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[ahaslam]

So I want to build in some logic to my post that says: at the end of the file, instead of the usual pretract do something else.

 

 What would my if line look like and what if word would I use?

 

I want to change this:

pbld, n$, sg90, sg00, "G53", "Z0.", scoolant, e$

pbld, n$, "G58", "X0.", "Y0.", protretinc, e$

 

To this:

pbld, n$, sg90, sg00, "G53", "Z0.",  scoolant, e$

pbld, n$, "G59", "X0.", "Y0.", protretinc, e$

 

G58 is a safe tool change position

G59 is a pallet change location for different machines with the same controller(cant use g53)

[PcRobotic]

Isn't G54 to G59 is work offset number?

[ahaslam]

yes... they are.

[The Cathedral]

Different controls use different work offset numbers. For example, Okuma's use G15 Hxx

 

Ahaslam, anything in " " is output exactly the way you type in. If you change it to G59, it will output G59. If you change it to "Woo!Alright!" that's how it will come out. If you're looking for some logic to try to determine which code to output, you're going to have to 1) create a variable to hold what code you want, 2) decide how you want to determine, whether it be machine definition or mi$.

[MIL-TFP-41]

sound be pretty easy. Just add whatever code you want in the peof$ section of the post....

 

pbld, n$, "G59", "X0.", "Y0.", protretinc, e$

n$, "M30", e$

 

This works as along as you will always use your G59 position. Otherwise what Cathedral said rings true.

[Colin Gilchrist]

This is simple to do. If you look in 'peof$' (end of file), there should be a call to 'pretract'.

 

Just add a pound sign (#) in front of the call to 'pretract', and add your new lines of code just below that line. Then you will get the output you want, but it will only be output at 'peof$'...

[ahaslam]

Isn't there a variable that is already in place for NEXT_OP = eof? I guess I could create one but I was hoping for something a little less... messy.

[ahaslam]

sound be pretty easy. Just add whatever code you want in the peof$ section of the post....

 

pbld, n$, "G59", "X0.", "Y0.", protretinc, e$

n$, "M30", e$

 

This works as along as you will always use your G59 position. Otherwise what Cathedral said rings true.

 

That was the first thing I tried. but you get this.

 

G90 G00 G53 Z0.

G59 X0. Y0.

G90 G00 G53 Z0.

G58 X0. Y0.

 

It wants to output all of it.

 

 

This is simple to do. If you look in 'peof$' (end of file), there should be a call to 'pretract'.

 

Just add a pound sign (#) in front of the call to 'pretract', and add your new lines of code just below that line. Then you will get the output you want, but it will only be output at 'peof$'...

 

yep  ... that should work. Hold please.

[ahaslam]

Tried and true!

Thanks Colin G.

 

See? Over thinking things just gets messy when I do it. Sticking to thinking about peanut butter from now on.

[Colin Gilchrist]

There is some code you can use inside 'pretract', if that is how you really what to do it.

 

'if nextop$ = 1003', will check to see if you are at the "end of file"...

[ahaslam]

That's good to know.