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Ok my format statements are wrong, thats why only 2 place decimals. I know I have the concept, but what am I missing ?

This is what I came up with : pdrlcst #Custom drill cycles 8 - 19 (user option) #Use this postblock to customize drilling cycles 8 - 19 # # custom vars **************************************** fmt Z 15 depth_1 fmt Z 15 depth_2 fmt Z 15 depth_3 fmt Z 15 depth_4 fmt I 15 rad_1 fmt I 15 rad_2 fmt I 15 rad_3 fmt I 15 rad_4 fmt F 15 plunge_fr fmt F 15 rough_fr fmt F 15 finish_fr fmt D 15 comp_1 fmt D 15 comp_2 fmt D 15 comp_3 fmt Z 15 clear_hgt fmt Z 15 feed_hgt # depth_1 = drl_prm1 # depths and radii are in drl_prm 1-8 rad_1 = drl_prm2 depth_2 = drl_prm3 rad_2 = drl_prm4 depth_3 = drl_prm5 rad_3 = drl_prm6 depth_4 = drl_prm7 rad_4 = drl_prm8 # # plunge_fr = mr1 # feedrates are in ------- mr 1-3 rough_fr = mr2 finish_fr = mr3 # # comp_1 = mi3 # cutter comps are in ---- mi 3-5 comp_2 = mi4 comp_3 = mi5 # # clear_hgt = refht_a feed_hgt = refht_i # ******************************************************* # pdrlcommonb if drillcyc = 8, [ sub_prg_call = peck1 pbld, n, "M98", *sub_prg_call, e ] if drillcyc = 9, # G13 - Standard Feedthru [ #psub_call_s #psub_st_s pbld, n, feed_hgt, pbld, n, "G1", depth_1, plunge_fr, e pbld, n, "G13", rad_1, rough_fr, comp_1, e # solder well depth pbld, n, "G13", rad_1, finish_fr, comp_1, e # spring pass pbld, n, "G1", depth_2, plunge_fr, e pbld, n, "G13", rad_2, rough_fr, comp_2, e # rough @1/2 depth pbld, n, "G1", depth_3, plunge_fr, e pbld, n, "G13", rad_2, rough_fr, comp_2, e # rough at finish depth pbld, n, "G13", rad_3, finish_fr, comp_2, e # finish feedthru diameter pbld, n, "G13", rad_3, finish_fr, comp_2, e # spring pass pbld, n, "G1", depth_1,finish_fr, e pbld, n, "G13", rad_1, finish_fr, comp_1, e # cut burr at solder well depth pbld, n, clear_hgt, e #psub_end_s ] pcom_movea pdrlcst_2 #Custom drill cycles 8 - 19, additional points (user option) #Use this postblock to customize drilling cycles 8 - 19 pdrlcommonb if drillcyc = 8, [ sub_prg_call = peck1 pcan1, pbld, n, pxout, pyout, strcantext, e pbld, n, "M98", *sub_prg_call, e ] if drillcyc = 9, # G13 - Standard Feedthru Additional Points [ pcan1, pbld, n, pxout, pyout, strcantext, e ] pcom_movea Post crashed and reported duplicate pdrlcommonb and posted a few G13's, two place decimals for feedrates, and a long line of G1's and G13's without any x-y moves. Not as easy as it looks. LOL

Hoping to get close to this: sub: 00216 (CC35542.216..SP) (.060 EM-.1016 FEEDTHRU) G90 Z.01 G1Z-.012F3. G13I.0702D26F3. G13I.0702D26F4. G1Z-.057F3. G13I.0503D27F3. G1Z-.067 G13I.0507D27F3. G13I.0507D27F4. G1Z-.012F20. G13I.0702D26F5. G0Z.05 M99

I was thinking about something like this: if drillcyc = 10, # G13 - Standard Feedthru [ psub_call_s psub_st_s pbld, n, pdrlxy, e # depths and radii are in drl_prm 1-10 pbld, n, refht, e # feedrates and ccomp assignment are in mi 3-8 pbld, n, "G1 Z", drl_prm1, "F", mi3, e # pbld, n, "G13", "I", drl_prm2, "F", mi4, "D", mi5, e # solder well depth pbld, n, "G13", "I", drl_prm2, "F", mi4, "D", mi5, e # spring pass pbld, n, "G1 Z", drl_prm3, "F", mi3, e pbld, n, "G13", "I", drl_prm4, "F", mi6, "D", mi7 e # rough @1/2 depth pbld, n, "G1 Z", drl_prm5, "F", mi3, e pbld, n, "G13", "I", drl_prm4, "F", mi6, "D", mi7 e # rough at finish depth pbld, n, "G13", "I", drl_prm5, "F", mi6, "D", mi7, e # finish feedthru diameter pbld, n, "G13", "I", drl_prm5, "F", mi6, "D", mi7, e # spring pass pbld, n, "G1 Z", drl_prm1, "F", mi8, e pbld, n, "G13", "I", drl_prm2, "F", mi4, "D", mi5 e # cut burr at solder well depth pbld, n, refht, e psub_end_s pcom_movea ] I,m using Mpmaster v9.1post. The concept of how to code a custom drill cycle is getting clearer to me, but how do I push code into a sub, and return??? The additional point part is no prob. Am I even in the ballpark??? [ 10-13-2008, 11:02 AM: Message edited by: mastercamguru ]

Ok I've set up cycle defs and custom parms in mill9.txt and have some luck getting G13's posted just fine as custom 10 - 15. I would like to force a subprogram call as in custom 9 of Mpmaster post and send my drill code to the sub I called. How do I make a sub from my custom cycle?

Thanks. So can I use them in a canned cycle directly? Like# #*************** # Subprogram Call # *************** # ifdrillcyc=8, [ sub_prg_call=drl_parm1$ pcan1,pbld,n,strcantext,e pbld,n,"M98",*sub_prg_call,e ] isn't the $ for mcx? I am using 9.1 at work and X2mr2 at home

That's right, but I have altered mill.txt to name my new cycles(which I will code later).I am still deciding how to label the custom parameters for each new cycle. My main problem right now is passing these custom 1-10 parameters to my post. What variables are used? eg. as peck1 is for 1st peck - what variable represents custom drill parameters 1-10? Any examples of a custom drill cycle out there ?

Does any one have any tricks up their sleeves to get G13's out of Mcam Mpmaster post? My solution so far is to use custom drill cycle 9 to post subprogram calls(prog # is passed through peck1)variable. I write the G13's manually into a sub. I know I could use another custom cycle to post simple G13 routines, but I need something more like this: 00216 (CC35542.216..SP) (.060 EM-.1016 FEEDTHRU) G90 Z.01 G1Z-.012F3. G13I.0702D26F3. G13I.0702D26F4. G1Z-.057F3. G13I.0503D27F3. G1Z-.067 G13I.0507D27F3. G13I.0507D27F4. G1Z-.012F20. G13I.0702D26F5. G0Z.05 M99 Any ides would be appreciated.