No end of block between rapids?

[summit fever]

For some reason my post is posting all of the XY moves of a drilling cycle on one line.

 

It also happens during some contour paths also, only in interpolation.

 

Do I need to modify the post? If so, where would I start to look at?

 

I've included a sample.

 

Thanks,

Stretch

 

Drilling:

 

N100G0Z0G17G40G52G80G90G98

T2M6

G54

S3000M3

( T2 - .5000 DIA. - H2 )

( )

(SPOT TOOLING HOLES)

X-19.55Y0.

G43H2Z5.

T3/M8

G98G81X-19.55Y0.R1.35Z.96F12.X-19.55Y15.X-19.25Y17.6X0.Y16.1X19.25Y17.6X19.55Y15.X19.55Y0.G0G80Z5.

M9

G91G28Z0M5

M1

 

Contour:

 

N160G0Z0G17G40G52G80G90G98

T7M6

G54

S5000M3

( T7 - .5000 DIA. - D7/H7 )( )

(FINISH OSP)

X-21.853Y-.0866

G43H7Z5.

T8/M8

Z1.1

G1Z0.F20.G41D7X-21.42Y-.3366F50.G3X-21.27Y-.25I.05J.0866

G1Y18.1G2X-21.1968Y18.2768I.25J0.

G1X-20.1968Y19.2768G2X-20.02Y19.35I.1768J-.1768

G1X20.02G2X20.1968Y19.2768I0.J-.25

G1X21.1968Y18.2768G2X21.27Y18.1I-.1768J-.1768

G1Y-.25G3X21.42Y-.3366I.1J0.

G1G40X21.5499Y-.2616G0Z5.

()

[Guest]

Look in your error log from when you updated your post.

 

Somewhere there is either a missing e$ or 2 or there is an e$ missing it's $

 

If you take a lookin the post it may become obvious whats missing as well.

[summit fever]

Uhhh... dumb question. Where is the error log. I looked for it but could not find it.

 

[ Sheepish grin }

[Guest]

it should be in the directory that you updated the posts in.

 

If you're really stuck send me an email and I'll see if I can track it down for you.

[summit fever]

message sent

[Jim Evans from CNC Software]

Sounds like a Missing e$ like John stated. Check in your pdrill and pdrill_2 postblocks and make sure at the end of output line there is a e$.

 

 

Feel free to post these postblocks to this thread.

[summit fever]

pdrill$ # Canned Drill Cycle

pdrillref

pn, *drillref, *sgdrill, *x$, *y$, *refht$, *depth$, pdwell, *frplunge$, pcoolon,e$

 

and

 

 

pdrill_2$ # Canned Drill Cycle

pdrillref

pn, drillref, *x$, *y$, refht$, depth$, frplunge$, !depth$, !refht$, pcoolon,e$

 

 

The post has the e$ at the end of each callout, as you can see...

[Jim Evans from CNC Software]

What is the drill cycle you are selecting in your toolpath parameters dialog??

 

The code shows G81 so I am assuming pdrill, but there are 8 predefined drill cycles that call 16 diffenrent pdefined postblocks (ptap, ptap_2, Ppeck, ppeck_2).

 

custom drill cycyles 9 - 20 call pdrlcst and pdrlcst_2 for the rest.

 

The drill cycle selected (0-19) determines which postblocks will be called. so check them all.

[Slepydremr]

Turn on debugging, and repost this program again. That should give you an idea where to look.

[Guest]

DOn't know if this is it or not but noene of these sections have a e$ at the end of them

 

code:

---

prapidm    # Linear line movement - at rapid feedrate              

"()", e$

pn, sgplane, pwcs, sgcode, sccomp, pccdia, x$, y$, z$, !x$, !y$, !z$, speed, pcan

 

plinm # Linear line movement - at feedrate

pn, sgplane, pwcs, sgcode, sccomp, pccdia, x$, y$, z$, !x$, !y$, !z$, speed, pfr, pcan, pcoolon

 

pcirm # Circular interpolation

pn, sgplane, sgcode, sccomp, pccdia, x$, y$, z$, !x$, !y$, !z$, parctyp, speed, pfr, pcan

---

[summit fever]

Debugging? Where is that?

[Slepydremr]

control definition

 

NC output / page

 

post debug information / button

[summit fever]

Thanks for looking, John. Its pretty obvious this is the first time that I've had to play with the post. I was/am a little nervous about changing things that I know nothing about, but with all of your help, I feel better about doing it.

 

I'll keep you posted after I backup my post and make the neccesary changes.

[summit fever]

prapidm # Linear line movement - at rapid feedrate

"()", e$

pn, sgplane, pwcs, sgcode, sccomp, pccdia, x$, y$, z$, !x$, !y$, !z$, speed, pcan, e$

 

plinm # Linear line movement - at feedrate

pn, sgplane, pwcs, sgcode, sccomp, pccdia, x$, y$, z$, !x$, !y$, !z$, speed, pfr, pcan, pcoolon, e$

 

pcirm # Circular interpolation

pn, sgplane, sgcode, sccomp, pccdia, x$, y$, z$, !x$, !y$, !z$, parctyp, speed, pfr, pcan, e$

 

Heres the way I added the e$. I used a comma then a space then e$

[Guest]

looks correct

 

How's it work?

[summit fever]

Another dumb question:

 

How do I open the post to make the changes? Before I just opened in in the MC editor. Do the changes I make in the editor affect the actual .pst file?

[Guest]

use mastercam editor just go file open, and choose all files

[summit fever]

Since I updated the post, the changes I did, didn't seem to affect my posts. The post is correct with the changes, but posting still yields the same problem.

 

It must be something I'm still doing wrong...

[summit fever]

Okay, I used Slepydremrs idea and used the debugging function. Heres the line with the issue:

 

G98G81X-19.55Y0.R1.25Z.96F12.X-19.55Y15.X-19.25Y17.6X0.Y16.1X19.25Y17.6X19.55Y15.X19.55Y0.G0G80Z5. pcanceldc$ pcanceldc$ 4. 86.

[Paul Decelles]

Email me the post and I'll fix it.

 

Do a zip2go and email it to [email protected]

 

Attn: Paul

[summit fever]

mail sent

[summit fever]

Thanks Paul.

 

I'll take your advice and ditch the current for a more useful post.