

Thank Eric , I find it amazing there isnt a std M6 macro examples of a manual M6 ,a linear M6 and a rotary M6 in the software allowing the user to build of that.

The stock M6 macro is a linear tool change macro.
The number of people with rotary tool changers is incredibly small, and rotary tool changers can be very complex. One might have 10 steps to change a tool, and a different one might have 5, but be completely different.

The stock M6 linear tool change macro has all the info anyone should need to create a rotary M6 macro. It's just a matter of breaking down the steps required, and modifying the code to do those steps. Look at the small picture, and go one step at a time.

depends how the rotary motor is commanded to how simple it is.
i have done geneva wheel (standard dc motor) and stepper driven position set as b axis.
other than shortest rotation distance to next tool they are as simple as linear changers.
just program each step- by step.
bit harder if you have to align spindle for alignment dogs!

Just looking for a simple , move Z up , move X move Y rotate A , drop Z release tool etc , mainly want a example to incorporate it into my current macro , but with the option of a rotate A value.

All of this except the rotate part is in the default M6 macro, and it has comments explaining each step.

ger21 wrote:All of this except the rotate part is in the default M6 macro, and it has comments explaining each step.

Yep exactly why I am asking for a example of a rotary implimentation to use as a example.

its the same. but the rotate is in degrees not mm or inch.
so instead of travelling x mm pocket to pocket
its A degrees pocket to pocket

Here is an example macro that uses a carousel:

G90 G94 G54
M66 P4000 L20 (Rotary changeover)
T11 M6 (Carousel select 1/4-1)
M03 S500 (start spindle)
G0 X12.5 Z8.5 F10 (Rapid to 1st position)
G01 X3 Z-2 F20 (Linear interpolation)
G3 X3 Z-2 R2 F20 (CW arc interpolation)
G02 X12.5 Z8.5 R2 F20 (CCW arc interpolation)
G01 X3 Z-2 F20 (Linear)