Post Problem: Need 'N' number only on tool change line.

[MetalFlake]

Well, I tried to figure this out on my own but I only got it to output 'N0' on the tool change lines. So, I started over. Here's what I have to start with:

 

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G00 G17 G20 G40 G49 G80 G90

(INTERP FACE FOR DRILL B-10.145)

T31 M06 (.250 X .5 X SC 3FLT CARB EM)

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I need the toolchange line like this:

 

N31 T31 M06 (.250 X .5 X SC 3FLT CARB EM)

 

...so the 'N' number matches the tool number.

 

 

Many thanks for any help!!

 

Dan

[Steve Biehl - Cimquest Inc]

MF,

do something like this at your psof and ptlchg sections.

code:

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      n = t

pbld, *n, *t, "M6", e

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[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

omitseq: yes

 

Where you have Tool changes (search for M6)

 

do this

 

n=t

*n, *t, "M6", e

 

HTH

[iowajim62]

Metalflake,

 

Here's a couple ways. Might need it in more than one place depending on old or new post.

Old posts it was in psof.

New post it is in ptlchg,ptlchg0,ptlchg_com.

good luck and back up before playing

 

code:

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 pbld, *tseqno, *t, "M6", pstrtool, e 

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code:

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 tseqno = t, e 

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[MetalFlake]

Most excellent!!! You gents have a good weekend!!

 

Dan

[Jack Mitchell]

quote:

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Most excellent!!! You gents have a good weekend!!

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Reminds me of Bill & Ted's excellent adventure.

 

Insert air-guitar here.

 

 

Regards, Jack

[DavidB]

Also in my post if your tool gets called more than once in the program my post will put N311 for tool #31 when its first called and N312 for the second time its called in program so you can restart on the machine in right place if needed.

[CAM-mando]

n=t creates duplicate numbers n numbers with repeat tools.... not good.

 

Similar to David B I had a variable declared tblocknum

 

 

code:

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Miscellaneous output formats

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fmt N 3 tblocknum Block Num at tool chg

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INITIALIZE - initialize system variables and define user variables

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tblocknum : 0 Blocknumber at tool change

 

 

 

ptlchg Tool change

pinit

tblocknum=tblocknum+1

n, "G0 G91 G28 Z0."

n, "G90"

!opcode

if mi1 <= 3, pg92_tst

if stagetool = 0, n, tblocknum, *t, "M06"

if stagetool = 1, n, tblocknum, *next_tool, "M06"

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[Guest]

DavidB:

 

Could you put the code up for your line numbers?

[TheePres]

would it be possible to add N# only at start of each operation?

[DavidB]

When I get back to work monday I'll put info on here or email my post to any one who would like a look at it.I had the post customed for me. I'm no post expert.

My post outputs a N every tool change only and adds the sequence to the tool number.

The guys on the shop floor wanted it like that so they can resart at any tool change in the program.

NOTE:The N line is before the T__ M06 because for resarting purposes.The operaters could do a restart at any toolchange.

 

N311

G91 G28 Z0

G91 G28 X0 Y0

T31 M06

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...

HTH

[LackyCam]

I got it like this, very easy to find anything and it looks neat.

 

 

O0000 (MGB B12323 HOU. 1ST OPER.)

G97

M98P1

 

N1(OD GROOVE RIGHT )

 

M98 P1

T0101

S2000 M03

N10 X3.4 Z.015 M8

N12 G01 G99 X1.85 F.006

etc......

N68 X2.222 Z-.789

N70 X2.7 F.03

G97 S2000

M98 P1

 

N2(DRILL 1. DIA.)

 

M98 P1

T0202

S2000 M03

N10 X0. Z.29 M8

N12 G98 Z.14 F150.

N14 G01 G99 Z-1.5004 F.01

N16 G98 Z.29 F150.

G97 S2000

M98 P1

 

N3(ID ROUGH )

 

M98 P1

T0303

S2500 M03

N10 X1.98 Z.102 M8

N24 G71 U.075 R.05

N26 G71 P28 Q28 U-.02 W.01 F.014

N28 G01 G99 Z-.75 F.014

N30 M99

N36 M99

G97 S2500

M98 P1

 

N4(ID FINISH )

[DavidB]

Hi,

Back at work here is some info Ifound in my post...spaces=0

if t >= zero, "(NWDTOOL N", 34, pmetacomm, 34, " ", *t, " ", *tldia_meta, " ",

[if tcr_meta > 0, *tcr_meta, " "], *flute_meta, " ", *oa_meta, " ",

[if ta_meta<>180, *ta_meta, " "], [if td_meta > 0, *td_meta, " "],

*cd_meta, " ", *cl_meta, " ", *sd_meta, " ", *tipcomp, ")"

spaces=sav_spc

 

I can email my post to whoever would like to see it.

[CNCGUY]

DavidB,

 

I would like to see it. I have had numerous requests from operators to do this.

 

Thanks