Hi, I have been using 1F and F360 for a while now. I upgraded from Pro to Elite a few months ago, and I have done a number of jobs since then where the tool doesn’t change, but the toolpath changes from pocket to Contour. In a recent job, the machine stopped at the end of the pocket, the spindle continued to spin, and the dust collection (coolant setting) remained on. I get a message asking me to press the green start button to continue. I press it, and the job continues. I want the job to continue without user intervention. Has something happened in F360 that caused this? Aside from the recommended recent precision change, I haven’t changed the masso or post-processor (I use the community edition).
Perhaps optional stop (controls the M01 command) is turned on - you will see the status at the top of the Touch screen. Just tap it to turn it off and see if that helps.
Also, make sure you are using the correct post processor.
Looks like in the past I did not change spindle speeds between cuts. In the current case I have a speed change from 18000 to 24000. When I make them both 24000 the post-processor inserts a pause and message. I raise a query with the person who wrote the post processor. I think they added the pause to help me (I wanted the machine to pause on start up to so I could be reminded to check that the VFD was switched on). They may be able to keep this function but ignore speed changes.
