I cant remember. . .Its been to long ago. I do have separate folders for Mcam9_1 and Mcam9_1_MR0304.!!

What files do I copy then rename. Control Def. Machine Def. Post Any others?

hasp set-up is not there!! It is in X MR2 - Is that O.K. to use?

In an effort to free up some disk space I uninstalled V9.1. Now when I try to run 9.1 MR0304 I am getting the HASP not found error. Can I fix it or is this an attempt to make me use X

Del, Looks like I have some more work to do. The new features are neat, now I just need to figure out the best way to make all of this work for US .

quote: You could copy the first one that works well and rename then tweek a little. That would make things much easier!!

Thanks for the input guys. That makes a little more work, but should be worth it in the end!!!

We have several machines that are similar (2 axis lathes - but different controls, 3 axis mills but different max. tools and RPM). Should we have a definition for each machine, or just one with different post options? Just rtying to make the transition as smooth as possible!!!

O.K., I have determined why the M38 does not work on the second pass - Its not the same geo as the first pass. I need to figure out some logic to do this one!!! Since we draw lead in/out lines, is there any way to "force" Mcam to cancel cc on the last move rather then have an extra .01 move? Hope this makes sense.

Del, Guess I need to dig a little deeper!!! Do you have similar code in ptlchg$ as well????? Roger, Yes, this is fanuc wire post!!! Comments???

O.K., we're closer. Roger, Typically rough and finish are differnet passes. Del, With your code, the first skim pass still post M37 Troy

Thanks guys, I'll give it a shot.

Hey guys, Is there a way to tell the difference between rough and skim passes? Rough pass needs M37 and skim pass need M38. I could do it with misc. int., but there must be another way!!!! V10 - Fanuc Post Troy

Roger, I got the debug issue worked out. I would love to have you look at the file (to check for wierd things I've done too) but I cant get it on the FTP. Troy

Del, quote: are you selecting thread point, geometry, and cut point when chaining Not selecting thread cut!!! I assume its cutting because of the Wire Parameters Cuts Page 'suppress all cuts' is un-checked!! quote: why do you have s2 d2 and s3 d3 if the wire is going to a new position We are cutting dovetail form tools. Only certain portions of them require skim passes.

Roger, I have checked ‘Enable post file debug information’ but I still dont get the extra info??? I got the spacing thing worked out. Can be somewhat cumbersome when you have several things on one line (such as the date)!!! quote: 3> Where (version?) did your MPWFANUC.PST come from? Came from the istall disk code: [post_VERSION] #DO NOT MOVE OR ALTER THIS LINE# V10.00 E1 P3 T1130447483 M10.00 I0 # Post Name : MPWFANUC # Product : Wire # Machine Name : Generic # Control Name : Fanuc # Description : Generic 4 Axis Wire Post # 4-axis : Yes # Executable : MP 10.0 quote: You are moving (without wire) from contour to another contour and your Comp doesn’t get can canceled? Yes, that is correct!! CC seems to work on the first pass - start of second pass - and end of third pass. code: G90 M31 G00 X-.15 Y-.975 (First Pass) S1 D1 G41 G01 X-.04 (First pass code) G40 X2.1058 M50 G54 X1.69 Y0. (Second Pass) M60 S2 D2 G42 G01 X1.68 (Second pass Code) X-.05 M50 G54 X1.68 Y0. (Third Pass) M60 S3 D3 G01 X1.64 (Third pass Code) G01 X0. Y-.427 G40 X-.05

O.K., I'm starting to jump in. First - How do I turn on debug? Second - How do I get rid of spaces in the posted code. I want the () next to the numbers. I did some searching, but nothing I did was able to fix it. code: O1000 ( T5602R00 ) Third - I need to cancel cc before the wire can cut. Rather than cancel only before wire cut, it might be easier to cancel after every op. But then I need to make it active again before the next pass. code: G40 X2.1058 ---- THIS IS GOOD G54 X1.69 Y0. M43 S2 D2 G42 G01 X1.68 ---- THIS IS GOOD code: X-.05 ---- THIS NEEDS G40 M50 G54 X1.68 Y0. M60 S3 D3 G01 X1.64 ---- THIS NEEDS G41/G42 Machine - Funuc Oi10C Wire EDM. MCAM - X MR1 Post - MPWFANUC Thanks for the help!!!!

Hey all, We just got our new Fanuc OiC-10" and are beginning to play with it. What post would be the best to start with when doing tapered cuts? We also have a power Z axis? BTW - We are currently running V9. Thank you

It has been a problem since day 1!!!!!

Hyman, I faught with this for a while too. Try changing the lead in angle to 0. Then hard code that info in your post. This is from my post code: pg76new #G76 threading new style pbld, n, *sthdgcode, "P010060", *thdlast, *thdfinish, e pbld, n, *sthdgcode, pfxout, pfzout, *thddepth, *thdfirst, *thdrdlt, pffr, e This is how it posts code: N3 G30 U0. W0. (FIRST CUT) G54 G97 S3000 M03 T303 (O.D. THREAD) M08 G00 X.782 Z.4167 G76 P010060 Q30 R.002 G76 X.612 Z-.35 P350 Q80 R0. F.0625 M09 G30 U0. W0. T300 M01 (OTHER CODE) N3 G30 U0. W0. (SECOND CUT) G54 G97 S3000 M03 T303 (O.D. THREAD) M08 G00 X.782 Z.4167 G76 P010060 Q30 R.002 G76 X.612 Z-.35 P350 Q300 R0. F.0625 M09 G30 U0. W0. T300 M01 You may want to change P010060 to P010029 HTH

Charlie, Thanks for the info. I will have to look into that more and see what I can do.

Chris, For me its not that hard, but I dont do much of the programming any more. Brian, We do define the stock. The problem is - the first operation may remove more material than the second op. Therfore MC thinks the stock for the second op is gone and the tool will rapid to tool change position from inside the part. I have added a safe guard "G00 Z.05", but that applies to all operations, not just I.D. Hope I explained this clearly enough. Troy

Is there a way to differentiate (SP) between OD and ID finish pass? I want to make sure the tool is out of the hole for ID work (without using ref. points), but dont care on OD work!! Modified Fanuc Post. Thank you

Double post !!

SL-30 here. Not sure how much I can help, but I'll give it a shot!!