Originally Posted by
kfwittekiend
I had sent an e-mail to Eric at Tormach last night asking the above question and he replied this morning.
Basically here is how it works.
The "Flip 4th Axis" message that appears during post processing is set to default of N for No.
If your machine is equipped with a tool changer and/or you have the 8" rotary table that mounts on the right side of the mill table this default "N" has to be changed to "Y" so that the 4th axis will turn the correct way.
Ken
I like the idea of the rotary axis being mounted on the right hand side of the table. That's the way it is on a real machining center.
It would seen to me that your rotary axis mounted on the right hand side of the table is still addressed as the "A" axis. That being the case, you should be able to do a global edit and change "A" to "A-" or vise-versa.
Are you actually using your 4th axis for coutouring, or are you using it as just a positioner?
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