Skip line in graphics only??????

[DruMor]

Is there a way that I can have a line in a program that basically block deletes or skips ONLY when the program is ran in graphics? What I am trying to do is I have a cycle counter at the end of the program to count how many parts I have made, and I dont want it to count when the program is ran in graphics(obviously, because no parts are made in graphics ).

It would be nice if it were something simple like a system macro set itself to 0 or 1 when ran in graphics and I could use an IF statement for my counter line.

Thanks

[txcncman]

How many times are you running the program in graphics mode?

[haastec]

Is there a way that I can have a line in a program that basically block deletes or skips ONLY when the program is ran in graphics? What I am trying to do is I have a cycle counter at the end of the program to count how many parts I have made, and I dont want it to count when the program is ran in graphics(obviously, because no parts are made in graphics ).

It would be nice if it were something simple like a system macro set itself to 0 or 1 when ran in graphics and I could use an IF statement for my counter line.

Thanks

Nothing of the sort to my knowledge

[WallyL7]

I'm not sure why you would run graphics ever after you start running parts.

If you are changing the program randomly then...well...um k.

[DruMor]

Yes, I do make changes after I start running parts. I have 1000 pieces total to run, but 4 variations of this part make up the 1000 pieces. I run 250, then change a block delete and a macro variable, run 250 more parts, change B/D and a variable again and continue. After I make my changes, I like to run it in graphics and make sure I didnt accidently fat finger something and enter a value wrong.

I wanted to make it count cycles so it could alert the operator when a changeover to the next part version is coming to make a seamless transition from one version to the other. The program has 3 stations, the first is the same for all 1000 parts, the 2nd is different for each of the 4 variations, and the 3rd station has to match the 2nd, so several times during the total run I have to shut off/turn on and change the 2nd and 3rd station and I just like to double check in graphics before I let 'er rip after changes.

[txcncman]

Sounds like you need to do some more work on the macro/program/sub program side of things to eliminate your mistakes in keying in the different information.

[KenFoulks]

The graphics mode does not properly interpret timers, so you can utilize code like this, from the Renishaw probing macro:

G103 P1
G04 P1
G04 P1
G04 P1
G04 P1
G04 P1
G04 P1
#3001= 0
G04 P250
G04 P1
G04 P1
G04 P1
G04 P1
G04 P1
G04 P1
IF [ #3001 LT 200 ] GOTO999