add misc integer

[Russh67]

Hi everyone:

 

I would like to utilize a misc integer in mastercam that adds M98P0001 to my gcode. It is a bar puller subroutine.

 

I need it to be directly before to M30 at the end of the program.

 

I use mastercam x5 mr1

 

Thank you very much!!

[CJep]

How about using a manual input?

[Russh67]

Sorry, I am not sure what you mean.

[Guest]

You can format a variable, lets say Misc Int 9

 

sav_mi9 : 0

 

in the toolchange section

 

sav_mi9 = mi9$

 

the in the peof section before the M30

 

if sav_mi9, M98 P9001, e$

 

 

 

then in the control def you can relabel and set mi9 to note your cycle and 0 =no, 1=yes

[Russh67]

John thank you Sir very much!!

 

I received the error;

17 Jun 2011 02:41:04 PM - <2> - PST LINE (1798) - Label has not been defined[19]

17 Jun 2011 02:41:04 PM - <2> - PST LINE (1798) - Label has not been defined[23].

 

I added this to the tool change format section labeled "Toolchange / NC output Variable Formats" ;

 

sav_mi9 : 0 # FORMAT MISC INT #9 RWH

sav_mi9 = mi9$

 

and

 

in the peof section;

 

peof$ #End of file for non-zero tool

ptoolend$

comment$

if sav_mi9, M98 P9001, e$

n$, "M30", e$

mergesub$

clearsub$

mergeaux$

clearaux$

"%", e$

 

I think I did not define the misc integer correctly or in the right spot. I am learning please bear with me..

 

Thank you again

[Roger Martin from CNC Software]

You're attempting to output a literal string, without enclosing it in quotes

 

if sav_mi9, M98 P9001, e$

 

Should be ->

 

if sav_mi9, "M98 P9001", e$

[Guest]

Rogers right I omitted the parenthesis

[K2csq7]

Guys, Why not just put,

 

if mi9$ = 1, "M98 P9001", e$

 

?

 

 

I am learning please bear with me..

 

^^^ Me 2

[Guest]

Keith, my thinking is you wouldn't want it ALL the time. So adding an MI trigger allows the user to output it only in those times they do want it.

[K2csq7]

Keith, my thinking is you wouldn't want it ALL the time

 

mi9 default is 0 (unless you change it), only set it to 1 if you want it...

I have done it this way a number of places in a couple of my posts (i.e. "if mi3$ = 1, yada yada", or "if mi3$ < 5, yada yada")

 

You can format a variable, lets say Misc Int 9

 

sav_mi9 : 0

 

in the toolchange section

 

sav_mi9 = mi9$

 

wondering why all the sav_mi9 stuff

 

Russh, sorry for the hijack...

[Guest]

wondering why all the sav_mi9 stuff

 

If you don't catch the value in the tool change, at the end of the tool it has already read the next value so by using the sav_mi9 you can read it early, save it and use it later after the mi9$ variable has already been updated.

[Colin Gilchrist]

Keith,

 

You are correct, it is unnecessary to save the value of mi9$ at the toolchange.

 

This is perfectly valid (in peof$):

 

if mi9$ = 1, "M98P1000", e$

 

It's really about where you intened to use the Misc. value.

 

Following John's method of saving the mi9$ value to a user defined variable, you would also need to add the "sav_mi9 = mi9$" in ptlchg0$, because if you didn't and your last operation used the same tool as your next to last op, you would not get the correct output.

 

There are cases were it is a very good idea to save the Misc. values, because of the possibility of them being reset, but this is not one of those cases.

[K2csq7]

at the end of the tool it has already read the next value

 

Gotcha, Thanks for the help!

[Russh67]

Awesome guys!!!!

 

Thanks so much for all the input....Like to Learn.

 

It is posting the way I intended by Johns method.

 

If you dont use mi9$ = 1, "M98P1000", e$ because if you put a 5 or something it still out puts the m98p0001...

 

What is sav_mi9 : 0 doing?? Is it clearing mi9 to zero?

 

Thanks everyone ..

[Guest]

What is sav_mi9 : 0 doing?? Is it clearing mi9 to zero?

 

It is creating and initializing the variable with a value of 0

[Russh67]

Thank you again..

 

For me the only advantage to "if mi9$ = 1, "M98P1000", e$" is that it will only take a 1, with if "sav_mi9, M98 P1000", e$ it will take any number other than zero will output the m98....

 

 

Thanks again guys...

[K2csq7]

if mi9$ <> 0, "M98 P1000", e$

 

if misc integer 9 is anything but zero, output M98 P1000

[Russh67]

Got it!!

 

Thank you again for learning me