Canned text stuff

[Randy Morton @ Clem Industrial]

Hey all,

 

I know there is lots of good info on previous posts about this, but I just don't find what I am looking for.

 

I maybe first need something explained; At the near bottom of my post I have 3 sections that look as follows

 

[canned text]

1. "Stop - M00"

2. "Op Stop - M01"

3. "Bld on"

4. "Bld off"

5. "Dwell - G04 P1"

6. "G90 G00 Z15."

7. "G90 G00 Z5."

8. ""

9. ""

10. ""

 

They are all the same. Why is there 3 of them?

 

So, after that, obviously I have incorperated the #6 & #7 myself. Problem being that MCX does not output #6 or #7 when I select it.

 

quote:

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# --------------------------------------------------------------------------

# Canned Text

# --------------------------------------------------------------------------

pcan #Canned text - before output call

strcantext = sblank

if cant_no$ > zero,

[

if cant_pos1$ = zero, pcant_1

if cant_pos2$ = zero, pcant_2

if cant_pos3$ = zero, pcant_3

if cant_pos4$ = zero, pcant_4

if cant_pos5$ = zero, pcant_5

if cant_pos6$ = zero, pcant_6

if cant_pos7$ = zero, pcant_7

if cant_pos8$ = zero, pcant_8

if cant_pos9$ = zero, pcant_9

if cant_pos10$ = zero, pcant_10

pbld, n$, strcantext, e$

strcantext = sblank

]

 

pcan1 #Canned text - with move

strcantext = sblank

if cant_no$ > zero,

[

if cant_pos1$ = one, pcant_1

if cant_pos2$ = one, pcant_2

if cant_pos3$ = one, pcant_3

if cant_pos4$ = one, pcant_4

if cant_pos5$ = one, pcant_5

if cant_pos6$ = one, pcant_6

if cant_pos7$ = one, pcant_7

if cant_pos8$ = one, pcant_8

if cant_pos9$ = one, pcant_9

if cant_pos10$ = one, pcant_10

]

if cstop$, strcantext = strcantext + sm00

if cgstop$, strcantext = strcantext + sm01

#Output of strcantext occurs at the end of the output line

 

pcan2 #Canned text - after output call

strcantext = sblank

if cant_no$ > zero,

[

if cant_pos1$ = two, pcant_1

if cant_pos2$ = two, pcant_2

if cant_pos3$ = two, pcant_3

if cant_pos4$ = two, pcant_4

if cant_pos5$ = two, pcant_5

if cant_pos6$ = two, pcant_6

if cant_pos7$ = two, pcant_7

if cant_pos8$ = two, pcant_8

if cant_pos9$ = two, pcant_9

if cant_pos10$ = two, pcant_10

pbld, n$, strcantext, e$

strcantext = sblank

]

 

pcant_1 #Canned text - output call

cantext$ = cant_val1$

pcant_out

 

pcant_2 #Canned text - output call

cantext$ = cant_val2$

pcant_out

 

pcant_3 #Canned text - output call

cantext$ = cant_val3$

pcant_out

 

pcant_4 #Canned text - output call

cantext$ = cant_val4$

pcant_out

 

pcant_5 #Canned text - output call

cantext$ = cant_val5$

pcant_out

 

pcant_6 #Canned text - output call

cantext$ = cant_val6$

pcant_out

 

pcant_7 #Canned text - output call

cantext$ = cant_val7$

pcant_out

 

pcant_8 #Canned text - output call

cantext$ = cant_val8$

pcant_out

 

pcant_9 #Canned text - output call

cantext$ = cant_val9$

pcant_out

 

pcant_10 #Canned text - output call

cantext$ = cant_val10$

pcant_out

 

pcant_out #Canned text - build the string for output

#Assign string select type outputs

if cantext$ = three, bld = one

if cantext$ = four, bld = zero

#Build the cantext string

if cantext$ = one, strcantext = strcantext + sm00

if cantext$ = two, strcantext = strcantext + sm01

if cantext$ > four,

[

strtextno = no2str(cantext$)

strcantext = strcantext + strm + strtextno

]

---

Now if I am not mistaken, it does call the output for #6 & 7...? So, if it does (somebody please tell me it does) why does it not output them?

 

Thanks!

[Guest]

Here's one of my sectios, notice what happens

 

code:

---

pcant_out       #Canned text - build the string for output

if cantext$ = one, [pbld, n$, sm00, e$

pbld, n$ "(CLEAN CHIPS)", e$

]

 

if cantext$ = two, [

pbld, n$, sg00, "Z6.0", sm09, e$

pbld, n$, sg91, "G28", "Y0.", e$

pbld, n$, sm00, e$

pbld, n$, "(CHANGE CLAMPS)", e$

pbld, n$, sg00, *g_wcs, sg90, pfxout, pfyout,

*speed, sm03, e$

pbld, n$, sm08, e$

]

if cantext$ = three, [

pbld, n$, "M201", e$

]

 

if cantext$ = four, [

pbld, n$, "M200", e$

]

 

if cantext$ = five, [pbld, n$, sm00, e$

pbld, n$, "(ROTATE TO DEGREE)", e$

]

 

if cantext$ = 6, [pbld, n$, sg91, "G28", "Y0.", e$

pbld, n$, sg90, *g_wcs, "X0.", e$

pbld, n$, sm00, e$

pbld, n$, "(LOOSEN AND RETIGHT VISE)", e$

pbld, n$, "( DO NOT OVERTIGHTEN)", e$

]

 

if cantext$ = 7, [pbld, n$, sg91, "G28", "Y0.", e$

pbld, n$, sg90, *g_wcs, "X0.", e$

pbld, n$, sm00, e$

pbld, n$, "(CHANGE SCREW LOCATIONS)", e$

]

---

[Randy Morton @ Clem Industrial]

So, basically what you are doing is hard coding each canned text value to do a specific function...? (change clamps + M00 ect...)

 

Is that the norm?

[Guest]

Normal is whatever you want it to be that fits your requirements.

 

That's the great thing about MC posts, you do what you need.

 

[Randy Morton @ Clem Industrial]

Thanks John (All be it true)

[Randy Morton @ Clem Industrial]

Quick question, John,

 

Why do you have

quote:

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if cantext$ = two

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two, three... and then 6, 7. Does it not make a difference?

[Guest]

I found when I used the spelling, the function would not work on those numbers, when I switched to the digits it output as expected.

 

I do not understand, nor did I look too deeply why it functioned that way, I kind of just went with it

[Ralph@Faustson]

Your other otion is to put the canned text you want into your control.def file in MCX.. as all that stuff is read from the control file and not the post as it was in Ver 9

[Randy Morton @ Clem Industrial]

Hey Ralph,

 

Is it not so that if you do it thru the C.Def that you are only titling the text, but not defining it? The way I see it (might be wrong) is that you don't have any code, just a title of the section....?

 

I have looked at it before, but never fiddled with it.

[Guest]

quote:

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The reason that it did not work when you spelled out "six" or "seven" is that they are not initialized as variables at the top of your post.

---

Makes sense Colin, I never looked at why, I just tried that and then moved on

 

Thanks for the info however

 

[Wox]

Hello,

 

i won't to activate Canntext for my post.

I have add some stuff that is in the "post-book"

But the cant_pos1$ is allways "-1"  - this tells me that the Canntext is OFF - how i can activate the Canntext for my post? Is this a variable?

 

Sincerely