Use the Rechuck Material Control Process (MCP) for rechucking; that is, the process of re-gripping the bar stock with the main spindle when machining parts that are longer than the stroke of the machine.
When you select Rechuck, the following settings are available on the Material Control Process Parameters dialog:
Grip Coord(Zg) — Enter the distance (measured from the face of the bar stock) to where the sub-spindle clamps onto the bar. This is an incremental Z distance.
Pull Distance(Zp) — Enter the distance from where the main spindle travels before it re-clamps onto the part. This is an incremental Z distance.
Process Time — Enter an estimate of the time it takes the sub-spindle to move from its home position at the beginning of the process to when it:
- finishes rechucking the material; or
- moves back to its home position at the end of the process.
Position Point (Zr) — Enter the distance that the part sticks out from the guide bushing before being engaged by the sub-spindle. This is an absolute X distance.
Note — Enter any note you want to be associated with the process.
User Data — Click to display the User Data dialog, where you can specify custom data (known as User Data) for the current Post Configuration file.