Default Headers

[avix]

Hi guys,

 

just need some help, how do you edit the default header so that i can make them standard to our machine, i am using the default machine type,

 

Our machine is a:

Mazak vtc 41L 3 axis mill (moving cloumb)

the control is a yasnak mx3

 

im wasting alot of time removing the headers and chnging them to my own ones, would like to set up the default,

 

thanks

[Mr. Wizzard]

What, exactly, would you like it to post and where would you like it in the file?

 

Can you post a sample header of what you get now as the default and also what you would like to have?

 

Also, what mcam version and post are you using?

[avix]

What we want

 

%

O040

(TEMP0040MC2)

(MACH PL FOR VICE LOC) "HEADING"

 

(16MM LR E/M)

N100T1M6

N101M03S1000

N102M8

N103G00G90G40G54X175.0Y8.5

 

 

N104G43H2Z-53.0

N105G01X-8.5F70 "BODY"

N107Y-18.0

N110X-8.0

N112Y8.0

N114X175.0

 

 

N124G00Z50.0M9

N158G91G28Z0.0M05 "ENDING"

N160G28Y0.0

N165G90

N170G28X0.0

M01

M30

%

 

"NOTES"

T1= TOOL NO M6= TURRET INDEX M03=SPINDLE CLOCK WISE

M8= COOLANT ON G54= WORKPIECE POSITION G43= HEIGHT REFERENCE

M9= COOLANT OFF M05= SPINDLE STOP G28= HOME POSITION

 

 

What We get currently from master cam X:

 

(PROGRAM NAME - 501AL TEST PLATE FPE2 )

(DATE=DD-MM-YY - 30-07-09 TIME=HH:MM - 16:22 )

N100 G21

N102 G0 G17 G40 G49 G80 G90

( 18. FLAT ENDMILL TOOL - 227 DIA. OFF. - 0 LEN. - 0 DIA. - 18. ) "HEADING"

N104 T227 M6

N106 G0 G90 G54 X-.296 Y-67.5 A0. S0 M5

N108 G43 H0 Z5.

 

"body" is OK

 

 

N162 G80

N164 M5

N166 G91 G28 Z0.

N168 G28 X0. Y0. A0. "ENDING"

N170 M01

 

 

Notes:

HEADING: we remove lines N100 N102

After N104 we add line N105 s2500M8

we don't use A0. S0. and M5 should be M3

Feed should be in M/M eg. F200 and not F3.

 

Ending: Remove A0 in N168

Add G90 in N169 after G28.

[Mr. Wizzard]

I'm not sure of your level of programming, but the informatin contained in lines N100 & N102 are typically important control settings for setting up the rest of the program. I'm wouldn't recommend wiping them out all the time.

 

The A0. is for a 4-axis machine. The S0 may be from not having a spindle rpm programmed. If you need feedrates in metric, you may need to switch your default settings to metric.

 

The heading change could be accomplished by adding a question to your post that lets you reply to it before posting the nc code. Then, you could place it wherever you want. If it is always the exact same header, you could just hardcode it to post out in the spot you want it.

 

These requests seem extensive and I will try to help, but I have limited time. Perhaps contacting your reseller would be highly beneficial, assuming he could work on these items without interruption.

[mpeterson]

"The heading change could be accomplished by adding a question to your post that lets you reply to it before posting the nc code. Then, you could place it wherever you want. If it is always the exact same header, you could just hardcode it to post out in the spot you want it."

 

Something I have never heard of here...What would or how does one place code in the post to have a question come up??

 

Any examples?

 

Mike in MN

[Mr. Wizzard]

http://www.emastercam.com/cgi-bin/ultimate...t=034695#000000

 

Check out this thread.

[mpeterson]

Thanks I will look into it.

 

Mike in MN