Thanks again.

I would like to not have G43 displayed following post since I am going to touch off the top of the part. Is there a quick way to keep G43 from being displayed?

"0" not ")"

LOL...never mind. I found it in the top of the Post file. It was set to ")" already. Thanks again!

Thanks! How do I turn off "stage tool"? I checked the help files and this references removing the Automatic Tool Changer from the Machine Def. page, which I have done. Is this what you are referring to?

I removed the tool changer from my machine configuration, but the line above is still displayed.

My mill doesn't have a tool changer. How can I turn off the T0 M06 display in my .nc file? I am using X3 with a modified version of mpmaster. Thanks for any ideas!

Is this a difficult change to make? I have been looking far and wide through every forum and MasterCAM Post literature I can get my hands on, but am coming up empty handed. This controller must be a oddity at best. Does my issue make sense or have I not explained the issue well enough? Is there anything else I could describe?

Using MPMaster, I was able to get an incremental (tosz_i) measurement for top of stock, but cannot get an absolute (tosz_a) to display. I have retract, TOS, and depth set to absolute in MasterCAM. #---------------------------------------- fmt Q 2 peck1$ #First peck increment (positive) fmt 2 peck2$ #Second or last peck (positive) fmt 2 peckclr$ #Safety distance fmt 2 retr$ #Retract height fmt Q 2 shftdrl$ #Fine bore tool shift fmt Z 2 zdrl$ #Depth of drill point fmt T 2 tosz_a #Drilling top of stock fmt T 2 tosz_i #Drilling top of stock fmt N 4 n_tap_thds$ #Number of threads per inch (tpi) / Pitch (mm) fmt F 2 pitch #Tap pitch (inches per thread) fmt Z 2 initht_a #Initial height fmt Z 2 initht_i #Initial height fmt C 2 refht_a #Reference height fmt C 2 refht_i #Reference height #---------------------------------------- pdrill$ #Canned Drill Cycle pdrlcommonb pcan1, pbld, n$, *sgdrlref, *sgdrill, pdrlxy, pcout, pindexdrl, prdrlout, tosz_a, pfzout, [if dwell$, *dwell$], strcantext, e$, #*feed pcom_movea #------------------------------------------ Results: Using tosz_a: N200 G99 G81 C25. Z-5. Using tosz_i: N200 G99 G81 C25. T-25. Z-5. Anyone see where I messed up on this one?

Trying to use the tosz variable, but am missing something. I simply want G81 C____ D____ T____ to show up. ----------------------------------------------- fmt Q 2 peck1$ #First peck increment (positive) fmt Q 2 shftdrl$ #Fine bore tool shift fmt C 2 refht_a #Reference height fmt C 2 refht_i #Reference height fmt T 2 tosz #Top of Stock in Z #----------------------------------------------- pdrill$ #Canned Drill Cycle pdrlcommonb pcan1, pbld, n$, *sgdrlref, *sgdrill, pxout, pyout, pfzout, prdrlout, dwell$, strcantext, e$, tosz, #*feed, pcom_movea #----------------------------------------------- What have I done wrong?

Thanks for the info. I have been able to get C (clear plane) to be posted and have dropped the feed rate. I lack depth and top of stock, but have not given up yet!

I am trying to run a G81 on a Servo Impact II mini mill. It requires the following variables for this cycle: C: Clear plane (absolute) D: Depth of hole (negative incremental from T) T: Top of hole (absolute) What is get is the standard G81 Z__ R__ F__ I am trying to use the generic Fanuc mill post. I have made these changes on the control definition page: Arc center type (all instances): Delta start to center Helix support: All planes supported Mill Drill Cyles: only checked Simple, Peck, and Boring #1 as the spindle speed is a separate control. I will need to fix G82, G83, G73, G85, and G89 as well, but I hope that whatever help I can get with 81 will also point me in the right direction with the others. These require B(dwell at bottom), I(peck increment), and P(peck clear increment). Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.