Optional Stop

[MachineSMMC]

I know I have asked this before but I never really got anywhere with it. I also did a search and couldn't find anything useful.

 

I am engraving numbers 1-67 on a set of cores for a mold. We will be doing them one at a time. What I wanted to do was put an optional stop in between each number. It works fine until it gets to a number that has more than one chain in it. It puts an M01 between every chain

 

Example Code:

code:

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N138 (7)

N140 X.0167 Y.5694

N142 M01

N144 Z-.2788

N146 G01 Z-.298 F.5

N148 X-.0183 F1.

N150 X.0167 Y.5194

N152 G00 Z5.

N154 (8)

N156 X.0005 Y.5499

N158 M01

N160 Z-.2788

N162 G01 Z-.298 F.5

N164 X.0023 Y.5496 F1.

N166 G02 Y.5196 I-.0012 J-.015

N168 X-.0142 Y.5444 I-.0039 J.0152

N170 X-.0023 Y.5499 I.0139 J-.0143

N172 M01

N174 G01 X-.0035 Y.5501

N176 G02 X-.0155 Y.5629 I-.0016 J.0105

N178 X.0145 Y.5614 I.0144 J-.0127

N180 X.0005 Y.5499 I-.0125 J.0009

N182 M01

N184 G01 X-.0023

N186 G00 Z5.

N188 (9)

N190 X.0167 Y.5194

N192 M01

N194 Z-.2788

N196 G01 Z-.298 F.5

N198 X-.0142 Y.5489 F1.

N200 G02 X-.0068 Y.5686 I.0081 J.0082

N202 X.0167 Y.5569 I.0063 J-.0168

N204 X-.0096 Y.546 I-.0178 J.0058

N206 X-.0142 Y.5489 I.0047 J.0129

N208 G00 Z5.

N210 (10)

N212 X.02 Y.569

N214 M01

N216 Z-.2788

N218 G01 Z-.298 F.5

N220 X.0118 Y.5693 F1.

N222 X.0099 Y.5194

N224 G00 Z5.

N226 X-.0076 Y.5283

N228 M01

N230 Z-.2788

N232 G01 Z-.298 F.5

N234 X-.0059 Y.5319 F1.

N236 G03 X-.0191 Y.5686 I-.026 J.0113

N238 X-.0388 Y.5478 I-.0004 J-.0194

N240 X-.0207 Y.519 I.0242 J-.0049

N242 X-.0076 Y.5283 I-.0018 J.0166

N244 G00 Z5.

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Can anyone point me in the right direction so I can fix this?

 

Thanks

 

[ 10-29-2003, 07:09 AM: Message edited by: MachineSMMC ]

[Noel]

I do what you are trying to do all the time.I have never tried using M00.I usualy force a tool change between each number and have the opperator use the M01 opptional stop at the control.My post outputs an n number for each op so fo number 1 you start at n100 number 2 n200 etc.

 

 

Noel

[mayday]

just use multiples of the same tool for each opp.

the post will ask if you want to generate a tool change. you will have to chain your letters 1 at a time

[MachineSMMC]

Forcing tool change should work. Not sure if the machine will try to change tools even though they are the same. Guess we will find out. Thanks everyone.

[Dan Schnars]

The only thing I could think of would be to give each number its own operation and use manual entry (M01) between each one. Don't know if that helps or not...

[Rick McAllister]

have you tried using an engraving macro for your numbering?

[Jack K]

Speaking of canned text I have never been able to make this work for me. Is this something I have to change in my post?

 

Jack

[Dan Schnars]

Jack, check out the canned text thread a few posts down on the main page. this might help you out.

[MachineSMMC]

Yes, I would use an engraving Macro, except this text is on an arc.

 

[ 10-29-2003, 09:47 AM: Message edited by: MachineSMMC ]

[MACHINEMASTERG]

jack what post are you using and what dosnt work ???what are you looking at doing

[Tony]

I output a M01 between each tapped hole.

The post looks like this:

 

pcan # Canned text - cantext = 0, 1, 2, 3

if cantext = 1, "M01" #optional stop

if cantext = 2, " " #user option

if cantext = 3, " " #user option

[Jack K]

I am using a custom post for a viper with a fanuc 18 control.

 

My post looks like

 

pcan # Canned text - cantext = 0, 1, 2, 3

if cantext = 1, "M01" #optional stop

if cantext = 2, "cantext2"

if cantext = 3, "cantext3"

When I try to insert canned text in the operation manager it does not work. I click on the canned text box, and add the text before or after. I have added the the canned text to my post text file.

As far as can see I am doing this right.