post

[Avarillas]

does anybody know how can I add a subrutine

at the begining and at the end of my program

when I post it? what do I need to edit? wich part on the post processor

 

exampple PROGRAM

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o1111

(1/2 endmill .250 dia.)

T1M6

M98P8000 <----------- THIS I WANT TO ADD

G54X1Y1S2000M3

G43H1Z.1M8

G98G83Z-.5Q.05R.1F10.

X2.Y2.

M98 P9000 <----------- THIS I WANT TO ADD

T3M6 AND SO ON

[crazy^millman]

Well that is not a subroutine that is a sub program correct. It is going to depend on what you are trying to do and achieve with the operations. The post itself it going to have soemthing to do with this and where are you creatign the sub program. I would possible look at the tranform and sub programs in that you have to option of incremental and absolute. I think if you get a little more spefci we can be of more help. Machine, Post, and Level of Mastercam as well as version help us to help you. If you got a sample file even more help.

 

Welcome to the forum and great first question.

 

Crazy Millman

[Rekd™]

You can use manual entry toolpath and type in the code you want, you could use a custom drilling cycle modified just for calling sub numbers, you could Misc Values/Misc Integers to trigger a call to the number in MI, you could put a switch in Misc Values to call a promt for a sub number during posting, etc etc etc.

 

'Rekd

[Rekd™]

p.s.

If you want it at each tool change, you could hard-code it if it's the same sub number each time.

 

'Rekd teh question is not: Can Mastercam do [insert_query]. The question is: Which of Mastercam's methods would you like to use to do [insert_query]?

[TheePres]

If you wish to hardcode it, edit post at PSOF section.

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if stagetool >= zero, pbld, n, "M6", *t, e

n,"M98 P800", e ....add this line.

 

Also in PTLCHG section.

 

[ 12-02-2003, 09:59 PM: Message edited by: TheePres ]

[tryon]

and for the M98P9000 before the next toolchange try this in your pretract section in you post

 

pretract #End of tool path,

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""

pcan

pbld, n, sccomp, *sm05, psub_end_mny, e

pbld, n, "M98P9000", e #add it here

etc