V9 can reverse post

check out this code in your post:

#Machining position turret/spindle settings

# Switch strings based on turret position top/bottom-left/right and cut type.

# Turret position is based on the Mastercam settings (see lathtype).

# Strings are re-assigned for output in the routine psw_str_mult.

# The string variable sw_string holds the place position value to determine

# how to assign the strings. Planes are relative to the view from Mastercam.

# Assign the 17 digit string following the alpha columns below:

# A - C axis, 1 = axis winds, 2 = axis signed, 3 = indexer

# B - Spindle direction, 0 = normal, 1 = reverse

# C - Plane 0 arc/comp, 0 = normal, 1 = switch

# D - Plane 1 arc/comp, 0 = normal, 1 = switch

# E - Plane 2 arc/comp, 0 = normal, 1 = switch

# F - Plane 0, 0 = G17, 1 = G19, 2 = G18

# G - Plane 1, 0 = G17, 1 = G19, 2 = G18

# H - Plane 2, 0 = G17, 1 = G19, 2 = G18

# Decimal (required)

# I - Plane 0, X axis, 0 = normal, 1 = switch sign from basic

# J - Plane 0, Y axis, 0 = normal, 1 = switch sign from basic

# K - Plane 0, Z axis, 0 = normal, 1 = switch sign from basic

# L - Plane 1, X axis, 0 = normal, 1 = switch sign from basic

# M - Plane 1, Y axis, 0 = normal, 1 = switch sign from basic

# N - Plane 1, Z axis, 0 = normal, 1 = switch sign from basic

# O - Plane 2, X axis, 0 = normal, 1 = switch sign from basic

# P - Plane 2, Y axis, 0 = normal, 1 = switch sign from basic

# Q - Plane 2, Z axis, 0 = normal, 1 = switch sign from basic

use_only_tl : 0 #Use only Top turret/Left spindle settings (below) for

#all Mastercam turret/spindle selections

#When configuring for multi-spindle/turret set to 0

#Columns- ABCDEFGH.IJKLMNOPQ #Turret/Spindle #Path Type

scase_tl_c1 : "10000222.000000000" #Top turret/Left spindle, Turning cut

scase_tl_c2 : "11000012.000000000" #Top turret/Left spindle, Right Face cut

scase_tl_c_2 : "10110012.000000000" #Top turret/Left spindle, Left Face cut

scase_tl_c3 : "10010102.000000000" #Top turret/Left spindle, Cross cut

scase_tl_c4c : "10000111.000000000" #Top turret/Left spindle, Y axis subs. Cycle

scase_tl_c4 : "10000222.000000000" #Top turret/Left spindle, Y axis subs.

scase_tl_c5 : "10000222.000000000" #Top turret/Left spindle, Multisurf Rotary

#Columns- ABCDEFGH.IJKLMNOPQ

scase_bl_c1 : "10000222.100100100" #Bottom turret/Left spindle, Turning cut

scase_bl_c2 : "11000012.000000000" #Bottom turret/Left spindle, Right Face cut

scase_bl_c_2 : "11110012.000000000" #Bottom turret/Left spindle, Left Face cut

scase_bl_c3 : "10010102.000000000" #Bottom turret/Left spindle, Cross cut

scase_bl_c4c : "10000111.000000000" #Bottom turret/Left spindle, Y axis subs. Cycle

scase_bl_c4 : "10000222.000000000" #Bottom turret/Left spindle, Y axis subs.

scase_bl_c5 : "10000222.000000000" #Bottom turret/Left spindle, Multisurf Rotary

#Columns- ABCDEFGH.IJKLMNOPQ

scase_tr_c1 : "10000222.101101101" #Top turret/Right spindle, Turning cut

scase_tr_c2 : "11000012.101101101" #Top turret/Right spindle, Right Face cut

scase_tr_c_2 : "11110012.101101101" #Top turret/Right spindle, Left Face cut

scase_tr_c3 : "10010102.101101101" #Top turret/Right spindle, Cross cut

scase_tr_c4c : "10000111.101101101" #Top turret/Right spindle, Y axis subs. Cycle

scase_tr_c4 : "10000222.101101101" #Top turret/Right spindle, Y axis subs.

scase_tr_c5 : "10000222.101101101" #Top turret/Right spindle, Multisurf Rotary

#Columns- ABCDEFGH.IJKLMNOPQ

scase_br_c1 : "10000222.101101101" #Bottom turret/Right spindle, Turning cut

scase_br_c2 : "11000012.101101101" #Bottom turret/Right spindle, Right Face cut

scase_br_c_2 : "11111001.001101101" #Bottom turret/Right spindle, Left Face cut

scase_br_c3 : "10010102.101101101" #Bottom turret/Right spindle, Cross cut

scase_br_c4c : "10000111.101101101" #Bottom turret/Right spindle, Y axis subs. Cycle

scase_br_c4 : "10000222.101101101" #Bottom turret/Right spindle, Y axis subs.

scase_br_c5 : "10000222.101101101" #Bottom turret/Right spindle, Multisurf Rotary

you can set your lathe the way you want it:

if it is a multi-turret and the coding is right for one turret and wrong for another, you can adjust it here IF

use_only_tl : 0 #Use only Top turret/Left spindle settings (below) for

#all Mastercam turret/spindle selections

#When configuring for multi-spindle/turret set to 0

use_only_tl : is set to zero.

cp

Like GeneralDisarray said.

I found the V9 post ref guide in

Text_&_post_files_&_misc/ V9 MP / V9 MP Post Ref.zip

I am considering using a .078 drill/emill w/ a 90 deg point to make some small slots .085w in 2024 Alum. .220 deep and blind.

