force x and y

[HEAVY METAL]

how do i force the x and y on every line.i.m using the mpcin850 post ver 9 mc

 

thanks heavy

[Jeremiah]

not exactly sure what you are after, but using an astrics(sp) * will force output.

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

or you can say fxout and fyout. They will both accomplish the same thing.

[Roger Martin from CNC Software]

Yes, you could locate all the X,Y outputs and prefix an aterisk (*) to each.

Here is another way....

 

You could do this by setting the format (FMT) assigned to X & Y to be Non-Modal

But be aware that this will affect all the OTHER variables that use that FMT.

You could start rearranging FMTs assigned to those variables....

Ugly and possibly error prone if you don't get them all.

 

In v9, you can use the new FORCE() command formula which was added to simplify forcing output.

 

*Force function (definition)

This function allows forcing the variable to output on the next output call and then modality is reapplied from the original (fmt) format statement.

Output calls that reset this flag are: normal output, forced output(*), dependent output(`).

This function takes two arguments so a range of variables can be forced to output.

Argument one is the lower index position in the variable database and argument two is the higher index in the variable database.

(This means the variables in the range specified by the 1st variable and the 2nd variable MUST be defined in order in the PST file!)

 

EX. result = force(x,z)

Forces out x, y, z on the next output call.

 

EX. result = force(x,x)

Forces out only x on next output call.

 

The selector variable of a string select table can be set to force and the

string output is then forced on the next output.

 

EX. result = force(gcode,gcode)

sgcode, e

(Note: Strings can't be directly forced with this function.)

 

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*In the MPCIN850.PST (from v9 CD) you first need to declare a variable ->

 

result : 0 # Needed to hold the return value from the FORCE() command

# Note that we really don't care about the returned value!

 

*Then add the 'force' commands in the postblocks shown ->

 

code:

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prapidm # Linear line movement - at rapid feedrate

psubseqn

pcan

result = force(x,y) #Added (1/29/2003)

if mi2 = 0, pcan1, n, sccomp, pccdia, sgcode, x, y, z, strcantext, e

if mi2 > 0, pcan1, sn, sccomp, pccdia, sgcode, x, y, z, strcantext, e

pcan2

 

 

plinm # Linear line movement - at feedrate

psubseqn

pcan

result = force(x,y) #Added (1/29/2003)

if mi2 = 0, pcan1, n, sgcode, x, y, z, pfr, strcantext, e

if mi2 > 0, pcan1, sn, sgcode, x, y, z, pfr, strcantext, e

pcan2

 

 

pcirm # Circular interpolation

psubseqn

pcan

result = force(x,y) #Added (1/29/2003)

if mi2 = 0, pcan1, n, sgplane, sccomp, pccdia, sgcode, x, y, z,

pijk, pfr, strcantext, e

if mi2 > 0, pcan1, sn, sgplane, sccomp, pccdia, sgcode, x, y, z,

pijk, pfr, strcantext, e

pcan2

 

pdrill_2 # Canned Drill Cycle

result = force(x,y) #Added (1/29/2003)

if mi2 = 0, n, x, y, depth

if substart = 0, ex

if mi2 > 0, psubseqn

if mi2 > 0, sn, x, y, depth

 

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