We had them stuck to the top for a while but nobody responded. Maybe people notice more when they float through?

Again.

Stew is right, the post must output two seperate files, 1 for the sim, and the G-code file. We have our posts hooked up to do it the same way!

Curt, Sounds like you are using a version X version of mpmaster in X2. There have been some parameter changes made in mp that affect how the post is reading your machine definition. If it is just a generic 3/4-axis mpmaster, I would suggest downloading the new version of mpmaster for X2. Chris

I'll bump this again....when we lock stuff to the very top nobody sees it.

Not sure.....its a Mits control so I'm not sure how people are doing with the canned rough and finish thing. I did change the forced arc ijk but if you're not having problems...no worries. g54g55 does not apply. Brett

code: G174 is move back along your current axis to the envelope limit. G74 Z-.1 L1=1 is move to this Z position in machine coordinates. So, if your current axis is Z, they're the same, if not, they are different. Don't put the G74 Z in on a tilted plane or bad things may happen! That said, I've seen machines overtravel with the G174 command. Brett

Randy, Lathe is something that just got added so you'll see some positives and negatives with that. The stock removal is dynamite. Mastercam stock is working with it now as well. Brett

The addressing of the rotary happens in pcout and pfcout right before it's output.

kenfromlodi, E-mail me your zip2go. Brett

I see you've switched from MillingMan to Randy @ SFI. Thanks for your help on it.

When you run the .exe to install it pops up for you. HTML Setup Sheet Template - Mastercam X2 ---------------------------------------- This product launches in the application associated with HTML files. It is intended for use with Mastercam X2. Mill, Lathe, and Router products are supported, including Mill/Turn applications. 1. Run the .exe file to install to your root Mastercam directory (e.g. C:Mcamx2). 2. Under Settings, Configuration, Toolpaths, Setup sheet program, select .SET File 3 Set all of your Control Definitions to use HTML.set as your Setup sheet template under the Files Control topic. You'll have to also set this in the active Control Definition for all existing MCX files. 4. Modify your Control Definitions to output parameter information such as 'stock left' by enabling the 'Write NC Operation information' check box under the NC parameter file area of the Files Control topic.

GBeaman, Make sure your current WCS is set to top and your T/C plane is the custom one you've made. Brett

Bump

Yup, date needs to be changed. Thanks. I waited until you got your Okuma post done to put this up.....can't make things too easy for you.

I should also send a big thanks to MillingMan for his help on this. He was instrumental in getting the misc int 10 functionality added.

Yes, it's up on the mplmaster page.

All, Little update to mplmaster and a couple of added features. 1. New switch called g54g55 to force G54 for all main spindle ops and G55 for all sub spindle ops. No need to set your work offset anymore. 2. Misc int 10 for turning ops - "CRF X value [0=orig,1=post]". This fixes the problem where you have a rapid from the end of your canned rough to the beginning of your canned finish and it goes through the part after the finishing canned cycle. The only programming limitation is that your canned finish must follow the canned roughing routine whose pattern it uses. It does not have to be right after, but must be before any other canned ops. Search for #CRF to implement this in your existing posts. 3. Forced output of the proper ijk values for milling. This was never really working properly in any of the lathe posts but I believe it is now. Brett

Eitehr that or you've got them ghosted out. Highlight ghosted paths and hit P.

Select all, change NC filename (even if they appear to be the same), hit enter, you're done. Brett

Jeff, Go through the read me file that comes with the setup sheet. It will guide you through setup. Specifically you have to change the item in your current control def to make that setup sheet active. Brett

babolino, Change it in the pfcout and pcout post blocks. code: if spindle_no$ = 0, #main [ result = nwadrs(strc,cout_a) result = nwadrs(strh,cout_i) if millcc & g112address = 0, result = nwadrs(stry, cabs) if millcc & g112address = 1, result = nwadrs(strc, cabs) ] else, #sub [ result = nwadrs(stra,cout_a) if millcc & g112address = 0, result = nwadrs(stry, cabs) if millcc & g112address = 1, result = nwadrs(stra, cabs) ] This is the readdresing portion. You want to change the strc to stra under the sub spindle section for millcc. Glad to hear it's working well for you. C-axis enable and disable are controlled by the M codes shown here: code: # C axis mode sm23 M23 #Main C axis enable sm24 M46 #C axis disable sm223 M223 #Sub C axis enable sm224 M224 #Sub C axis disable

The new Nakamura-Tome machines have thermal expansion comp.....

It appears as though the "First coolant off shuts off all coolant options" command has also changed and will also require editing within the post. Similar to the changes above, the line: 17101 all_cool_off #First coolant off command shuts off ALL coolant options will also need to be removed and the parameter table definition needs to have the entity count lowered by 1 (25 to 24). If you use this feature, you will need to set the all_cool_off variable to 1 where it is defined near the top of the post: all_cool_off : 1 #First coolant off command shuts off ALL coolant options Chris

David, Same issue that applies to the mpmaster style of posts applies to the "First coolant command shuts off ALL coolant options". There's been a parameter change resulting in this error. There should be this line in your post: if prmcode$ = 17101, all_cool_off = rpar(sparameter$, 1) #First coolant off command shuts off ALL coolant options Comment this line out (#) and set the all_cool_off variable to 1 where it's defined (all_cool_off : 1 #First coolant off command shuts off ALL coolant options) to make the post work the same in MR2 as in MR1. Chris