Post edit to output #'S V9.1 mpmaster

[Eric S.]

Hi all

 

I have been spending the last few day sifting through the old topics about making a custom drill cycle for engraving. I have almost got it to output the way I need it too but I still have a couple of kinks to work out. I am running a HAAS and in the G47 line there needs to be a (####) to specify a 4 digit serial number. I can get the custom drill parameter to out put the number 4 okay but looks like I ran into a wall making it change the 4 into ####

 

I was thinking I could do something like:

 

if drl_prm1 = 1, #

if drl_prm1 = 2, ##

if drl_prm1 = 3, ###

if drl_prm1 = 4, ####

etc.

 

I have tried it a few different ways and nothing had worked...yet

I am new at editing posts in this detail but so far I have learnt a lot (from trial and error ) any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.

 

Eric

[Eric S.]

opps I had them looking like this:

 

if drl_prm1 = 1, "#",

[Allan]

ASCII character 035

 

if drl_prm1 = 1, 035

[Eric S.]

Thanks for the response. I have tried that way as well and still nothing. I think I am putting the formula in the wrong place maybe? I have it here:

 

if drillcyc = 8

#Serial Number Engraving

if drl_prm = 1, 035

[

"(SERIAL NUMBER ENGRAVING)",e

pdrlcommonb

pcan1, pbld, n, *sgc9, "P1", pxout, pyout, pfzout, *peck1, *peck2, *feed, "(", *drl_prm1, ")",e

pcom_movea

]

[Allan]

if drillcyc = 8

#Serial Number Engraving

if drl_prm = 1, 035

[

"(SERIAL NUMBER ENGRAVING)",e

pdrlcommonb

pcan1, pbld, n, *sgc9, "P1", pxout, pyout, pfzout, *peck1, *peck2, *feed, "(", *drl_prm1, ")",e

pcom_movea

]

 

 

should be;

if drillcyc = 8 #Serial Number Engraving

[

drl_prm1 = 035

"(SERIAL NUMBER ENGRAVING)",e

pdrlcommonb

pcan1, pbld, n, *sgc9, "P1", pxout, pyout, pfzout, *peck1, *peck2, *feed, "(", *drl_prm1, ")",e

pcom_movea

]

 

or even;

if drillcyc = 8 #Serial Number Engraving

[

"(SERIAL NUMBER ENGRAVING)",e

pdrlcommonb

pcan1, pbld, n, *sgc9, "P1", pxout, pyout, pfzout, *peck1, *peck2, *feed, "(", 035, ")",e

pcom_movea

]

 

Allan

[John Summers]

No, the 35 just goes between commas, no quotes, no parentheses.

[Paul Decelles]

code:

---

if drillcyc = 8,  #Serial Number Engraving

[

"(SERIAL NUMBER ENGRAVING)", e

pdrlcommonb

pcan1, pbld, n, *sgc9, "P1", pxout, pyout, pfzout, *peck1, *peck2, *feed, "("

while drl_prm1 > 0,

[

035 #Output a pound symbol

drl_prm1 = drl_prm1 - 1

]

")", e

pcom_movea

]

---

[Roger Peterson]

Just in case you don't have all of the ascii characters memorized:

 

ascii table

 

 

HTH

[Eric S.]

Hi

 

Sorry I'm off work today...but I had to stop buy to check up. I'm not sure if I explained what I was trying to do properly. What I need is to have the number of #'s to change in relation to the number I put in drl_prm1....if this is possible?

[Eric S.]

Thanks for the link Roger. The memorization is not going so well

[Tim Johnson]

How about adding a postblock;

 

code:

---

if drillcyc = 8

#Serial Number Engraving

[

"(SERIAL NUMBER ENGRAVING)",e

pdrlcommonb

pcan1, pbld, n, *sgc9, "P1", pxout, pyout, pfzout, *peck1, *peck2, *feed, "(", p_drl_prm1 , ")",e

pcom_movea

]

---

code:

---

p_drl_prm1 # (# counter)

if drl_prm1 = 1, "35"

if drl_prm1 = 2, "35", "35"

if drl_prm1 = 3, "35", "35", "35"

if drl_prm1 = 4, "35", "35", "35", "35"

---

I didn't test this but it should be allright.

[Tim Johnson]

Wow Paul,

 

I didn't know you could use while loops. This thread is going into the archives.

[Eric S.]

Hi just got back to work. I'll give it a try Tim and see how it works and report back.

 

Thanks

[Eric S.]

Tim

 

I tried your method but it didn't work. I did leave out the "'S because I thought that it would output "35" instead. the pound signs out putted would not match the coresponding number in the drill perameter 1

this is what I would get

1 = ########

2 = ######

3 = #########

4 = #####

5 = ######

 

I did check to be sure I had then properly in the table?

 

 

BUT

 

now that I am refreshed after the weeked I see what you were doing Paul. I gave it a try and it WORKED!...sorry I didn't catch on earlier. I have a long way to go yet learning post editing but I an string to catch on. With a lot or trial and error and all your guy's help too. THANKS!

[Eric S.]

oh ya I do have another related problem is there away to get it to post the pound symbols without spaces between them? The controler does not like it.

ie

( # # # # )

I need

(####)

[3rdstring]

To get rid of the extra spaces

 

!spaces #backs up spaces to prv_spaces

spaces = zero

 

Before you output your code. &

 

speces = prv_spaces

 

after to restore the default setting.

 

HTH

[Eric S.]

Thanks, that did the trick.

It's looking good now. Thank you for your help that has been bugging me for WAY too long.