A fixture offset calculator custom macro
By Brian Glick of Vermeer Corporation Here is a macro I developed to allow operators to calculate their own fixture offsets right on the machine. The macro tracks any point on the work piece as it indexes on the rotary axis. I have an Excel spreadsheet that does this (probably similar in function to the one offered on this site), but the operators have to go find one of the programmers so we can calculate their offsets for them. Meanwhile, the machine is sitting idle. Using t
