Post help (should be an easy one for you wiz's

[Michael Reynolds]

How do I get MP EZ post to output the following at the end of each operation, and before the M01?

"G0 G90 G54"

"G49 Z0 H0"

"G28 Z0" (without the G91)

thanks for all your excellent help!!

Mike R. (lifelong Mcam user/learner)

[bryan.davis]

yup nice and easy, there are two ways, heres the quick and easy way

first identify the part of the post that pute the M01 and its preceeding lines into the code

next delete those lines that put in the code you dont want

finally add before the line that does the M01

"G0 G90 G54"

"G49 Z0 H0"

"G28 Z0"

there is a 'better' way of doing it, but without the atual post I cant tell you

[Michael Reynolds]

I tried that, but it didn't work. I'm trying to modify MP EZ post.

Any other suggestions?

Thanks for your help!

Mike R.

[Michael Reynolds]

Nevermind, all. I got it. Bryan was right, I just didn't read it carefully enough. I put in "G0G54G90" instead of having quotes around the INDIVIDUAL g codes.

I have since directed myself to sit in the corner in "time out" for the remainder of the night...

Thanks for your help Bryan!!

Mike R.

[Hugh.Venables]

Michael,I'm confused. Would you mind elaborating on the difference between what you did that was wrong and what you then did that was right. I can't see quotes around individual G codes in Bryan's message.

Hugh Venables.

[Michael Reynolds]

Hi Hugh!

Well, first of all, in the post, I added these lines:

"GOG90G54"

"G49Z0HO"

"G28Z0"

 

When I should have added these lines:

pbld, n, "G0", "G90", "G54"

pbld, n, "G49", "Z0", "H0"

pbld, n, "G28", "Z0."

I don't know much about editing posts, but I know that this worked. I thank Bryan, Mike Frieman, and In House Solutions for helping me with this problem. I learned ALOT from all of them!

Thanks and I hope this helps!

Mike R.

[ 11-08-2001: Message edited by: Michael Reynolds ]

[ 11-08-2001: Message edited by: Michael Reynolds ]

[Hugh.Venables]

Thanks for that Michael. There was also the subtle difference between Bryan's version and your first try in that he had spaces between the G codes (but not quotes around individual G codes). Editing posts looks interesting...........

Hugh Venables.

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

Hugh, the difference between this:

"GOG90G54"

"G49Z0HO"

"G28Z0"

and this(despite the obvious);

pbld, n, "G0", "G90", "G54"

pbld, n, "G49", "Z0", "H0"

pbld, n, "G28", "Z0."

is that the latter will allow the "spaces" value to work. In the first instance, you would be forcing no spaces between stuff regardless of the value in spaces.

Post work is very interesting. I enjoy it. Just call me a

[bryan.davis]

ah yes, er oops, Im kinda used to systems where I dont need spaces or line numbers, but Im glad I got you on the right track

[Toby]

James,

Is that a recent photo?

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

toby, yes that's fairly recent.

Really though I found this picture on the internet somewhere and it's me on the inside, cep't he needs long hair. I used to have long hair.

Long Live Heavy Metal!!!!!!!