Training Doc on MC posts

[Toby-Axis]

MastercamGuru

Some of us are willing to eat, sleep, and breathe this stuff to get to where we are. [big Grin]

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LOL You know as well as I do that this largely depends on the area you live in and the Demand for Dedicated Employees that actually know what they are doing.

 

This is a very informative and constructive thread guys.

[cadcam]

would having a tattoo on the back of my neck that says Mastercam put me in this list?

(Some of us are willing to eat, sleep, and breathe this stuff to get to where we are.)

Or using it 7 days a week and helping the world put me in this place and over 20 years of using it.

 

Did I say any thing about teaching it for over 10 years now.

[Rob @ Target Machine]

Jay - You're in...with or without the tattoo.

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

Yeah, I may have to get a tatto just to keep up with Jay. I DO have a Mastercam Sticker on my car though.

[Rob @ Target Machine]

LOL James. I'm getting Guru silkscreened under the Mastercam logo on my shirts.

[Code_Breaker]

This is what I taught in my final Advance Mastercam class concerning post editing. I passed out MastercamGuru example (from above) and using a simpler demonstration of asking questions. I did not go into PARSE, but told them they could do that on their own (if they wish) …

 

 

Step one: Declare your Question Varibles

 

code:

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# Question varibles

s_programmer : ""

s_customer : ""

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Step two: Declare your Question Format Statement

 

code:

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# Question format statement

fq 5 s_programmer "Enter Programmer Name //s_programmer//"

fq 6 s_customer "Enter Customer Name //s_customer//"

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Step three: Write a postblock to ask your questions

 

code:

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pgetinfo

q5

q6

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Step four:

1) Include the Function Call to Postblock “pgetinfo”

2) Force answers into Uppercase

3) Output answers in Postblock “pheader$”

 

 

code:

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pheader$ #Call before start of file                         

pgetinfo

s_programmer = ucase(s_programmer)

s_customer = ucase(s_customer)

"%",e$

*progno$, "(P/N ", sprogname$,")",e$

"(CUST = ", s_customer, ")"e$

"(PROGRAMMED=", month$,"/", day$,"/", year$, ")",e$

"(PROGRAMMED BY ", s_programmer, ")",e$

"( )",e$

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The output in the NC files will look like this:

 

quote:

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O2173(P/N 140U9121-7_REV-A_OP-3_HAAS)

(CUST = NTMA)

(PROGRAMMED=08/27/09)

(PROGRAMMED BY CODE_BREAKER)

( )

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Next, I showed them how to use Machine Definition Manager to add the modified post to the list of posts in the Control Definition Manager.

 

All in all … good class.

 

PS … In the actual lesson, I misspelled one of the variables … which I then showed them the important of spelling (or cut-n-paste).

 

Thanks everyone …

 

Keep your examples coming …

[Toby-Axis]

Mastercam Tattoos, T-Shirts, Eating, Breathing, Sleeping and Crapping CAD/CAM.

 

LOL, how many of you take your Lap Tops to the Mall while your significant other goes shopping for clothes while you sit in your truck with the inverter CAD/CAM'ing for 4 to 6 Hours???

 

LOL, I do this a lot. I have even insisted on bringing the Lap Top to Holiday Parties to keep from being bored.

 

Got to love CAD/CAM!!!!!!

[Rob @ Target Machine]

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All in all … good class.

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Good to hear.

[Don S at Barefoot CNC South]

Code

quote:

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anyone else have something they did to their post that you consider unique?

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You have mail

[Rob @ Target Machine]

Whatcha got Don?

[Code_Breaker]

Thanks Don,

 

I will look at it this weekend (maybe tomorrow) ... this is great ...

 

Do you have a sample lathe files that will demo this?

[Code_Breaker]

Thanks Jay,

 

I received your stuff and James, I start a new class this Sat. on Advanced Mastercam ...

 

FYI ... 2D/3D Surfacing is going to be taught in the Basic Mastercam class ...

 

Solids and multiaxis in the Advance class ...

[Jayson Kramer]

Mastercam Guru want to take a stab at what my Lic plate says?

 

Come on James I'll talk to my Tattoo guy see if we can get a discount, Like a two for one deal.

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

 

I know what Jay's Licens plate says but I'll leave it for the rest of you to figger out.

[Code_Breaker]

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want to take a stab at what my Lic plate says?

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"CADCAM"

[Rob @ Target Machine]

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want to take a stab at what my Lic plate says?

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CADCAM .... Knew that already.

 

I'm trying to talk Toby into that 2 for 1 deal.

 

He's still a virgin to Ink.

[Code_Breaker]

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CADCAM .... Knew that already.

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I was guessing ...

[Jayson Kramer]

Yep My Plate is says #1cadcam this how it reads. good guess Code. How did you all ready know that Guru?

 

What no tats for Toby. I still want to add more to what I have.

[Rob @ Target Machine]

I remembered that from an old thread. I forgot the #1 though.

 

I got my first ink this year. I can't wait to get more.

 

I gotta save some money for a Dell M6400 first, then I can go crazy with the tats.

[Jayson Kramer]

I hear ya. I had got a M6400 last year then they came out with the M6400 with full keyboard. oh well always works that way.

[Rob @ Target Machine]

I'm holding out for the M6400 Covet. How do you like the M6400? I gotta have the full keyboard. Can you trade up for a refurb?

[moeh]

One of the best things about sharing the knowledge is that somebody else can do what you already know how to do, and you are freed up for more entertaining things. I have just started getting into posts myself, and this has been educational.

 

Thanks

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

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One of the best things about sharing the knowledge is that somebody else can do what you already know how to do, and you are freed up for more entertaining things.

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Though I never served in the military, I have several friends that have/do. They tell me one of the motto there is "train your replacement". That's a good motto to live by, unless you're paranoid about somebody getting better than you. I've met a few of these folks, and even been threatened by one

 

I do miss teaching Mastercam. Someday perhaps I can get back to it. Of the several hundred people I taught, only a couple made it tough. Biggest "problem", people want to learn how to run before they learn how to crawl.

[SAVANT CNC]

Code_Breaker,

If you're still teaching, where do you teach...???