Setup sheets

[Fred @ Slate Industries]

I'll check it out..

[So not a Guru]

On 10/10/2018 at 11:02 AM, Colin Gilchrist said:

The main reason I go with a .SET file, is because I can modify my regular NC Code Post Processor, to launch the .SET file automatically in the 'ppost$' Post Block. I pass the NCI file that I just finished processing to generate the NC File, and mine the NCI for the data I need in my setup sheet.

Colin, how do I get this to work? I'm assuming I need to edit the 1st line in ppost$ to this:

result = fexist(C:\Users\Public\Documents\shared Mcam2018\mill\Posts\MILL.SET)

But I don't understand how to call the file.

[So not a Guru]

11 minutes ago, So not a Guru said:

I'm assuming I need to edit the 1st line in ppost$ to this:

result = fexist(C:\Users\Public\Documents\shared Mcam2018\mill\Posts\MILL.SET)

This isn't right . Oops

[ABOMB1977]

CAN ANYONE TELL ME HOW TO FIX THIS?  I CREATED THIS SETUP SHEET FOR THE FLIP SIDE OF MY PART ON THE -BOTTOM- PLANE AND MY Z-MIN (MAX) CAME AS-IF THEY WERE STILL ASSOCIATED TO MY TOP PLANE.

 

AM I GOING TO HAVE SIMILAR ISSUES WHEN USING SIDE PLANES AS WELL?

[CEMENTHEAD]

should have added .SET and X+ to the choices.

IMHO the setup sheets are as bad as the drafting part of MasterCam.

Active reports are an overkill waste of paper. Set files are simple and take a lot of work to get just right.

Would be nice to get a detailed setup sheet out of the box that nobody should have to modify. 

We use set files and output this. I can get 3 tools per page. With a detailed complete first page setup description. (simple but works)

Definitely NOT a show piece by far. It has all the info but still looks like the crap from 1985. 

_______________________________________________________________________________
 TOOL DESCRIPTION = 1/2 x 1/2 x 1 x 3 GARR ENDMILL TiALN 230MA 
       CATALOGUE NO = VENDING MACHINE MSC #44758993 EDP #13317 
          INSERT GRADE = 
 
            TOOL NO = 5              TOOL DIA = .5000         TOOL TIP ANGLE = 180.
LENGTH OFFSET = 5             TOOL RAD = .0000
        DIA OFFSET = 45                      RPM = 2000                      FEEDRATE = 7.
 
H=_______________ADJ_______________    TOOL LENGTH FROM HOLDER = 1.5
D=_______________ADJ_______________                               FLUTE LENGTH = 1.
                                                                                                RELIEVE BACK =_________
 COMMENTS: FINISH 1.406 DIA THRU 4X

 _______________________________________________________________________________

 

[Matthew Hajicek - Singularity]

One of my Active Reports sheets:

 

8220 1 02 01_00.PDF

[Fred @ Slate Industries]

Mine :

 

POLAR FREAKING OPPOSITE !

[PeteS]

Hi there!

So I am fairly new to the ActiveReports Viewer, and have some questions.

I want to create setup sheet that will include both sequence numbers and tool numbers + descriptions.

First I created one following //TOOL RecordSet Pattern, but this one does not have the Sequence #s.

Now I am trying to go with //OPERATION and noticed there are OOI-xxx (Optional Operation Information) commands providing all the info I need.

But the problem I run into is that //OPERATION does not like OOI commands, like it does not operate them.

I.E. I try to run OOI-TLNO under //OPERATION, but nothing happens.

 

Can someone chip in some of their knowledge on this topic? Thanks!