adding transfer to post

[desmotom]

I want to know if its possible to add a transfer sequence from main spindle to sub spindle in a post. I have a mori sl-403 and a mori nl 2500mc which have the same post output except for the transfer sequence which I want to add into the post so I don't have to paste it in every time.

[Guest]

Yes, it should be quite doable, what do you want to add for code and at what point do you need it to output.

[desmotom]

I have a transfer sequence already. I just have to add it after the first side of the part is done, then transfer to machine on the sub spindle

[Guest]

if you wanted to use mr10$ or any open variable.

 

you could do it something like this in the ptoolend$ section of the post.

 

if mr10$ = 1, then add your code here.

 

 

on your misc ints page, if you place a 1 in mr10 it should output at the end of the tool where you want the transfer.

[desmotom]

I don't want to start messing with my post. I don't have to much experience with posts

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

Yeah it's doable. I'd say from the limited knowledge I have of what you want to accomplish, this would be a task a Novice/Intermediate post geek could handle.

[DavidB]

James,

Is there such a thing "Novice post geek"

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

Sure.

 

Novice Post Geek: Programmer that knows how to turn switches on and off, and can add simple literal text output at various sections in the post.

[chris m]

I would say that creating a custom postblock would be the way to do this best:

 

if mi10 = one, phandoff

 

Then write phandoff to post all of your desired code...

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

ditto

[JDowe]

I think you could create the code as a text file

and any time you needed it use manual entry

toolpath and choose the text file

[Roger Peterson]

if you use the stock xfer operation in Mastercam there is a predefined postblock where you can output values from the stock xfer toolpath.

 

code:

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 pstck_trans$     #NCI code = 900 available variables:

#stck_spindle, stck_init_z, stck_final_z,

#stck_chuk_st_z, stck_chuk_st_x,

#stck_chuk_end_z, stck_chuk_end_x,

#stck_chuk_st_dz, stck_chuk_st_dx,

#stck_chuk_end_dz, stck_chuk_end_dx

if toolchng <> two, ptoolend$

toolend_flg = zero #Do not execute ptoolend again after xfer

[

!spaces$

spaces$ = zero

pbld, n$, "M00",e$

if prv_spaces$ > 0, " ",e$

if stck_spindle$ = 0, "(Xfer Part from Left Spindle)", e$

if stck_spindle$ = 1, "(Xfer Part from Right Spindle)", e$

spaces$ = prv_spaces$

]

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HTH

[Santa Fe]

Is there a way to save this thread, so I will be able to retrive it for reference. BTW very interesting topic.

[Guest]

Bookmark it

[desmotom]

Thanks for all the ideas, I think I can make it work. One more question. My NL-2500 has a main and sub spindle, will I be able to use the modified mori sl 403 post with the transfer sequence(that I will insert) which has the same output format I want with the NL and be able to control both spindles through mastercam