Need help with custom error message using mprint

[Ben Wood]

I am trying to make the post display an error message and then exit. I looked at a few threads on here and it is almost working. In the error message section of the post I added this line

 

highfeederror : "WARNING - HIGH FEED FUNCTION CAN NOT BE USED WITH DYNAMIC FIXTURE OFFSET - CHANGE SETTINGS OF MISC VALUES" #########BEN ADDED ENTIRE LINE 11-28-12

 

then down in the ptlchg_com section I added this line

 

if mr1$ > 0, result = mprint(highfeederror), exitpost$ #########BEN ADDED ENTIRE LINE 11-28-12

 

When I post it the message box comes up when it should but will dispay an error message of "0." instead of the message I created. If I change (highfeederror) to one of the existing strings in the error message section it outputs the correct text for that message. I can't see any differance in the formatting of my line compared to the other lines. What am I doing wrong? Below is the entire error message section with the last line being the one I added.

 

# Error Messages -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

srindxerror : "WARNING - ROTARY INDEX ANGLE DOES NOT MATCH MACHINE DEF SETTING - DO YOU WISH TO EXIT?"

stindxerror : "WARNING - TILT INDEX ANGLE DOES NOT MATCH MACHINE DEF SETTING - DO YOU WISH TO EXIT?"

stlorgerr : "ERROR - TOOL ORIGIN DOES NOT MATCH CENTER OF ROTATION IN POLAR MILLING"

shomeserror : "ERROR - G92 WORK OFFSET, 'wcstype', DOES NOT SUPPORT TRANSFORM SUBPROGRAM"

sprgnerror : "ERROR - SUBPROGRAM NUMBER MATCHES THE MAIN PROGRAM NUMBER"

scompwarn : "WARNING - CUTTER COMP APPLIED ON ARC MOVE"

smiscerror : "WARNING - MISC VALUES SET TO POST DEFAULT FOR CURRENT OPERATION"

srotaxerror : "ERROR - MORE THAN 2 ROTARY AXES DETECTED IN SELECTED AXIS COMBINATION - OUTPUT MAY BE INVALID"

srotlimwarn : "WARNING - ROTARY LIMITS EXCEEDED - CANCEL TO EXIT"

stiltlimwarn : "WARNING - TILT LIMITS EXCEEDED - CANCEL TO EXIT"

splungewarn : "WARNING - MODIFY LEAD-IN PARAMETERS TO PLUNGE AFTER FIRST MOVE"

saxissuberror : "ERROR - AXIS SUBSTITUTION NOT SETUP FOR CURRENT MACHINE CONFIGURATION/TOOLPLANE SELECTION"

syerror : "ERROR - Y-AXIS MOTION WITH NO Y-AXIS SET IN AXIS COMBINATION - CHECK AXIS COMBINATION AND ROTARY AXIS SETTINGS"

spolarinterror : "ERROR - POLAR INTERPOLATION NOT SETUP FOR THIS MACHINE CONFIGURATION"

sarcwarn : "WARNING - MISMATCHED ARC COORDINATE DATA"

serr_badsim : "ERROR - POST NOT LICENSED FOR BOOTLEG SIMS - POST WILL EXIT"

serr_checksim : "ERROR - POST NOT LICENSED FOR CURRENT SIM - POST WILL EXIT"

serr_clock : "ERROR - POST LICENSING PERIOD ANOMOLY - POST WILL EXIT"

serr_exp : "ERROR - POST LICENSING PERIOD HAS EXPIRED - POST WILL EXIT"

serr_exp_day : "WARNING - POST LICENSING PERIOD EXPIRES TOMORROW "

serr_exp_month : "WARNING - POST LICENSING PERIOD EXPIRES "

serr_simtype : "ERROR - POST NOT LICENSED FOR SIM TYPE - POST WILL EXIT"

serr_dsclm_acc : "ERROR - DISCLAIMER TERMS NOT ACCEPTED - POST WILL EXIT"

saccept : "I accept the terms of the WARRANTY DISCLAIMER and LIMITATION OF LIABILITY."

serr_machsim : "ERROR - POST NOT LICENSED FOR MACHINE SIMULATION - POST WILL EXIT"

serr_fiveax : "ERROR - POST NOT LICENSED FOR 5-AXIS OPERATIONS - POST WILL EXIT"

serr_threeplustwo : "ERROR - POST NOT LICENSED FOR 3+2 TILTED PLANE OPERATIONS - POST WILL EXIT"

swarn_machsim : "WARNING - THIS MACHSIM FILE SET REQUIRES THAT THE CORRESPONDING MACHINE DEFINITION IS SELECTED"

smachsimcompwarn : "WARNING - CUTTER COMP IN CONTROL NOT SUPPORTED BY MODULEWORKS MACHINE SIMULATION"

smachsimwcswarn : "WARNING - USE OF NON-TOP WCS IS NOT SUPPORTED BY MODULEWORKS MACHINE SIMULATION"

highfeederror : "WARNING - HIGH FEED FUNCTION CAN NOT BE USED WITH DYNAMIC FIXTURE OFFSET - CHANGE SETTINGS OF MISC VALUES" #########BEN ADDED ENTIRE LINE 11-28-12

[EX-wccprogrammer]

highfeederror needs to be shighfeederror. Strings need to start with the letter 's'.

[Ben Wood]

Thanks, works great once I added the s. I figured it was going to be something simple.

[cunder]

When I found I could not use high feed with dynamic fixtures, I just started using regular fixture offsets creating a new plane for each angle but keeping the same zero position on the part. I always set the T-plane/C-plane to the first offset at the B0 rotation. That is the only offset I need to set at the machine. Then I use a macro that will write the new fixture offsets to any angle I choose, and as many as I choose. This way I can use the high feed at any rotation. This macro is for a Fanuc 16i control. Keep in mind that the exact center of the pallet must be know just as with dynamic offsets.

 

Email if You would like more detail on this.

[Ben Wood]

I think I understand what you are doing and it sounds like it is for a 4th axis but I am running a 5 axis. I wish Fanuc would just make everything work together.

[Threept82]

Hi Gents,

 

Question; When I post I get the below message.

 

"INDEX ANGLE DOES NOT MATCH POST SETTING (CTABLE)"

 

Any ideas on how I can fix this?

All looks good and it posts but I dont know if it will be at the machine side.

[Ben Wood]

Might be a setting in the control definition. In the control def double click on the rotary axis and check the settings under fixed/continuous positioning.

[Threept82]

Got it. All better.

 

Another thing I just noticed is when I post out only a partial of the program to look at something.

 

The angle output is A0. and not A270. like it should be but if I post the entire file when it gets to the tool in question the A270. is correct.

 

Not good if I were to partial post for a cut and paste. It would start at the location