Motionmaster 3 post help please, offset issues

[RMagnusson]

I've never modified a post before, but I would like to get our post to output different offset numbers when you change the offset number in the WCS manager (View Manager).

 

RIght now, I can set op1 toolpaths to offset 1 and op2 toolpaths to offset 2 and they all post G54. Any help or a link to a post that has covered this would be greatly appreciated. I tried searching "post offset" and similar terms but couldn't find anything useful. I can post whatever other info is needed.

 

Cheers,

Ryan

[K2csq7]

Try setting both ops to -1

[gcode]

I'm assumming this is a 3 axis machine add you are programming in Top Plane.

When I need multiple offsets on this sort of setup, I make copied on Top in the view manager,

set the workoffset there and use the proper copy of top to get the desired workoffset.

It's a little more work, but it's bulletproof once you get the hand of it.

[RMagnusson]

@ K2 Just tried it...nada. Still G54

 

Thanks though!

 

@ gcode It is a 3-axis router. 1st op is a copy of top renamed to "op1 g54" with offset 0 selected, op2 is in a plane rotated 180° about Y from op1 named "op2 g55" with offset 1 selected.

[gcode]

what is the orginal version of the post?

It may be an antique that's been updated 10 times

 

or somebody has busted the workoffset stuff??

 

some older posts have a switch inside that forces output to set to the first post ops offset???

[RMagnusson]

It's a very old post...Created in version 5 I was told. Yeah, it's been updated a few times I'd say In the post header it looks like there are misc. values that control whick offset any individual toolpath uses (Misc. #1: 4=G54, 5=G55 etc.) but it doesn't work. I tried posting just 1 toolpath from Op2 with Misc. #1 set to "5" and it still output G54.

[gcode]

you need a new post.. using one that old is negating a lot of stuff that's been added to Mastercam since

X5

[RMagnusson]

Cool. I walked with our reseller and they were nice enough to find a newer version of the xxxxor 8050/8055 and make some changes for us.

 

I really appreciate the help fellas.

 

Cheers!