Canned Text

[Threept82]

Hi All,

In the Canned Text area  I have "  5. Text5 " which does nothing when posted.

I would like to change that to " M08 " and have no idea how to do that and post out correctly.

Hoping someone could dump-it-down for me to understand.

Thanks

 

[crazy^millman]

check your email.

[Threept82]

Sorry, crazy^millman

I've noting in email or junk email

 

[crazy^millman]

Sorry I confused you with a different user. He was asking me why I sent him an email about this topic.

 

Can you put together a sample and create a Z2G so someone can walk you through a step by step process. This is not something easily done with a few screen shots.

[Threept82]

Sorry,

I just reread it.

I'll figure it out.

Thanks though

[JParis]

Here's the upper portion of a canned text edit I've made..

pcant_out       #Canned text - build the string for output
      #Assign string select type outputs
      if cant_pos < three, #cant_pos indicates canned text output
        [
        if cantext$ = three, bld = one
        if cantext$ = four, bld = zero
        #Build the cantext string
        if cantext$ = one, strcantext = strcantext + sm00
        if cantext$ = two, strcantext = strcantext + sm01
        if cantext$ = 5, strcantext =  strcantext + "S6000"
        if cantext$ = 6, strcantext =  strcantext + "M46"
        if cantext$ = 7, strcantext =  strcantext + "M47"
        if cantext$ > 8,
          [
          strtextno = no2str(cantext$)
          strcantext = strcantext + strm + strtextno
          ]

Don't forget to add it into your control def so you can select it

<canned_text>
            <canned_text_1>
                <text>Stop</text>
            </canned_text_1>
            <canned_text_2>
                <text>Ostop</text>
            </canned_text_2>
            <canned_text_3>
                <text>Bld on</text>
            </canned_text_3>
            <canned_text_4>
                <text>bLd off</text>
            </canned_text_4>
            <canned_text_5>
                <text>S6000 In Cycle Speed Change</text>
            </canned_text_5>
            <canned_text_6>
                <text>M46 (TABLE UNLOCK)</text>
            </canned_text_6>
            <canned_text_7>
                <text>M47 (TABLE LOCK)</text>
            </canned_text_7>
            <canned_text_8>
                <text>M8</text>
            </canned_text_8>
            <canned_text_9>
                <text>M9</text>
            </canned_text_9>
            <canned_text_10>
                <text>M10</text>
            </canned_text_10>
        </canned_text>

 

[Tim Johnson]

Does anyone use canned text for macro use?

        if cantext$ = 51 & sav_mi2 = 37,
          [
          sav_cantext = cantext$
          temp4_1 = (sav_mr4 * 2)
          "#540=#539", e$
          "#539=#539+", no_spc$, *temp4_1, e$
          temp4_1 = 0
          ]

        if cantext$ <> 52, "M98P5502", e$

      if machine = 800,
        [
        if cantext$ = 98,
          [
          "#899=262", e$
          sav_cantext_98 = 1
          ]
        else, "#899=260", e$
        ]

 

[Colin Gilchrist]

The beauty of the Canned Text mechanism, is that is allows you up to 200 different "triggers" for output. Moreover, the Misc Values (Integers and Decimal Numbers), are only available at the "tool change event", while Canned Text can be triggered "during the cutting motion", through two mechanisms > 'Change at Point' (tied to the geometry chain, and 'regenerable' without losing those changes), and 'Toolpath Editor' (can be helpful, but this is a "manual change", which does not survive regeneration of the operation).