Adding a decimal point to B moves

[VelocityMach]

Good morning everyone. I am using a mpmaster post on an OKK 800 HMC. The machine has a live table so i need the B moves to output with a deciamal point after every B axis move. is this something in the post or in the machine def? I have played with both and have no results.

 

Thanks for any and all help.

[K2csq7]

fmt  X  2   xabs        #X position output
fmt  Y  2   yabs        #Y position output
fmt  Z  2   zabs        #Z position output
fmt  X  3   xinc        #X position output
fmt  Y  3   yinc        #Y position output
fmt  Z  3   zinc        #Z position output
fmt  A  11  cabs        #C axis position
fmt  A  14  cinc        #C axis position
fmt  A  14  cout_i      #C axis position

 

 

Use the debugger to find which variable (cabs is for absolute positioning, cinc for incremental) puts out your B moves, then change the format statement (replace the 11 and/or 14 with a 2 or a 3, respectively).

[K2csq7]

And your rotary def in the machine def I would assume must be set up as able to support continuous positioning, (not indexing only)

[VelocityMach]

they are already at 2 and 3... i dont want the table to be able to move continuously. unfortunatly, we do not use it like that. it does output the b moves with zeros when set that way. is that the only way its possible?

[VelocityMach]

i eneded up going with telling the machine def it uses continuous movement and changing the way it outputs. Should work.

 

Thanks for the help.

[K2csq7]

So your getting

B233

 

And you want

B223.

 

??

 

Play with different format statements and you will eventually get what you want, you may need to create a new one.... but I am pretty sure thats the only way.

[VelocityMach]

yes, i want B233. which i got by telling the machine def it was capable of continuous milling. but when i did that it put all the code between the lock and unlock code so i had to change the way it output that. It should work the way i have it.

 

Thanks again, have a great day.

[ilpoh]

# Toolchange / NC output Variable Formats

# --------------------------------------------------------------------------

fmt T 4 t$ #Tool number

fmt T 4 first_tool$ #First tool used

fmt T 4 next_tool$ #Next tool used

fmt D 4 tloffno$ #Diameter offset number

fmt H 4 tlngno$ #Length offset number

fmt G 4 g_wcs #WCS G address

fmt P 4 p_wcs #WCS P address

fmt S 4 speed #Spindle Speed

fmt M 4 gear #Gear range

# --------------------------------------------------------------------------

fmt N 21 n$ #Sequence number

fmt X 2 xabs #X position output

fmt Y 2 yabs #Y position output

fmt Z 2 zabs #Z position output

fmt X 3 xinc #X position output

fmt Y 3 yinc #Y position output

fmt Z 3 zinc #Z position output

fmt A 11 cabs #C axis position

fmt A 14 cinc #C axis position

fmt A 2 indx_out #Index position <<<<<<<<<<<<<<< B0. output

fmt R 14 rt_cinc #C axis position, G68

fmt I 3 iout #Arc center description in X

fmt J 3 jout #Arc center description in Y

fmt K 3 kout #Arc center description in Z

fmt R 2 arcrad$ #Arc Radius

fmt F 15 feed #Feedrate

fmt P 11 dwell$ #Dwell

fmt M 5 cantext$ #Canned text

fmt F 2 pitch #Tap pitch (units per thread)