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plastics
07-13-2011, 10:12 AM
my move speed is set at 1.00 and every time I load a part file it jumps to 1.70. I have changed it in the fill in sheet and on the speed tab. Is there a min. for the size of bit or something.
ssflyer
07-13-2011, 10:19 AM
The speed is set in the file. If you're using PartWorks, for instance, it is set in the tool setup on the toolpath tab. The post processor that writes the files you run sets it - you can change it by editing the tool, then recalculating the toolpath.
cowboy1296
07-13-2011, 11:19 AM
I have had the same question for some time. Example: if i am running a file with multiple tool paths I run into the following. my move speed on my control computer is set at 4. but in between tool paths and tool changes the move speed reverts to a lower number. Is that number the feed rate established in part works for that particular bitl? the only problem is that its a little time consuming positioning the tool to the proper point for bit change. Thanks.

Hopefully that made sense.
dlcw
07-13-2011, 11:56 AM
The keypad move speed maximum is set at 4ips in the software. There is no way to change this.

I set my jog speed to 15ips and when I do command line moves, it will move at this speed. The keypad move however is still limited to 4ips.
cowboy1296
07-13-2011, 12:19 PM
Sounds like a winner and i need to figure out how to edit my key pad control speed. whenever i am in beween tool change the move speed drops to 1.? or even 2.?. So at least i know where to look.
ken_rychlik
07-13-2011, 12:41 PM
Hold down the control key in keypad mode and it will jog.
cowboy1296
07-13-2011, 12:46 PM
thanks for the info.

yes i tried it and big surprise, the control key works. thanks for the education. i cant begin to tell you how much i have learned on this forum.
dlcw
07-13-2011, 09:11 PM
Yes, the control key jogs at 4ips, max. Hard-coded in to the software, not a parameter you can change.
ATX Poly Products
07-13-2011, 09:49 PM
I have my jog speed set at 7 ips. When I use CTRL with keypad arrows it runs at that speed...

Adam
adrianm
07-14-2011, 04:36 AM
The documentation states that the jog speed when using the keypad in conjuction with the Ctrl key is 10ips max.
cowboy1296
07-14-2011, 08:27 AM
Right now my jog speed is set at 4 but i do know how to speed it up. But I am happy as i can be with that speed being controlled by the control key. what i hated was moving the x & y axis at 1.7 or similar. I felt like i needed a shave after i got the tool where i wanted it to go.

thanks once again for the education, forum.