post processor for deckel dialog 11

[kwolf]

We have an old deckel dialog 11 controller in our shop and want

to accomodate MC with our controller.

We've modified the GENERIC MPDIA11B several times .

But some times the post processor output an arc that's too short

and hence omit one coordinate (X|Y|Z even I|j|k).

We changed the arccheck=1,2,3 and modify ltol and atol values and even

forced the coordinate to have 5 digits after floating point, but the

problem still persists.

Does anyone have a remedy for this?

And please exactly clarify the atol and ltol behaviour.

Also how could I upload the modified post processor?

[ 10-11-2001: Message edited by: kwolf ]

[Glenn Bouman]

Change this

code:

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 pcir        # Circular interpolation                             

pcomp

n, sgplane, *sgcode, x, y, z, *i, *j, k, pcan

---

to this (add * in front of X and Y)

code:

---

   pcir        # Circular interpolation                             

pcomp

n, sgplane, *sgcode, *x, *y, z, *i, *j, k, pcan

---

[kwolf]

Thanks Glenn,

I've added * before with no success.

I increased the number of digits after floating point to 6 (with fmt command) and it worked.

It seems that I must program so that if a point doesn't differ from the last point in a given tol (say 1E-3 or 1E-4)then the tol decrease to (1E-6), and the two coordinates become distinguishable.

However there are some other issue in the post which I must correct or change to accomodate with Deckel Dialog 11 like:

How can I change the post to create a contour2d subprogram . I don't want to repeat a contour in every level .