Where is tap feed in pitch controlled?

[Darin]

Hi,

 

I have a older horizontal post for a Niigata machine. I know where the use pitch for taping is on the MPmaster posts but how or is it controlled on these older posts? Can it be added to these older posts? Or is it best to start over with MPmaster? We have X6..

 

 

 

 

[post_VERSION] #DO NOT MOVE OR ALTER THIS LINE# V15.00 P0 E1 W15.00 T1337895754 M15.00 I0 O0

# Post Name : Fanuc 4X Mill.pst

# Product : Mill

# Machine Name : NIIGATA

# Control Name : Fanuc

# Description : Generic 4 Axis Mill Post

# 4-axis/Axis subs. : Yes

# 5-axis : No

# Subprograms : Yes

# Executable : MP 14.0

#

# WARNING: THIS POST IS GENERIC AND IS INTENDED FOR MODIFICATION TO

# THE MACHINE TOOL REQUIREMENTS AND PERSONAL PREFERENCE.

#

# THIS POST REQUIRES A VALID 3 OR 4 AXIS MACHINE DEFINITION.

# YOU WILL RECEIVE AN ERROR MESSAGE IF MORE THAN ONE ROTARY AXIS IS DETECTED IN

# THE ACTIVE AXIS COMBINATION WITH READ_MD SET TO YES.

#

# Associated File List$

#

# GENERIC FANUC 4X MILL.control-5

#

# Associated File List$

#

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

# Revision log:

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

# CNC 06/09/05 - Initial post setup for Mastercam X

# CNC 10/06/05 - Changed parameter read for min_speed, modified pspindle, pprep$ and pset_mach

# - Modified pset_rot_label to use srot_y for horizontal machines

# - Added call to pset_mach in pq$ to set rotaxtyp$

# CNC 11/18/05 - Added psynclath with call to pset_mach to set rotaxtyp$, removed call from pq$

# CNC 02/03/06 - Added logic for high-speed toolpath tool inspection (see prapidout & plinout)

# CNC 06/26/06 - Initial post setup for Mastercam X2

# CNC 12/15/06 - Modified pset_mach for horizontal rotation when rotating about world Z axis.

# CNC 02/26/07 - Modified pwcs

# CNC 11/02/07 - Added prv_shftdrl$ = zero

# CNC 04/08/08 - X3 release - Removed check for write_ops

# CNC 01/26/09 - Initial post update for Mastercam X4

# CNC 04/15/09 - Added read_md switch to enable or disable setting rotary axis from Machine Definition

# CNC 05/06/09 - Modified pindxcalc to omit ctable check when rotary is not indexer

# CNC 06/09/09 - Updated MD parameters

 

Thanks

[Colin Gilchrist]

Controlling the feed by pitch wasn't added until X5 or X6 to that particular post. You should be able to compare that post to the X6 version, and copy over the logic easy enough. I believe that logic is in the 'ptap$' post block.