m97

[seawolf217]

hey guys,

 

we're used to using subprograms (in the main program) with most of our hand written code.. so something like this:

 

t1m6 (rough)

g0g54x0y0g97s100m3

m97p1000

 

t2 (finish)

... blah blah

m97p1000

 

t3 (chamfer)

...

m97p1000

 

m30

 

n1000

(code)

m99

 

 

is there a way to do that in mastercam? the code ends up a little more compact and easier for him to call up a certain operation...

 

 

also we deal with parts with multiple operations. So we might work on one side and then flip it over and fixture it to work on the other side...when we do that the zero might change... we wanted to get all of those in one program. any ideas on how to do that in mastercam?

 

 

i know this might sound confusing so let me know if you need more details...

 

 

thanks,

 

manoj

[Mike S @ S4A]

All of this is covered in our two day intermediate mill course. check with your local reseller as they probably offer something too.

[seawolf217]

i took that and it wasn't covered anywhere else i can go?

[seawolf217]

i know how to do subprograms for depth cuts and multiple copies, but not the way i explained above.

[Mike S @ S4A]

what you describe is literally subroutines,not subprograms...would require significant post editing...

[Superman]

Mike,

This sounds similar to Okuma subroutine output

the CALL O1001 statement would be replaced by a M97 P1001 and the RTS replaced by M99

with the subs being placed after the M30

 

Any chance of cross breeding the 2 posts ?