Pretty new at this....need a parameter number

[Jeffrowlette]

Hi....first post here.

Does anyone know the parameter number for if a user selected to output lathe face milling using "C" or using "Y" ?

I just want to add some conditional code based on weather they're use C or Y....

And.....since I'm rather new at this, maybe a code snippet on how I'd access that parameter?  I am reading through the post parameter guide but still pretty clunky at this....

 

 

Thanks in advance!!!

 

Jeff

[JParis]

The information that you are looking for should be in the Post Documetation that you can download from the offical forum

https://www.mastercam.com/downloads/

You'll have to make an account if you don't already have one..

[Jeffrowlette]

I have that documentation but the parameter names are a little cryptic....and there are thousands of them. 

 

Jeff

[Jeffrowlette]

Anybody???

 

 

Jeff

[David Colin]

I'm off for the night here but i'm pretty sure there is a post variable for this setting. You should find it easily in post documentation.

It's 'rotary_type$' with values 0 to 3. It's well explained in post documentation with Mastercam screenshots.

 

[Jeffrowlette]

David - Thank you!

 

 

Jeff

[Jeffrowlette]

David - that worked perfect....thanks again

 

if rotary_type$ = 3, "add g-code here that I wanted...", e$ 

[bd41612]

You can always do a parameter dump.  

pparameter$     #Read operation parameters
      #rd_params is used to call pparameter postblock and read the parameters of the operation specified in rd_param_op_no
      #"pparameter", ~prmcode$, ~sparameter$, e$

Delete the hashtag on pparameter line, post your code both ways, then do a file compare.  Look for what's different to find which parameter it is.  Careful, there is one that represents the number of times that the operation has been changed, but I forget the number.