Top of Stock

[Reko]

Does anyone know how to extract "top of stock" from the MasterCam drill field?

[Pimp_your_post]

The three predefined variables for the top of stock are :

drl_tos_x$

drl_tos_y$

drl_tos_z$

 

If for example, your top of stock is at 1" (or mm) on the top plane, you will see drl_tos_z$ = 1. However, if the top of stock is at 1" on the right plane, you will see drl_tos_x$ = 1.

[Reko]

Thank You.

[Reko]

I have a pretty good custom drill cycle for a reverse spotface tool. I just have two more tweaks I want to do.

 

First, my cycle runs the first hole twice. That doesn't hurt me for this job coming up, I'd just like to get that out of there. I'm sure it's in the transition between "pmisc1$" and "pdrill_pt" which outputs the 2nd thru Nth hole location to be drilled. I know it's difficult to understand without seeing the post, but I was wondering if anyone had any insight there.

 

Also, I was wondering if there was a way to name the "Misc. #1" in the Mastercam drop-down menu to "Reverse Spotface" or something like that... or do I just have to remember it is written for the "Misc. #1" field?

 

Thanks.

[Guest lucus serninj]

You can name the drill cycle as follows.

 

At the bottom of the post, in the control definition section, you'll find the text for each drill cycle. For Misc #1, change the first input.

 

[misc1]

1. "Reverse Spotface"

2. ""

3. ""

7. ""

8. ""

9. ""

10. ""

11. ""

 

To remove the repeat drill point, you might be able to use a combination of the variables gcode$ and drillcyc$.

 

For drilling, gcode$ = 81 for the first call of the cycle and then gcode$ = 100 for subsequent points.

 

The variable drillcyc$ tells you what drill cycle you are using, drillcyc$ = 6 is for pmisc1$.

 

You could try something like this.

 

if drillcyc$ = 6 & not(gcode$ = 81), pdrill_pt

 

Hope this helps.

 

I have a pretty good custom drill cycle for a reverse spotface tool. I just have two more tweaks I want to do.

 

First, my cycle runs the first hole twice. That doesn't hurt me for this job coming up, I'd just like to get that out of there. I'm sure it's in the transition between "pmisc1$" and "pdrill_pt" which outputs the 2nd thru Nth hole location to be drilled. I know it's difficult to understand without seeing the post, but I was wondering if anyone had any insight there.

 

Also, I was wondering if there was a way to name the "Misc. #1" in the Mastercam drop-down menu to "Reverse Spotface" or something like that... or do I just have to remember it is written for the "Misc. #1" field?

 

Thanks.

[Guest Guest]

You can name the drill cycle as follows.

 

At the bottom of the post, in the control definition section, you'll find the text for each drill cycle. For Misc #1, change the first input.

 

[misc1]

1. "Reverse Spotface"

2. ""

3. ""

7. ""

8. ""

9. ""

10. ""

11. ""

 

To remove the repeat drill point, you might be able to use a combination of the variables gcode$ and drillcyc$.

 

For drilling, gcode$ = 81 for the first call of the cycle and then gcode$ = 100 for subsequent points.

 

The variable drillcyc$ tells you what drill cycle you are using, drillcyc$ = 6 is for pmisc1$.

 

You could try something like this.

 

if drillcyc$ = 6 & not(gcode$ = 81), pdrill_pt

 

Hope this helps.

 

I have a pretty good custom drill cycle for a reverse spotface tool. I just have two more tweaks I want to do.

 

First, my cycle runs the first hole twice. That doesn't hurt me for this job coming up, I'd just like to get that out of there. I'm sure it's in the transition between "pmisc1$" and "pdrill_pt" which outputs the 2nd thru Nth hole location to be drilled. I know it's difficult to understand without seeing the post, but I was wondering if anyone had any insight there.

 

Also, I was wondering if there was a way to name the "Misc. #1" in the Mastercam drop-down menu to "Reverse Spotface" or something like that... or do I just have to remember it is written for the "Misc. #1" field?

 

Thanks.

[Reko]

You can name the drill cycle as follows.

 

At the bottom of the post, in the control definition section, you'll find the text for each drill cycle. For Misc #1, change the first input.

 

 

I just want to make sure I explain this right. I'm looking at the "Cut Parameters" in Mastercam and when I select a drill cycle from the drop down menu, I want to change the one that says "Misc. #1" to a name I choose.

 

I'm not sure that has anything to do with the post... or I just don't understand what you mean.

 

Thanks.

[Reko]

Okay. I got it.

 

I was mixing up "Mill Canned Cycle Descriptions" with "Mill Drill Cycles"

 

There is a difference and the setting is in "Mill Drill Cycles"

 

Thanks to all that helped.