generic haas 4 axis post.

mnJeffs · January 18, 2006

I want to use this post, because of all the new options in MCX. which my old post does not support. The only problem in getting it to work it will not post a m89 to shut off through tool colant.

This is in post now.

sm09 M9 #Coolant Off

sm08 M8 #Coolant Flood

sm08_1 M8 #Coolant Mist

sm08_2 M8 #Coolant Tool

scoolant #Target for string

fstrsel sm09 coolant$ scoolant 4 -1

This is what i changed it to from my old post. Still does not help.

# Coolant M code selection

sm09 M9 #Coolant Off

sm08 M8 #Coolant Flood

sm08_1 M8 #Coolant Mist

sm08_2 M88 #Coolant Tool

sm07 M89 #Coolant Tool off

scoolant #Target for string

fstrsel sm09 coolant$ scoolant 5 -1

What else am I missing?

Allan Brown · January 18, 2006

You can't just modify the list like that. Mpmaster used it's own methods. The new Mastercam coolant method that allows multiple distinct off codes is setup through the machine def.

Search for coolantx in you new post and modify that table.

mnJeffs · January 18, 2006

here is what the post says to do.

# Coolant output code selection for X style coolant

# Note: To enable X style coolant, click on the General Machine Parameters icon

# in the Machine Definition Manager, Coolant tab, disable first check box

# Output of X style coolant commands in this post is controlled by pcan, pcan1, & pcan2

here is what i get when i do that.

Machine/Operation Compatibility Errors

Operation: Contour (2D) (id = 1)