Extended Work Offsets - Know Your DN, Episode 10

Pop quiz: what are extended work offsets, and how should you use them in your program?
If you aren’t sure, no sweat. You’re in the right place. Today, Mark will walk you through how to add extended work offsets to your program.

[@WesShelby]

Please do a video on the dynamic fixture offset feature

[@markchristopher5809]

Thanks Wes. That topic has been asked about some and I will make sure it's in the pile of suggestions going forward.

[@createacrawler]

Can you please do a video on pallet pools? How to utilize a start program to manage the assignment of programs to pallets when running a pallet pool with more than two pallets. More specifically the NHP-4000 with rotary pallet system.

[@user-qi8sc1kc2z]

Hi, can you show me how to set the Z work offset in G54 using the probe? your video shows X and Y.Thank You,

[@marcusditsworth2299]

Can I add a probing cycle to my program? For example if I’m machining castings and I want my work offsets changed to the castings.

[@markchristopher5809]

Absolutely. Renishaw has macro programs you can call for probing and will write those coordinates to the desired work offset.

[@akaSuperJimmy]

Hey, I've been loving these videos! I wonder if you could do a video on Dynamic Work Offsets. Specifically on a horizontal. We have 3x 5500 that I would like to use it on. Thanks so much!

[@markchristopher5809]

Currently we don't have that one in the que for recording but I will add it to the growing list of topics that we have. I will tell you that we will have some new videos coming out in May that will hopefully help you out. Thank you for the suggestion!

[@akaSuperJimmy]

Thanks for the reply Mark! I look forward to watching the new videos! BTW you do a really good job.

[@karamuradt]

Any idea for increasing number of work offset number? Can it be more than 48?

[@markchristopher5809]

@@karamuradt You can. It is an option from Fanuc. You would need to contact your local Fanuc rep to have it added to your control.