o/t Multiple Programs to Haas

[Kelly Burns]

Is it possible to send multiple .nc files to a Haas in one setup at the machine instead of sending them each individual?

 

Thanks

[Bryan Johnson]

If you merge them all into a sngle file on your pc, and remove the % from between the programs, I think it will load them correctly, starting a new program everytime it reads the letter "O" for program number.

[TFesta]

On the Funuc you could do it by entering the program at the machine like this. [O-9999] then enter ( that is the letter O with a minus sign). Then you could send any number of programs even with the % or load tapes too. It never stoped reading till you hit the reset key. As above, make sure you have a program # for each one.

[Kelly Burns]

Thanks, I'll play around with this info and see what I can come up with.

 

[Rekd™]

I do it all the time. It gets tiresome after a while having to do all those edits to so many files, so I (of course) made a VB app to do it for me.

 

It takes files via drag-drop, a file dialog, or from the command line.

 

Lemme know if interested.

 

[connormac]

Rekd,

Where have you been???

[Kelly Burns]

Ok Rekd howd you do that?

[Rekd™]

Been busy like a mofo, connormac. Between work and the weenies that sold us our house, I can hardly find a minute to scratch my ....

 

Kelly, its a program I made in Visual Basic. It reads the NCF files, strips the "%" signs, and combines them all together in one file, then adds the "%" back. You can edit files before they're merged, or edit the merged file.

 

It's set up to be able to send that file to a floppy, or to a machine, (right now, just SComm, but anything is possible)

[Jerome]

if the programs are sub programs use the M97 command on the Haas. This will eliminate subs altogether. I avoid sub because many of the machinist at this shop forget to back all of them up together. Most CNC machines have enough memory to handle larger programs.

the M97 is real simple to fix in the post.

[Jerome]

Oh yes why does every one use sequence numbers on every line? that gobbels up memory like no tomorrow.

[Rekd™]

"Oh yes why does every one use sequence numbers on every line? that gobbels up memory like no tomorrow."

 

Same reason I have so much data in the NC file; for the operators.

 

My programs tend to get very complicated very quickly, so I try to make it as easy as possible for those running the program to navigate around it and see what's going on.

 

 

code:

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(xxxxxxxx-4 REV F-1.NCF)

(APR 21, 2006 12:27)

(MC9 FILE: xxxxxxxx-4 REV F)

(MACHINE: 4 AXIS)

(MATERIAL: ALUMINUM INCH - 6061)

(STOCK SIZE: X 3.6 Y 3. Z .75)

(TOOL 10: DIA 0.3750 R0.0150 3/8 Hannita Varimill 3Fl Rougher)

(TOOL 2: DIA 0.2500 1/4 CB EM 2FL TICN)

(TOOL 3: DIA 0.1250 1/8 Hannita Varimill 3Fl)

(TOOL 4: DIA 0.1250 1/4 CHAMFER MILL)

(OVERALL MAX Z1.)

(OVERALL MIN Z-.53)

N1 G00 G17 G40 G80 G90 G20

N2 M01

N3 ( OPERATION: 1 FACING )

N4 (-- OP 1 )

N5 (-- ROUGH FACE )

N6 T10 M06 (T10: 3/8 HANNITA VARIMILL 3FL ROUGHER)

N7 (-- OP ID: 1)

N8 M03 S6500

N9 G00 G90 G54 X-.2563 Y-.084 A0.

N10 G43 H10 Z1.

/ N11 M08

N12 Z.2

N13 G01 Z.01 F100.

N14 X3.6063 F156.

...

N35 G00 Z1.

N36 (OPERATION: 2 CONTOUR)

N37(--OP 1)

N38(--ROUGH CONTOUR)

(T10: 3/8 HANNITA VARIMILL 3FL ROUGHER)

( TOOLPATH - CONTOUR)

( STOCK LEFT ON X & Y = .01)

( STOCK LEFT ON Z = 0.)

N39 (-- OP ID: 2)

N40 X3.8175 Y1.325

N41 Z.1

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I also made apps to remove sequence numbers and comments, just in case memory becomes a problem.

[heavychevy2155]

you have to be careful if using m97 on horizontals with pallet changes. You may run into issues with nesting to deep in the parameters. Some machines can only nest 4 or 8 times and then alarm out. Had the problem on Haas Ec-400's, would also alarm on our vert.'s if running multi. fixtures also.