Thanks! I had somehow completely missed that postblock...

Is there some trick to post tool length - overall length, NOT the offset number - into tool table? (Mastercam X2, Mill, pwrtt$ postblock) As far as I know, there's no variable available for tool length, I checked (and I checked _all_ variables, to be sure I took all variable names MCPost.dll has ) Tool length can be read from parameters (like 20007), but that, of course, is not possible at preparatory processing. I hope the only way is not to write a post that first stores everything in buffers and then posts it...that would be like writing a new post processor, just to get one extra piece of information into tooltable.

Thanks for the information about those registers. Now I can explain them when someone asks. A post developer has to know everything about every machine. Even when it's not my job at all. Those are in the manuals which the customer should read...

I'm tailoring a post for Mastercam X, for Hyundai Kia SKT28LM Lathe (X, Z, and C) with Fanuc 21i-TB control and live tools. And no, I don't need a post. No problem there. But, does anyone happen to have a list of its G- and M-codes in electrical form, or, even better, the whole programming manual? As usual, it has a number of its own exotic codes... If not, my customer just has to tell me what it needs (that's really slow, hard work ), or I'll have to contact the importer (who couldn't care less).

>and ofcource i cant repeat g01 or g02 in the repeat lines any one can guide me how to bring g01 or g02 repeat in all block irrespective to either presence of same in the previous block The proper way is to make gcode nonmodal. In most modern posts there is already a format with a comment "Integer, forced output". Might look something like this: fs2 16 1 0 1 0n #Integer, forced output Then you just add this line anywhere: fmt 16 gcode (Just to be sure, add 3 spaces between fmt and 16, the forum doesn't show them...) Actual gcode output is handled by a string select, so that format only affects modality. There are Agievision posts available for Mastercam 9 Wire, ask your dealer. Mill is suitable only for very limited Wire posting. While on the subject of Agie on Mastercam 9 Wire, does anyone know what these "S" and "T" registers actually mean? I'm trying to tailor a post for a customer and I don't have a complete Agievision manual... N002 D01 S00 T00 Q+034336 G43 S REGISTER TOO LOW T REGISTER TOO LOW (Although that is Agiematic, not Agievision...) [ 12-09-2005, 12:45 AM: Message edited by: Niilo Paasivirta ]