Thank you John that looks like it works good.

Jody

oh wait now that you say that no it did nt work right then. it checked T1. the first tool in the program I posted used T25.

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Jody

that worked thanks so much

what does the 0 and 1 do?

Jody

That did not work

thanks though

Jody

What does the '!' mean or do in a post program?

Jody

I have been trying to figour it out myself but I give up. The first tool puts all the code there except the T# that is just blank.

 G65 P9853 B1. H.3 

i did get the check tool to show up in teh misc values page. i used #10 and it would not work so i tried #9 and it worked.

Thanks

Jody

ConnorMac,

I put the code in as you showed. how do you get the misc integers to show the name "Check Tool" and not the standard "Misc. Integer[#]"?

Also with using the Misc. Integer it seems to be offwhen posting the check tool code. so if

operation #1 misc int is 0 'off' it does not post the check tool code

oper #2 miscint is 0 'off' the code is posted

oper #3 misc int in 1 'on' the code is posted

Thank you

Jody

Roger,

I dont understand what to change this is what mine looks like.

pcom_movea      #Common motion preparation routines, after              

Thank you

Jody

Thanks John that worked. I may try to look at using the misc_int later that sounds like a good idea not to check it on every program. i planned on having to post and using it when i needed it.

Jody

Roger, I dont have pcommova in the post.

sorry I don't know much about posts.

Thank you

Jody

Travis that would be good for the old toolpaths but what if you are using the HSM toolpath with output feed move checked?

thanks

Jody

How can I change my post to put the block numbers every 25 or 100 lines and not every line?

I know that I have seen it but can't find it again.

How do I limit the number of charactor in per line. the HAAS does not like what I have?

Thank you

Jody

OK after I got my head out of my arse I did get a better results. but for some reason it does not put the code in after the first tool is done. It is there after the last tool though.

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I did try to stage tools in the machine def's or someplace but the machine does not do it. I do not know why?

Thank you for the help.

Jim and ConnorMac

I have know clue how to use the misc. int. or the manual entry thing. what benefit are those for this that or anything.

yes the previous tool is what i want checked. the sample i posted was a test so i could watch it before i put the code in the middle of a program.

thnaks john check your mail

jody

I dont need to put the first line

 pbld, t$, "M6", e$ 

in if the tool that I want to check was the last tool that ran, right?

The t$ is the tool that was last called up?

The e$ is an end of Block call?

I am not going to worry about the variable thing yet. untill I can figure out how to call a sister tool up.

Thank you much

Jody

John,

yes that would be the start of what I would like to do.

Thanks

Jody

Found out yesterday that it is so easy to check the tool for breakage before the next tool change. You throw in a G65 P9853 B1 T1 H.5;

T(tool # you are checking)

H(Tool breakage tolerance value in metric)

Here is the test code that worked for me yesterday.

T110 M06

G65P9853B1T110H.5

T110 M6

G0 G90 G54 X-3.0518 Y.1915 S11500 M3

G43 H110 Z2.

I hope that helps the slower folks (like me) that have been wondering as i have, how to use the Renishaw system more than just setting the tool heights and the part.

Now the questions

How can i throw in that code and if the tool it broke grab the sister tool and start running the sister at the last good tool check?

How can I find out when the last check was if the tool is broke? I guess I could leave the machine on and look at the code, but I would like to have the machine shut down after X time passes not running anything.

How can I have my post add that line in at every tool change so I don't have to add it manually?

I have the book 'Parametric Programming for CNC machine Tools and Touch Probes' ordered. I hope that it will help me with the learning of macro's, probes, CNC, God, bosses, government, kids and women. Well maybe not all of those.

I have read that Renishaw's customer support is lousy. I would agree some but after several messages in the afternoon then again the next morning to different people there, I left one for the guy that helped me out the most last time I called, and he called back within an hour. So I learned now that I will only ask for him, he cares and did not rush me off the phone.

Thank you

Jody

OIC

I dont get it what is the problem?

Jim,

What kind are you looking at getting? We would like to get one here also.

Thanks

Jody

About a minute 15 seconds to regen and 20 seconds to verify and a very long time(every other week maybe) to crash, I dont have time to wait for that.

Jody

I works no so stop working. You Textron guys work to hard.

Kennon, use foxfire and extension reload. it refreshes websites as often as you want.

Jody

You can drag a file into Mastercam File Open and drop it it will open. I think that is what I did once.

Jody

Wow I just got this email.

Now who would want to down grade to smurfcam?

Jody