sub program routines?

[hordur]

Im engraving serial numbers into the details im producing, but im running into some problems..

 

The only way i know howto do this is to make 2 separate programs, one with the main machining and one with the serial number engraving.

 

Since i will eventually forget to run the second program im tying to find a way to run it as a sub-program.

 

 

but how do i do this?

 

i cant find anything in mastercam relating to sub-programs and my manuals are not as well-explaning as i would want..

 

 

the mastercam is X2MR2 and the machine is Okuma Multus B400

[Rick Henrickson The Boeing Co.]

Okumas are very easy to write macros for you will have to make a sub then decide if you want to call it in the program out of the program as a libray file. I do not know your situation but if if is something you use all the time you may want to use it as a .LIB file

[Goldorak]

simply make a .SDF (scheduled program)

 

should look like this:

 

code:

---

PSELECT MD1:PART.MIN

PSELECT MD1:SERIAL.MIN

END

---

then in the machine , load the .SDF in scheduled prog_oper mode , program select , the .SDF file

 

in auto this should run like this

cycle start , the machine automatically load PART.MIN

runs it

load SERIAL.MIN

runs it

cycle end

 

 

look in special function book of Okuma this is weel explain, well better than me , i hope

[hordur]

well, im making chuck bodys, 50 of them, and engraving each and every one with a uniqe serial no..

 

so any hint and suggestion in how to do this in a easier fashion is GREATLY appreciated

 

 

the .sdf solution smells like a good option, but does it work with "normal" programs or do i need to remove the M02 (end program) command?

 

i checked the manual and i must say, your explanation is in fact better than anything ive found so far...

bad okuma or good axela?

[Goldorak]

ok i will try to be more specific

 

the probgrams in .MIN remains identical with the M02 at the end

 

all the programs must be in the specifien folder in .sdf , in this case "MD1"

 

the sdf simply runs programs one after the other like and operator will do by selecting the programs by hands one by one .

[hordur]

ah, that sounds great!

 

so by simply overwriting the serial.min file i can use the same architecture and wont have to reload or reset anything

 

 

Thank you so VERY much axela!

[hordur]

I managed to get it loaded properly (am dry-running it as i type) but its bugging me that nothing is visible in the display, where the program is normally visible..

 

Is it possible to add any info thats visible before i run it (and it loads the predetermined programs)?

 

 

As it is now it looks like nothing is loaded, meaning it could get confusing.. :/