Offset Comments at Program Header

[DPARKS]

I would like some help with outputting all used work offsets as comments in my program header underneath the tool list. As a part of these comments I want the rotary axis position to be included. I use standard and dynamic offsets and would like the comments to look as follows:

 

(G54.2P1 RIGHT) WHERE RIGHT IS JUST THE COMMENT

(G54.1P2 B90.0) WHERE B90.0 IS THE ROTATION OUTPUT IN THE PROGRAM

 

If the offset is used more than once no output would be needed.

[Craig-B]

we will need more information in order to help you, what version are you running and where are you wanting to retrieve that information from in Mastercam.

[DPARKS]

I am running X7.

 

I want the information for the comment to come from the view manger outputting the name of each view(tplane)

 

I want the rotary axis value for each view(tplane) to be output with the offset comment

 

If view(tplane) is FRONT output would be:

 

(G54.2P1 FRONT)

(G54.1P1 B0.0)

 

If view(tplane) is BACK output would be:

 

(G54.2P1 BACK)

(G54.1P2 B180.0)

 

If the same offset (view) is used in more than one operation the offset comment would only be output once like the tool list at the program header.

 

I have already built the logic for outputting the offsets in the program itself where i can control the P#VALUE for each of the offsets being output, I need help I guess with building the list of used offsets, the names associated with them, the rotation associated with them, and suppressing redundants.

[Craig-B]

The Tplane name is 20012 in the NCI, the work offset is pwcs, I think you will need to write a buffer to hold the information then merge it back in the NC file.