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Dave228

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  1. I could use some help. I tried a lot of things but just cant get what I want. I am trying to get a Misc Value to trigger AFTER a toolpath but every thing I have tried so far, either puts my work at the END of the previous toolpath, or at the START of the toolpath where the misc value is set. I want my work to be at the END of the toolpath where the misc value is set. I am a newbie at post edits, so I have just been pasting something like this if mi7$ = 1, pn, "XXXXXXXXX", pe into various locations and watching where it posts out at but I just cant find the right spot.
  2. Colin, I guess you probably know by now I am trying to get a variable Z Depth so I can program a family of parts with one toolpath, using a #variable for the depth, where the variable would be the part thickness. let me ask you this. how would you use mastercam to do a family of parts like that? the guys are "used to" having one program make several parts and I am trying to keep the hand editing as close to zero as possible, hence the odd post edit questions. I got this code from my local reseller. Its pretty cool because it adds the #xxx behind ALL Z depths, but since it ALSO captures the Clearance and Retract heights, its really only good for "moving" the toolpaths up or down with the variable as opposed to stretching the depth. szsufx : "+[#100]" pzparam if mi5$,[ result = nwsufx(szsufx, zabs) result = nwsufx(szsufx, zinc) result = nwsufx(szsufx, depth_a) result = nwsufx(szsufx, depth_i) ] else,[ result = nwsufx("", zabs) result = nwsufx("", zinc) result = nwsufx("", depth_a) result = nwsufx("", depth_i) ] Then "pzparam" gets added to the ptlchg_com section and the ptlchg0$ section
  3. Colin, The changes you posted worked great for the G43 Line. T1 (1/2" ENDMILL 1" LOC) M06 G54.1 P1 X-1.7483 Y0. S5000 M03 G43 H1 Z[#502+2.] M07 Z1. Z.1 G01 Z.01 F75. G41 D1 X-1.6483 F150. Can this be done with ONLY the FINAL Z DEPTH or Z DEPTHS if the toolpath had more than one. T1 (1/2" ENDMILL 1" LOC) M06 G54.1 P1 X-1.7483 Y0. S5000 M03 G43 H1 Z2. M07 Z1. Z.1 G01 Z[#502+.01] F75. G41 D1 X-1.6483 F150.
  4. Hello Colin, I would be interested in post classes, depending on the cost. Feel free to put me on a list if you keep one, and let me know if anything comes together down the road.
  5. Hello, I need the info below to force out for all toolpaths so I can use GOTO and jump over toolpaths. I also want the "extra" info linked to a misc value so I can turn off the "extra" info when not needed. INFO I NEED G00 G90 G54.1 P1 X.0197 Y-.0525 S4500 M03 T7 G43 H6 Z1. M07 THIS IS A REGULAR TOOL CHANGE. N1 (ROUGH ID.150 DEEP- 7-9MM- SIDE 1) (A0. B0. POS 2) G00 G17 G40 G49 G80 G90 G00 G91 G28 Z0. G00 G90 G53 X4.0 T6 (1/4" ENDMILL, 4FL, .750 LOC) M06 G00 G90 G54.1 P1 X.0197 Y-.0525 S4500 M03 T7 G43 H6 Z1. M07 Z.25 G94 G01 Z0. F150.
  6. My Situation - I'm trying to modify my post for so I can write parametric programs with a little hand edits as possible, while still using the same post for everyday work. My approach - I'm using manual entry toolpaths to inject logic statements between toolpaths to navigate thru my toolpaths to give various results needed to make a family of parts with different sizes. I am actually pretty close to what I want just by using the manual entry toolpaths but it’s a bit cumbersome to handle all the GOTO statements and the receiving Line numbers to receive the GOTO's. Issues resolved - In order to jump over toolpaths I needed each toolpath to "act" like a force tool change so that it contained the important info but obviously I didn't want the spindle off, go home, and all the similar stuff. So I used mi1 as a switch, that when force tool change is on, it strips off everything I didn't want. This part is looking good, so I used a couple other misc. values to and GOTO lines and N Lines to receive them. This is where I got stuck. I am close but need help. Currently my post is set to start at N1 and increase by 1 at tool changes. I managed to get it to add an N# for my mi1 + force tool change scenario and it even incrementally increases for each mi1 + force tool change. The problem is, I want it to "reset" at the next mi1 + force tool change scenario. So I guess I’m actually looking to have 2 line numbering streams. 1 for normal toolpaths and one for my mi1 + force tool change scenarios that resets after a break in usage. Code example of what I want - I will say "Normal" for toolpaths that don't have mi1 + force tool change turned on and "mi1" for when mi1 + force tool change is on. N1 Normal N2 Normal N100 mil N200 mil N3 Normal N100 mil (N number resets to N100 N200 mi1 N4 Normal ECT . . . Dave228 MPPOSTABILITY_LEADWELL_VSERIES_TRUNNION.lic
  7. Hello, I finally took the plunge and learned how to use Active Reports Designer which comes with Mastercam. Originally I started using X+ for setup sheets. X+ isn't bad to use but it wasn't very easy to change the layout without knowing basic webpage design. Active Reports Designer is very easy to create a layout, even from scratch but it is cumbersome to learn the basics behind Active Reports Designer. Once you get the basics under your belt its not too bad to use and its definitely more powerful than X+. You can pull almost every parameter from a toolpath, work offsets, tools, you name it and it can probably be pulled into a report. Having said all that, I did actually enjoy creating my reports and made 3 different reports. 1st report is just for tools and meant to give the tool kit guy enough info to assemble the tools. 2nd report is for the setup/operator and has basic info so they can setup and know what the program does. 3rd report is an in depth report which includes things like all operations using a specific tool, all operations using a specific work offset, ect. . . Contact me to discuss having a custom report created. I will be happy to answer questions or tweak reports to your liking, THAT I CREATED FOR YOU. Sorry I don't have enough time to take on everyone's general tech support questions. I have included PDF files of my 3 reports to show the info captured. Dave Tooling & Design Concepts [email protected] Tooling.pdf Simple Report.pdf Detailed Report.pdf
  8. Hello, I finally took the plunge and learned how to use the Active Reports Designer that comes with mastercam to create custom setup sheets which are nicely integrated with Mastercam and much more powerful. Contact me if you want a custom setup sheet created. It wont be free, but it wont be ridiculous either. Contact me to discuss project [email protected]
  9. If anyone wants their Active Reports Templates modified for Mastercam 2018/2019 you can let me know. I recently took the time to make my own report and can do some edits to your templates if needed. Plus Mastercam is making a custom NET-Hook to do a couple cool things with my report like sorting fixture offset list ascending order. My report is much more compact than the standard report. I have a Tool Kit Report, Simple Setup Report, and Detailed Setup Report for Mill Only.
  10. On 11/14/2018 at 7:24 AM, Günther Massimo - GMCCS said: You can use the tool sheet as well. It takes account for multiple tools....and you are also able to sort the tool list. I have it installed, edited a template, made a new template, and even edited the column headings, but I still have a few questions. 1) How do you "Sort The Tool List"? I want to have the list of tools sorted in order starting with #1 to whatever to make it easier for the setup guy. 2) Is there any instruction documentation on X+ for Mastercam 2019? I am not sure how to use all the features of X+ or how to get the most benefit from using it. I don't recall seeing any documentation on the GMCCS website and I didn't see anything in the X+ folders after installing it.

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