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I have been tinkering with a lathe post and want to use the canned text to turn on the spindle brake (clamp) to mill in the Y-axis. In my post it is designated as "sm73_1" and "sm74_1" even though this is normally reserved for the chute
# Chute M code selection (Main Spindle)
sm73_1 : "M69" #Unclamp
sm74_1 : "M68" #Clamp Engaged
sclamp1 : "" #Target string
fstrsel sm73_1 clamp1 sclamp1 2 -1
There is no identification for the actual chute (parts catcher) with M-code calls like M73-74 or string select designation.
Could I create a new chute selection with the correct code selection like the one posted previously by Colin
# Chute M code selection
sm73 : "M73" #Chute retracted
sm74 : "M74" #Chute engaged
schute : "" #Target string
fstrsel sm73 chute schute 2 -1
and change the sclamp to a different designation? I'm also not sure how to add the "new" sclamp correctly within the cantext$ to use custom canned text option 1107 and 1108 for example.
Any help is appreciated.
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