I guess the part that was confusing me was I thought if it wasn't named drl_prm1 etc, then the post would not know where to look in Mastercam to get the custom drill parameters input while programming. Where I was going with the only having ten variables was if drl_prm1 was for a "Z" value then any other custom parameters I would use the parameter 1 in mastercam would always have to be a "Z" value, but I guess that is not the case if you can create your own variables?

I would be interested in looking at that code to see if it would help me with my post. Thank you.

I haven't used a mi or mr at all. How could I use to get the subs to increment? Thank you.

So when I create a variable for custom drilling cycle can I use more than the ten different variables that the custom drill parameters has?

That did it. Thank you very much for your help. The only other thing I added was: if drillcyc$ = 9, [ refht_z = refht$ drl_prm1 = drl_prm1$ drl_prm2 = drl_prm2$ drl_prm3 = drl_prm3$ pdrlcommonb pcan1, pdrlxy, e$ <---------------------------------------added this line so it will move to next hole location pbld, n$, *sg01, *drl_prm1, *drl_prm2, e$ pbld, n$, pfzout, *feed, e$ pbld, n$, *refht_z, *drl_prm3, e$ pcom_movea ] Thanks again.

I've been working on a custom drill cycle for my post and I've almost got it but I can't get it to input the feed with the value I have given it in my custom drill parameters. I can get a post of this: T21 M06 (.385 GO DRILL KENNAMETAL# 4149277) M11 (UNLOCK) G90 G80 G49 G40 G17 G00 G54 B0. X0. Y.818 S2650 M03 M10 (LOCK) G43 H21 Z8.3 M88 (DRILL PISTON BORE) G94 G01 Z0. F0. <---------- custom line Z7. F25. <---------- custom line Z8.3 F0. <---------- custom line M89 G91 G28 Z0. M05 With this in my post: pdrlcst$ #Custom drill cycles 8 - 19 (user option) #Use this postblock to customize drilling cycles 8 - 19 pdrlcommonb #if drillcyc = 8, pcan1, pbld, n$, *sgdrlref, *sgdrill, pdrlxy, pfzout, pcout, pindexdrl, # prdrlout, dwell, *feed, strcantext, e$ if drillcyc$ = 8, [ sub_prg_call = peck1$ pcan1, pbld, n$, *sg00, *sgabsinc, pfxout, pfyout, pfcout, pindexdrl, strcantext, e$ pbld, n$, "M98", *sub_prg_call, e$ ] if drillcyc$ = 9, [ refht_z = refht$ pdrlcommonb pcan1, pbld, n$, *sg01, *drl_prm1, *drl_prm2, e$ pbld, n$, pfzout, *feed, e$ pbld, n$, *refht_z, *drl_prm3, e$ pcom_movea ] else, "CUSTOMIZABLE DRILL CYCLE ", pfxout, pfyout, pfzout, pfcout, pindexdrl, e$ 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, pcan1, pbld, n$, pdrlxy, pzout, pcout, pindexdrl, prdrlout, dwell, # feed, strcantext, e$ if drillcyc$ = 8, [ sub_prg_call = peck1$ pcan1, pbld, n$, *sg00, *sgabsinc, pfxout, pfyout, pfcout, pindexdrl, strcantext, e$ pbld, n$, "M98", *sub_prg_call, e$ ] if drillcyc$ = 9, [ refht_z = refht$ pdrlcommonb pcan1, pbld, n$, *sg01, *drl_prm1, *drl_prm2, e$ pbld, n$, pfzout, *feed, e$ pbld, n$, *refht_z, *drl_prm3, e$ pcom_movea ] else, "CUSTOMIZABLE DRILL CYCLE ", pfxout, pfyout, pfzout, pfcout, pindexdrl, e$ pcom_movea Or I can get this: T21 M06 (.385 GO DRILL KENNAMETAL# 4149277) M11 (UNLOCK) G90 G80 G49 G40 G17 G00 G54 B0. X0. Y.818 S2650 M03 M10 (LOCK) G43 H21 Z8.3 M88 (DRILL PISTON BORE) G94 G01 drl_prm1$ 8. drl_prm2$ 10. Z7. F25. Z8.3 drl_prm3$ 60. M89 G91 G28 Z0. M05 With this in my post: pdrlcst$ #Custom drill cycles 8 - 19 (user option) #Use this postblock to customize drilling cycles 8 - 19 pdrlcommonb #if drillcyc = 8, pcan1, pbld, n$, *sgdrlref, *sgdrill, pdrlxy, pfzout, pcout, pindexdrl, # prdrlout, dwell, *feed, strcantext, e$ if drillcyc$ = 8, [ sub_prg_call = peck1$ pcan1, pbld, n$, *sg00, *sgabsinc, pfxout, pfyout, pfcout, pindexdrl, strcantext, e$ pbld, n$, "M98", *sub_prg_call, e$ ] if drillcyc$ = 9, [ refht_z = refht$ pdrlcommonb pcan1, pbld, n$, *sg01, *drl_prm1$, *drl_prm2$, e$ pbld, n$, pfzout, *feed, e$ pbld, n$, *refht_z, *drl_prm3$, e$ pcom_movea ] else, "CUSTOMIZABLE DRILL CYCLE ", pfxout, pfyout, pfzout, pfcout, pindexdrl, e$ 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, pcan1, pbld, n$, pdrlxy, pzout, pcout, pindexdrl, prdrlout, dwell, # feed, strcantext, e$ if drillcyc$ = 8, [ sub_prg_call = peck1$ pcan1, pbld, n$, *sg00, *sgabsinc, pfxout, pfyout, pfcout, pindexdrl, strcantext, e$ pbld, n$, "M98", *sub_prg_call, e$ ] if drillcyc$ = 9, [ refht_z = refht$ pdrlcommonb pcan1, pbld, n$, *sg01, *drl_prm1$, *drl_prm2$, e$ pbld, n$, pfzout, *feed, e$ pbld, n$, *refht_z, *drl_prm3$, e$ pcom_movea I have my custom drill parameters set as follows: # -------------------------------------------------------------------------- # Custom drilling cycle 9, carbide drill drilling cycle # -------------------------------------------------------------------------- fmt "Z" 2 drl_prm1 #starting Z depth fmt "F" 2 drl_prm2 #starting feed rate fmt "F" 2 drl_prm3 #retract feed rate fmt "Z" 2 refht_z #for Z retract height output # -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Seems like I can get it to either post the F or Z code I have assigned or post the numbers I have for my custom parameters in Mastercam. What am I doing wrong??

