newbie question - custom cycles

[sweinberg]

Hi all,

 

Quick newbie question. I've never done custom cycles before, but am thinking of trying one now.

 

The control definition that has to be done first (so that it recognizes the variables) - is that something done on the machine, or in the software?

 

Thanks in advance.

[Christian Raebild]

Hi,

 

The control definiton changes are done in Mastercam. You select "Setting" -> "Machine definition manager" and then click the "Edit the control defintion" icon, then you add the relevant texts on the "Texts" -> "Mill drill cycles" and/or "Mill custom drill parameters" page. Those changes can also be done directly in the PST file, but then you have to know what you are doing to get it right.

 

Obviously you then also needs to know which field corresponds to which variable, the texts in the "Descrition" columns should give a good hint about that.