mpmaster post change x/z retract,same line?

[Brendan P]

Hi guys,I am using a modified mpmaster post thatI have just started to use for my rotab programs.

Everything works great but I dont like a move that I'm seeing in my code:

 

(MILL 2 X FIRE HOLES)

A98.979

X-6.219Z-2.

Z-2.2

G1Z-3.F30.

G41D50X-8.0065F10.

G3X-4.4315R1.7875

X-8.0065R1.7875

G1X-8.0265

G3X-4.4115R1.8075

X-8.0265R1.8075

G1G40X-7.7265

G0Z-2.

 

See the 2nd line?

I want to split up the X/Y moves so that the Z moves by itself.

The Z clearance plane is posting on the X line.

I don't like this.

Can someone please tell me what line in my post I can correct this on?

 

Thank you

[Rekd™]

That could rek your day..

 

Turn on the debugging switch in your post, see where that line's coming from and we should be able to change it.

 

'Rekd

[Brendan P]

aAaahhh Matt...

Your talking to someone who has no clue what a de-bugging switch is or does, or how to use it.

 

Bucket teh post novice

[Rekd™]

Open your post..

 

code:

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# --------------------------------------------------------------------------

# Debugging and Factory Set Program Switches

# --------------------------------------------------------------------------

fastmode : no #Posting speed optimizition

bug1 : 2 #0=No display, 1=Generic list box, 2=Editor

bug2 : 0 #Append postline labels, non-zero is column position?

bug3 : 0 #Append whatline no. to each NC line? 0

bug4 : 0 #Append NCI line no. to each NC line? 0

whatno : yes #Do not perform whatline branches? (leave as yes)

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change bug2 to 30 or 40, save, repost...

 

You'll get something like this;

 

quote:

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% pheader

O0001 pheader

(202475-021 REV 13.NCF) pheader

(OCT 17, 2003 07:51) pheader

(MC9 FILE: 202475-021 REV 13) pheader

(MACHINE: PRESTAGE 4 AXIS) pheader

(MATERIAL: BRASS) pheader

(STOCK SIZE: X 2. Y .75 Z .5) pheader

(TOOL 1: DIA 0.5000 .500 CB EM 2FL SE) pwrtt

(TOOL 2: DIA 0.1250 1/8 CB EM 4FL TIALIN) pwrtt

(TOOL 3: DIA 0.2500 1/4 CHAMFER MILL) pwrtt

(OVERALL MAX Z1.) psof

(OVERALL MIN Z-.305) psof

N1 G00 G17 G40 G49 G80 G90 G20 psof

N2 T1 psof

N3 M01 psof ptlchg_com

( OPERATION: 1 FACING ) psof popnumber

N4 ( OP 1 G54 ) psof pcomment

N5 ( FACE ) psof pcomment

N6 M06(T1: .500 CB EM 2FL SE) psof ptoolcomm

N7 M03 S7000 psof ptlchg_com

N8 G00 G90 G54 X-2.3 Y-.694 A0. psof ptlchg_com

N9 G43 H1 Z1. M08 T2 psof ptlchg_com

N10 Z.11 pzrapid prapidout

N11 G01 Z0. F50. plin plinout

N12 X.15 F70. plin plinout

N13 G03 Y-.32 I0. J.187 pcir pcirout1

N14 G01 X-2. plin plinout

N15 G02 Y.054 I0. J.187 pcir pcirout1

N16 G01 X.45 plin plinout

N17 G00 Z1. pzrapid prapidout

(OPERATION: 2 CONTOUR) ptlchg0 popnumber

N18(OP 1 G54) ptlchg0 pcomment

N19(CONTOUR) ptlchg0 pcomment

(T1: .500 CB EM 2FL SE) ptlchg0 ptoolcomm

( TOOLPATH - CONTOUR) ptlchg0 p__1:908

( STOCK LEFT ON X & Y = 0.) ptlchg0 p__1:908

( STOCK LEFT ON Z = 0.) ptlchg0 p__1:908

N20 X-.975 Y.355 ptlchg0 prapidout

N21 Z.1 pzrapid prapidout

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'Rekd

[mayday]

Bucket, do you by chance have an abs clearance and an inc retract turned on?? I have seen this rare little suprise myself and I think it had somthin to do with allowing inc retracts between cuts

[Brendan P]

Mayday,no incremental moves.

