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[Metal_Eater]

What modifications do I need to make to MPmaster post to output M51 everytime the tool goes to CLEARANCE HEIGHT and M52 everytime the tool goes to FEED PLANE.

Sample code:

G00 Z3. M51 (Z3.0 is clearance)

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G00 Z.1 M52 (Z.1 is feed plane)

Thanks

 

[Metal_Eater]

Where are you Dave?

[Allan Brown]

Not necessarily an easy thing to do.

Use parameter information to capture the values of the clearance height and feed plane. Have a look at pparameter in Mpmaster as well as Mp.hlp seaching on 'clearance'. You'll have to lock in on parameters 10020, 10021, 10024, and 10025. If the values are incremental, you'll have do some additional work.

Another way would be to count the first couple of moves with a counter variable and assume that Z move 1 is the clearance height, Z move 2 is the feed plane, and save out values as you hit those moves. e.g. if movecnt = 2, z_feed = z - Many assumptions here.

On each line with pzout, add a pm51m52 call

pm5152 # hey

if z = z_clear, "M51"

if z = z_feed, "M52"

[Allan Brown]

Not sure what the purpose of this change was, but if your real question was "how do I enable rotary axis lock and unlock codes?", then you should enable this switch:

lock_codes : 1

and modify the rotary axis lock and unlock strings:

slock M52 #Axis lock

sunlock M51 #Axis unlock

 

[Metal_Eater]

I want those codes to turn on/off air to get rid of chips so operator can go to sleep

I will try those options, if does'nt work I will give you a shout.

 

Thanks Dave,

 

[Allan Brown]

You might want to consider using the pzrapid postblock and examining zinc to see if the Z is on the way up or the way down and adding your M-Code based on that criterion.

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

Metal,

Don't forget he needs to get his edjukashen by readin his daily news rag too ya know!

LOL!

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James Meyette