What will the PFH do if you command 180000 with no decimal place? Is it a full fourth on the PFH? If it goes to the right place why not just let it ride and use the format for the HCN? Husker

As Far as I know you can't change it on the machine. We had the same issue the issue you have is you have the NC positioner, not the nc rotary table. I just changed my post and let it ride. To change the post look at the link to the post I started on practical machinist two years ago. Its just a format statement. Pretty simple fix just don't remember the details off the top of my head. Post Format Issue - Practical Machinist Good Luck Husker

When using the Nethasp locally, do I need to do anything in the nethasp.ini file? It finds it with no custom configurations. Husker

So I went through and did that latter items you have described in your last posts. Absolutely no change. Still slow for that. Mind you that is the only slow thing other than saving a 80Mb file.... Just right clicking in the operation manager that is. Right clicking in the graphics screen is the normal instant response. As for the computer, Dell Precision T3500, 2.8ghz Xeon 64bit WIN7, 6GB ram, unfortunately it is an ATI card, but doesn't seem to have any trouble(Firepro V4800). I wasn't having this problem for the first year of operation using X4 then I switched to X5 everything was cool for a month or so, now the right click in operations manager is slow. The only thing that has changed since the upgrade to X5MU1 was going from a regular hasp to a nethasp, and come to think of it things changed about the same time. I have the same issue in X4MU3 As for my nethasp setup. I am currently set up using it locally (same config as the other computer that I had trouble with this in the past). The other computer that I have setup using MCam on the Nethasp as no lag issues with the right click menu in the operations manager. Does the machine validate the hasp every time you right click in the ops manager screen? Thanks, Husker

Did everything here, though none of my files are being read from the network. There were only a few temporary files in the users local... folder. No improvement. Any other ideas? What about the hasp? Husker

Don't see anything going on when I right click. Beyond Stumped on this one. I was thinking about uninstalling and re-installing, because this is getting old while creating new programs.... Slows the the rhythm way down. Nobody from the resellers/dealers that have customers experiencing this. Could it have to do with running a nethasp locally? Because that is the only commonality I can think of between this mcam system and the last one I had this trouble with. Any easy way to test this nethasp theory. Husker

Yeah I ended up figuring out that that feature was useful when I was doing a lot of multi-part transform operations with a single tool. Combine 4 or five operations, (contours, drill ops...), then transform the group onto the next part with a retract and approach in between the parts. Comes in very useful. It is nice for operators proving out new parts too, breaks up the code a little more. Husker

Not a problem. Its nice when you can get good answer on the forums isn't it. Now if I can just solve my own problems.......

Use two operations set your retract and clearance planes inside the hole/pocket then use reference points to get the tool into and out of the hole. I attached a picture and also a link to a mcx file to look at. Is this basically what you are trying to do? http://dl.dropbox.com/u/29828272/Example.png File Link X4 Rough Finish Example Husker

Use I J K not R. Math errors will go away because the control will calculate the radius. Husker

This sparked a good way to do it.... I have figured it out and added it into my post. Basically you need to do the following things. Define the variable "peofid" in the variable initialization section. Then change the following sections: Original: peof$ #End of file for non-zero tool phsm_off pbld, n$, "M09", e$ pbld, n$, "M89", e$ pbld, n$, "G91 G30", "Z0.", e$ pbld, n$, "G30", "X0.", "Y0.", e$ if lock_codes = one & rot_on_x, pbld, n$, *sunlock, sunlockcomm, e$ rotretflg = 1 pbld, n$, "G91", *sg28, protretinc, e$ rotretflg = 0 if lock_codes = one & rot_on_x, pbld, n$, *slock, slockcomm, e$ comment$ if not(index), n$, *sg90, e$ n$, "M30", e$ mergesub$ clearsub$ mergeaux$ clearaux$ "%", e$ add the "peofid = 1" add "comment$" after the M30 and comment out the original "comment$ Modified: peof$ #End of file for non-zero tool phsm_off peofid = 1 pbld, n$, "M09", e$ pbld, n$, "M89", e$ pbld, n$, "G91 G30", "Z0.", e$ pbld, n$, "G30", "X0.", "Y0.", e$ if lock_codes = one & rot_on_x, pbld, n$, *sunlock, sunlockcomm, e$ rotretflg = 1 pbld, n$, "G91", *sg28, protretinc, e$ rotretflg = 0 if lock_codes = one & rot_on_x, pbld, n$, *slock, slockcomm, e$ #comment$ if not(index), n$, *sg90, e$ n$, "M30", e$ comment$ mergesub$ clearsub$ mergeaux$ clearaux$ "%", e$ Then change the following line in the manual entry section. From: if gcode$ = 1006, n$, pspc, scomm$, e$ To: if gcode$ = 1006, [ if peofid = 1, [ " ", e$ " ", e$ n$, pspc, scomm$, e$ peofid = 0 ] else, n$, pspc, scomm$, e$ ] Good luck to anyone that may want to to do this. Thanks Everyone, Husker

nobody else other than sledgeek and myself are experiencing this?