It's got to be a post issue.

 

Matt,I did what you said,but when posting,my code looked the same.

It didn't look like what yours does.

In fact it didn't change at all.

WTF.....

[CNCGUY]

Bucket,

 

Make sure fast mode = no.

 

I had the same problem.

[Brendan P]

ok that worked..thatnks.

 

this is what i found:

X-6.219Z-2. ptlchg0 prapidout

 

So now what do i have to do??

thanks

[steve f]

BUCKETHEAD,

 

I'm not sitting in front of Mcam right now but my best guess is that the source of this line is from the postblock prapid (prapidout?) and might acctually originate in the .nci file. Your post might need some customizing to force x,y before z after a rotary indexing move.

 

HTH,

 

steve

[steve f]

...looks like I'm too slow, you beat me to it.

 

I think if prapidout was overhauled you'd get what you want, not sure how comfortable you are with post editing.

 

steve

[mayday]

Here's a copy from my master.pst for you to compare Bucket

 

 

prapidout #Output to NC of linear movement - rapid

pcan1, pbld, n, sgplane, `sgcode, sgabsinc, pccdia,

pxout, pyout, pzout, pcout, strcantext, scoolant, e

 

plinout #Output to NC of linear movement - feed

pcan1, pbld, n, sgfeed, sgplane, `sgcode, sgabsinc, pccdia,

pxout, pyout, pzout, pcout, `feed, strcantext, scoolant, e

[Rekd™]

Bucket, does this happen on all files?

 

Please send me a copy of the post and the file that's doing that. I'll see what I can do.

 

'Rekd

[Brendan P]

mayday,mine looks the same.

 

Matt,I sent you the stuff.

Thanks guys

 

quote:

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Bucket, does this happen on all files?

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Not sure,I just started doing the rotab work,and using this post.

 

[ 10-17-2003, 12:41 PM: Message edited by: BUCKET HEAD ]

[mayday]

yo bucket,

what machine you grammin this for?

all else fails let me know maybe I can fix ya up

[Brendan P]

I can hand edit the thing,but it just is a pain in the a$$ to have to scan all your code before you put it out on the floor.

[Rekd™]

Did you send it to my snotmail account? How big was it?

 

'Rekd

[Brendan P]

yes,your hot snail

 

380kb for mcam file.

why you didn't get it?

[crazy^millman]

See the Rekd one comes through again is fine fashion.

 

Crazy Millman

 

Bucket he has you on the right path.

[Brendan P]

matt,I just sent it to your other account.

thanks

[Rekd™]

What machines? It's doing it in the Toolpath Rotation it seems. It's gonna take some digging. I haven't ever used rotation, I use WCS so haven't had any experience with that. I will look into it in depth this weekend if I get a chance.

 

'Rekd

[Rekd™]

quote:

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See the Rekd one comes through again

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LoL, That remains to be seen on this one..

 

'Rekd

[Brendan P]

I am using it on a hitachi va65 or dahlih vmc

"A" axis is rotating around "X" axis.

Basically,I just use the rotab to "index"

then i drill and mill.

[mayday]

If ya wanna wait for the Reker, thats cool

 

I can peek if you want to send it

[crazy^millman]

Bucket this is Mpmaster thing it involves going into the Retract part of the post as well as the lock and unlock code part of the post. It will require some playing but when doing rotation of axis mpmaster I have seen it add soe mthing I didnt like so I modified the psot to take them out antoher thing you might find is it will throw in some extra M9 here and there is you have a mist, or through the spindle code in the post. I would make a back up and then look for places in the post where you the the retract called and the other things that relate to the Z plane working at the end and the begining of the paths when doing clearance.

 

Crazy Millman

[Brendan P]

quote:

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I can peek if you want to send it

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I tried to send it to you but it came back as failed.