Auger

[chip]

I want to add a M31 (Auger foward) to a parameter in Mastercam ... I want it on a switch. I've had difficulty with my canned text before... If I am roughing a chunk I want the auger on. If I go to a surface theres no need to run the auger for hours on end with no chips!

[chris m]

Chip, I wouldn't use canned text at all for this

 

Try a Miscellaneous Integer instead:

 

ptlchg #Tool change

pcuttype

toolchng = one

if mi1 = one, #Work coordinate system

[

pfbld, n, *sg28ref, "X0.", "Y0.", e

pfbld, n, "G92", *xh, *yh, *zh, e

]

# pbld, n, "M01", e

pcom_moveb

c_mmlt #Multiple tool subprogram call

ptoolcomment

comment

pcan

pbld, n, *sgcode, *sgplane, "G40", "G49", "G80", *sgabsinc, "G98", e #Added (cdm)

pbld, n, "G49 G53 Z0.", e #Added (cdm)

pbld, n, *t, "M06", e

pindex

if mi5 = one, pbld, n, "M31",e #Chip Auger Forward (cdm)

 

 

Then just set mi5 to 1 in your operation and you'll get your M31. You'll probably want the if statement at the start of file, toolchange, and null toolchange to cover your bases. Then just put an M33 in pretract to shut it off at the end of each tool

 

C

[chip]

That's it....

[chip]

I guess it does'nt matter if the M33 is after every tool change.... That's perfect!

[thoskins]

couldn't you use the same logic statement in the pretract to put the M33 in.

[chris m]

A better way would probably be to turn on with this:

 

if mi5 = one, #Chip Auger Forward (cdm)

[

pbld, n, "M31", e

augerfwd = one

]

 

and then put something like this in pretract:

 

if augerfwd = one, #Stop Auger if on (cdm)

[

pbld, n, "M33", e

augerfwd = zero

]

 

That way you'll only get the M33 if the auger is running

 

C