Colin G. - Eapprentice.net, on 03 July 2014 - 10:05 PM, said: This will set the subprogram number, equal to the tool number, times one hundred. sub_prg_no$ = t$ * 100 Depending on the calling order of the post blocks, you may also need to add that line of code in the 'psub_st_s$' post block as well. I've tried putting this in the psub_call_s$ and psub_st_s$. I still can't get it to work. This is what I have in my post now: psub_call_s$ #Call to sub level result = nwadrs(strp, sub_prg_no$) sub_prg_no$ = t$ * 100 #Add sub number offset if progno$ = sub_prg_no$, result = mprint(sprgnerror) pbld, n$, "M97", *sub_prg_no$, e$ psub_st_s$ #Header in sub leveln result = nwadrs(strn, sub_prg_no$) sub_prg_no$ = t$ * 100 if first_sub & subs_before, first_sub = zero #suppress blank line before first sub with subs before main else, " ", e$ *sub_prg_no$, e$ pbld, n$, sgabsinc, e$ psub_end_s$ #End in sub level n$, "M99", e$ prv_absinc$ = -1

I'm trying to get my post to change my sub number to the tool number times 100 and I can't get the sub number to change to at all. What I I'm getting is this: ( ROUGH PROFILE ) T1 M6 ( .375 ROUGHER E.M. ) G0 G90 G54 X-.145 Y.3445 S12000 M3 G43 H1 Z.1 M8 T2 M97 P0001 ( ROUGH PROFILE ) G90 G55 X-.145 Y.3445 Z.1 M97 P0001 M9 G91 G28 Z0. M5 M01 ( FACE TOP ) T2 M6 ( .375 E.M. ) G0 G90 G54 X.7455 Y-1.385 S12000 M3 G43 H2 Z.1 M8 T3 M97 P0002 ( FACE TOP ) G90 G55 X.7455 Y-1.385 Z.1 M97 P0002 M9 G91 G28 Z0. M5 M01 And what I want is this: ( ROUGH PROFILE ) T1 M6 ( .375 ROUGHER E.M. ) G0 G90 G54 X-.145 Y.3445 S12000 M3 G43 H1 Z.1 M8 T2 M97 P100 ( ROUGH PROFILE ) G90 G55 X-.145 Y.3445 Z.1 M97 P100 M9 G91 G28 Z0. M5 M01 ( FACE TOP ) T2 M6 ( .375 E.M. ) G0 G90 G54 X.7455 Y-1.385 S12000 M3 G43 H2 Z.1 M8 T3 M97 P200 ( FACE TOP ) G90 G55 X.7455 Y-1.385 Z.1 M97 P200 M9 G91 G28 Z0. M5 M01 I've been trying to change stuff in the post here: psub_call_s$ #Call to sub level result = nwadrs(strp, sub_prg_no$) sub_prg_no$ = sub_prg_no$ + 1000 #Add sub number offset <------------------- I tried several different ways of doing the "=" on this line but I can't get it to change at all. if progno$ = sub_prg_no$, result = mprint(sprgnerror) pbld, n$, "M97", *sub_prg_no$, e$ I'm not even sure if I'm trying in the right place or not. I'd also like it to give me the program number + 1 for each sub for a different post. I'm guessing the change between the two would be pretty similar. Thank you very much.

Ok that works like I want it to. Thank you again for your help.

So I tried the *pwcs and still didn't get a work offset code. I tried the *g_wcs and it works like I want it to but only for G54-G59, it puts in a G0 in place of a G154.xx. Thank you for helping me out.

I'm having trouble editing my post to give me a work offset call with a G90 A0. at the end of my program. This is where I am trying to put it in my post: peof$ #End of file for non-zero tool pretract comment$ if stagetool = 1 & stagetltype = 2, pbld, n$, *first_tool$, e$ n$, *sgcode, *sgabsinc, pwcs, "A0.", e$ <------- the line I have added. n$, "M30", e$ Not sure what I'm doing wrong to get a output of G54, G55, etc. This is what it is posting: G0 Z1.1 M9 G91 G28 Z0. M5 G28 Y0. G0 G90 A0. M30 % And this is what I want: G0 Z1.1 M9 G91 G28 Z0. M5 G28 Y0. G0 G90 G54(or whatever work offset program is using) A0. M30 % Thank you

I'm not sure about the mi or mr trigger. I couldn't find it in the post. I did block out the sav_rot_on_x=0 line and everything seems good now. Thank you very much for the help.

On my Mori post I don't get any lock or unlock codes (M10 and M11) as well as no B. move, (which would be B0.). I get these codes when I have rotations programmed but I still want/need the code when doing just doing work on B0. How can I get these codes to come up without B axis rotation?