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Yeah I thought about that, but the problem I have is that the Manual Entry is an operation itself, so it won't do the EOF yet, and I can't edit my probing into my post, that wouldn't make any sense at all. Husker

I use manual entry from time to time, but it won't insert it at the right place. It needs to be after my safe retract and pallet change prep M30 BS. Husker

Not a clean way to do it. Then you would have some oddball code and some weird errors when it gets to your true end of file statements.

Guys, We have an FMS, and probe about 80% of the parts we run in it (Flimsy Aluminum Casting Work). Anyway, I hate editing code and do as little as possible, but one things that I always do is write all of my probing cycles by hand because there is hardly a single part that is cut and dry simple probing. I have heard and seen people use custom drill cycles to do probing, but have no interest in that, seems too cumbersome. Anyway, the way our system handles file transfer is to just bring in the programs(one file) and work offsets(single g10 file), then it calls the offset program and then calls the workpiece program. So what I end up doing is I toss the probing subroutine in the end of the program file after the M30 and all is cool, it gets into the control anyway. I then use a subprogram call (drill cycle) to put the probe in the spindle and call the length offset, then call my probing sub. Long Story Short. Is there a way to use Manual Entry to toss a chunk of code after the M30 so I don't have to paste in my sub after posting? Thanks, Nick

No

Oh and both x4 and x5 do it now. Same time delay.

File size in this case doesn't make a difference. I have had files that make it slow, but that takes well over 100 operations before that happens. Saving is also a PITA in this case. I routinely have files over 100MB, they take a while but file size doesn't seem to slow things down, just the number of operations / the size of the operation data. Main thing is a blank file takes forever. If I shut off my antivirus, it makes no difference. Anyone else? Husker

Had the same issue on an old yasnac mx3, just caught it before it crashed. No alarm, just skipped ahead, no hesitation, lots of head scratching as a result. I kept just restarting the program from the right place, had no idea what it was until I had stared at the code for a day or so.... Then it hit me like a truck, felt pretty stupid. But in that case I found the problem during prove-out, and didn't let it run without me restarting at that point because it was not so kosher. Sorry to hear you had some bad unexpected results. Husker

Hey guys, When I right click in the operation manager I get a very slow response. This has been a problem for me with other computers in the past, with x2 ,x3 and x4. This current computer was fine with x4 and x5, never had a problem but now all of a sudden it has a huge lag when I right click. This is obnoxious because now it takes 3 seconds each time for me to wait for the menu to come up. Anyone else experience this? Nothing has seemed to change with the computer, everything else processes fine and snappy. Thanks, Husker

Guys, When I use a dwell value in the G81/G82 drill cycle in the MPMaster Post / MDef I get the proper output for that particular cycle, but every other drill cycle(g81) will then end up with a P0 on the second line... May of just answered my own questions here... Yup, I did, just had to use my brain... For those that might be interested and searching in the future... You need to modify the following line, replace dwell$ with the portion underlined. Now my question at this point would be how to make the dwell portion modal, and not call it on subsequent points, unless it changes, this much I think is outside of my post modding knowledge. Help on this subject would be appreciated. Is this what the ! is for instead of the * to force? pdrill_2$ #Canned Drill Cycle, additional points pdrlcommonb pcan1, pbld, n$, pdrlxy, pzout, pcout, pindexdrl, prdrlout, [if dwell$, dwell$], feed, strcantext, e$ pcom_move Peace Folks Husker

"IS the feed value of 20 correct? multiplying by -1 will only change the sign which is fine if the value itself is correct. what is fr$ formatted for? fs and fmt assignments are what I am taking about. " No 20 isn't the feedrate he programmed, 20 would actually be a programmed feed of 2ipm. -20 is what was is posted out by default or some such thing, I fought and fought this issue and got nowhere with it. Husker

Yeah I had that problem and got sick of it so I wrote a new post altogether using the X4 MPFAN post. Took some work but was able to get it the way I wanted it. Pretty reliable post, does helical interp and arcs in all planes, drill cycles can be on any plane, uses datum shifts to make that happen. You can even jump and stuff. When I get a chance I will send it to you. I need to get it from a school server, I don't have the current working copy, I have made a few edits since I last backed it up into my files. Shoot me a message with your email. Husker