c axis address

[Guest]

how i can change the rotary axis address for the sub spindle in a twin spindle lathe for the mastercam 9.0 post.

i did add the following in the pcout postblock but it didn't work:

 

if spindle_no <> 0, str_cax_abs "A"

 

anyone can help with that, please.

thank you.

[Reece L Gibson]

Are you just wanting to change the word address?

[crazy^millman]

what post are you using? Does the post support sub spindle? What does the debug look like for that line of code? Did you try the long debug to see it fully explained? Does the machine use a M-code to swap C spindles?

[Guest]

yes, i just want to have A output instead of C, for the rotary axis.

 

Millman, i am using lathe 9.0 post and i know it supports sub spindle because i customized it. i dont get any error when i post it; it only outputs A string along with C for the sub spindle " for example: A C 90.0" instead of "A 90.0 ".

[Eki Tossavainen Zenex Computing Oy]

Are these lines like this:

 

fmt A 11 cabs #C axis position

fmt A 14 cinc #C axis position

 

If that A is replaced whit a different letter, it should change the output letter.

[Post dept]

D&S,

 

Couple things you can do. Keep in mind I don't know what post you're using.

 

 

code:

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define these in your strings

stra "A"

strc "C"

 

the put either of these in your pcout

 

 

if spindle_no <> 0, result = nwadrs(cabs,stra)

else, result = nwadrs(cabs,strc)

 

or try this

 

if spindle_no <> 0, str_cax_abs = stra

else, str_cax_abs = strc

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Brett

[Guest]

Thanks Brett,

 

The following is what i added to the post and it did give me what i was looking for

 

if spindle_no = 0, result = nwadrs(stra, cabs)

else, result = nwadrs(strc, cabs)

 

thanks for all of you too.