The machine is a DMG Sprint 65 w/ 16k rpm available w/ 4x1 speeder.

Oper was previously done w/ a drill for opening then ruff emill followed by finish emill. I am hoping to combine the drill&ruff emill w/ this tool but am concerned w/ dragging the 0 sfm point across the bottom of the slot.

Bottom finish is not a problem cuz' sub-spindle opers will mill down to the slot.

Has anyone tried these drill/mills??

If so, whaddya thimk ??

thanx in advance,

cp

murraymold, methinks the .ge3 to .mc9 chook is actually a vb script. It runs in 9 and will do all of your .ge3 files in a directory as long as you keep pushing the 'enter' key. Sorta semi-automatic. I thot I saw it somewhere on the ftp site.

cp

Thanks to all

I've been out of lathe programming / tooling for 'bout 15 years. Now I have to get back into it for a couple of new machines we are getting.

Does anyone have any preferences for knurling tools ?

If so, why ?

thanx in advance

cp

We just saw one (twin turret w/ 1Y , main & sub spindle) running off some of our parts and we were very impressed. They are sold by CMA (Our Citizen dealer of many years) so's I'm pretty confident of the service and support.

Anyone out there use these machines ??

Opinions ??

thanks in advance

cp

You could write #4120 to another variable (say #149) and use #149 then the pre-stage won't mess things up

Our gage pointis at the gage line of the spindle taper.

We use a 40 Taper master bar (available from technara, command and others) to calibrate our tool presetter blocks (homemade 40 taper blocks) and all of our 40 taper machines. We then use a height gage w/ the block to measure the length of our tools offline.

ditto the 30 taper machines.

cp

from x2 mpfan:

ptap$ #Canned Tap Cycle

pdrlcommonb

result = newfs(17, feed) # Set for tapping Feedrate format

n$, "G93", e$ #<--- Line added

pcan1, pbld, n$, *sgdrlref, *sgdrill, pxout, pyout, pfzout, pcout,

prdrlout, *feed, strcantext, e$

pcom_movea

and

pcanceldc$ #Cancel canned drill cycle

result = newfs (three, zinc)

z$ = initht$

if cuttype = one, prv_zia = initht$ + (rotdia$/two)

else, prv_zia = initht$

pxyzcout

!zabs, !zinc

prv_gcode$ = zero

pcan

pcan1, pbld, n$, "G80", "G94", strcantext, e$ #<--- G94 added

pcan2

sample result:

%

O0000

(PROGRAM NAME - T )

(DATE=DD-MM-YY - 03-10-08 TIME=HH:MM - 12:45 )

N100 G20

N102 G0 G17 G40 G49 G80 G90

( NO. 10-24 TAPRH TOOL - 193 DIA. OFF. - 17 LEN. - 193 DIA. - .19 )

N104 T193 M6

N106 G0 G90 G54 X-1.8772 Y.6315 A0. S1407 M3

N108 G43 H1 Z.1

N110 G93

N112 G99 G84 Z0. R.1 F58.64

N114 X.8737 Y.2595

N116 X1.981 Y1.6955

N118 G80 G94

N120 M5

N122 G91 G28 Z0.

N124 G28 X0. Y0. A0.

N126 M30

%

Been there, done that.

At home now, but 'tmorow I'll try to send you my post solution for a Kitamura Mycenter 3

cp

I still miss Gerry

ps, you may want to save the altered post as "Kitamura.pst" or sumpin like that and do the machine/control def thing to it sos you have a Kitamura and a Haas machine groups.

You probly thought of that already

if you want to try the post edit then:

!!!!!!!!! BACK UP YOUR POST !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

then:

From X2MR2's mpfan.pst:

these lines from your post are probably the output lines for the Q

ppeck$ #Canned Peck Drill Cycle

pdrlcommonb

pcan1, pbld, n$, *sgdrlref, *sgdrill, pxout, pyout, pfzout, pcout,

prdrlout, *peck1$, *feed, strcantext, e$

pcom_movea

pchpbrk$ #Canned Chip Break Cycle

pdrlcommonb

pcan1, pbld, n$, *sgdrlref, *sgdrill, pxout, pyout, pfzout, pcout,

prdrlout, *peck1$, *feed, strcantext, e$

pcom_movea

peck1$ is the variable you are looking for.

fmt Q 2 peck1$ #First peck increment (positive)

this line tells the post to output a Q and format the numeric part according to format statement 2

This is format statement 2:

fs2 2 0.4 0.3 #Decimal, absolute, 4/3 place

You need to add another format statement , say, 23, to your format section

kinda like this:

fs2 23 0 4 0 3tn #Trailing, forced, 4/3 place

then change fmt statement to:

fmt Q 23 peck1$ #First peck increment (positive)

change the format of the Q in the post by using a trailinng zero - non-decimal format,

cp

Thad, Did it work ??

Thad, Can you set a parameter in the control to straight-line the rapids instead of dog-legging?

Nothing is Idiot proof.

Foolproof , perhaps.

Our horizontals are B axis indexers and we program from part/fixture zero. We do production type work almost exclusively.

I use renamed copies of Top(wcs/cplane/tplane) for B0; Front(w/c/t) for B270; Back(w/c/t) for B90. We program 1 part/location and G54-G59 or G54.1P_ to access the other parts on the tstone accomplished thru the use of custom macro B.

cp

I don't understand how you can have a windup w/ absolute B indexing.

Treat the cutoff as a finish toolpath ????

I can get into only some of the folders, no luck w/ vbscripts,Mc9 or Mc8