part information field - post question?

[Philcott]

Hi,

 

I would like to be able to put some information in my programs to define the part being made. Here is a sample of my (edited) header.

 

%

:0237 (AMS SV TRANSDUCER BODY,TRIANGLE,Z7B923M3)

G0 G18 G20 G40 G99 M46

G50 S3000

...

 

What would I us to put the bracketed information in? Is there a field already in Mastercam that I am too blind to see that will allow me to type in these comments?

I was messing around in the post(mplfan) with PROGRAM NAME - ", progname, " but was unsure what Mastercam uses to pick the progname. I thought also about using the comment field on the tool parameter page but thought I should check with the collective first.

 

Thanks,

 

Phil

v9sp1

[Reece L Gibson]

You Can have the post prompt you for the information, Does Some one want to show him how?

[Jeremiah]

You could use a "manual entry" operation as the first operation in your group. Select NCI output method of 1005 in the manual entry parameters. We use this for our DPD requirements and a program revision record as well.

 

HTH

Jeremiah

[Rekd™]

Once you get 9.1, you can set it to post the File Descriptor, found in File/Next Menu/Properties

 

'Rekd teh 3 cents

[Rekd™]

You could also use

 

code:

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# mi4 - File Header Comment. Set in first operation

# 0 = Off (Default)

# 1 = On

...

...

... #declare the variable

sfilecomment # File Header Comment

...

...

... #call the prompt

fq 4 sfilecomment Enter a header comment for //smcname//

...

...

...#test for entry and write to file

if mi4 = 1, #Prompt for header comment

[

q4

sfilecomment = ucase(sfilecomment)

if sfilecomment <> "", "(", *sfilecomment, ")"

]

 

 

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to have it prompt you for a comment. I use mi4 on the first operation to toggle it on and off.

 

'Rekd teh giving away trade secrets

 

[ 05-14-2003, 03:19 PM: Message edited by: Rekd ]

[CAM-mando]

I use the Manual Entry as well.

 

But A comment field that could easily be output in the pheader section would be nice.

 

Where's that version X wants thread when you need it.

 

[ 05-14-2003, 03:20 PM: Message edited by: CAMmando ]

[CAM-mando]

quote:

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Once you get 9.1, you can set it to post the File Descriptor, found in File/Next Menu/Properties

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Well cut my knees and call me shorty ... didnt see that.

 

Thanx

'rekd

[Rekd™]

quote:

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But A comment field that could easily be output in the pheader section would be nice.

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It's there in version 9.1.

 

As well as being able to post the WCS name and comments.

 

'Rekd teh instant gratification

[chris m]

Phil

 

I was just about to ask a similar question; I may re-ask after looking into it a bit more.

 

I can email you a post example that prompts for that sort of info if you want but prompting can be a pain in the xxxx because you have to answer the questions every time you post the file; its much nicer to just have the file "keep" the info forever.

 

C

[Philcott]

Rekd,

 

I am looking forward to 9.1 but it has still not arrived here yet. I was looking at what you put up for a solution to my question and I appreciate the jesture of letting out your trade secret.

 

I'll give it a shot and see what happens.

 

Thanks

Phil

 

Thanks as well for all the responses

[Philcott]

Chris,

 

I agree prompting can be a pain. I will try Rekd's method and if it is too much trouble I will just turn the Mi# off. If you don't mind, Please send the email.

 

Thanks,

Phil

 

[ 05-14-2003, 03:57 PM: Message edited by: PhilCott ]

[Carl Vallance]

Rekd

 

quote:

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Once you get 9.1, you can set it to post the File Descriptor, found in File/Next Menu/Properties

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This sounds great. How?

[Philcott]

As I mentioned in my first post here, I had messed around with the comment field on the tool parameter page and changing my header to read *progno, comment, e. This gave me the information where I wanted it but I didn't know if this was a bad place to get the output from. At least I don't have to answer prompts too many times. Maybe I'll just wait for v9.1.

 

 

Phil

[Rekd™]

quote:

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This sounds great. How?

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Open a file with operations.

 

Open Ops manager

 

Select all ops

 

Click POST

 

Check "Output MC9 file descriptor" and click the "Properties" button.

 

This will open the properties dialog as mentioned above in File/Next Menu/Properties. (Use this latter method to get the properties to 'stick' after you post, if you do it only in the Post Processing dialog, it won't stay there.) You can have MC prompt you for Properties when you save if you want.

 

'Rekd teh Pull my finger

[MACHINEMASTERG]

thanks rekd that worked great

[Carl Vallance]

Thanks Rekd.

I guess I was blind. I never saw that.

Works great.