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Pause after tool change for coolant


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Yes ,  What I do that is similar is I let the machine build up spindle speed after a tool change , so the time the machine is idle is a linear function of  revs. 

But for you it would be  adding  a hard coded wait command (whatever it is on your control )  if the coolant is turned on. 

Now it's down to if you know how to modify posts...

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This can be done quite easily without actually  editing the post if you are using a modern post

If you are using a modern post with the coolant switch NOT set to "support coolant using coolant value in post-processor"

Go into the machine definition and then the General Machine Parameters and select the Coolant command tab.

 

Click on one of the unused coolant event and type in something like: Flood with dwell.

In the Enable field type in the command the way you want to see it.  for example M08 G4 P500

Exit out of the machine Definition, saving as you go and allowing Mastercam to reload the machine definition.

Now when you go into the parameters for the operation where you want the coolant to dwell, you can select the coolant option "Flood with dwell" and you probably will want to select "After" so that the coolant on with dwell will be on a line of its own.

 

This is a pretty slick way of doing it, because you can post your coolant command with or without the dwell by operation.

 

 

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On 12/9/2018 at 3:56 AM, Bill Craven said:

This can be done quite easily without actually  editing the post if you are using a modern post

If you are using a modern post with the coolant switch NOT set to "support coolant using coolant value in post-processor"

Go into the machine definition and then the General Machine Parameters and select the Coolant command tab.

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Click on one of the unused coolant event and type in something like: Flood with dwell.

In the Enable field type in the command the way you want to see it.  for example M08 G4 P500

Exit out of the machine Definition, saving as you go and allowing Mastercam to reload the machine definition.

Now when you go into the parameters for the operation where you want the coolant to dwell, you can select the coolant option "Flood with dwell" and you probably will want to select "After" so that the coolant on with dwell will be on a line of its own.

image.png.e1bf4b63b25eaa7ca8044b1afc9fa51b.png

This is a pretty slick way of doing it, because you can post your coolant command with or without the dwell by operation.

 

 

thats just cool, never used that button before, im gonna play around with it tomorrow but you think i could add it before tapping kinda of like manual data input?

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On 12/10/2018 at 6:44 PM, Grimes said:

thats just cool, never used that button before, im gonna play around with it tomorrow but you think i could add it before tapping kinda of like manual data input?

If I understand your question, yes.

 

 

If you want to do multiple lines, you can use several of the custom fields.  The output will be sequential.

 

 

 

I haven't investigated doing this before.  I really don't know what the limitations are.

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