Text macro

[paptep]

Does anyone know how to unlock the text macro for editing or copying to disk?

[gar]

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paptep:

What is your definition of MACRO?

What is a "text macro"?

At what O-number is this MACRO located?

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[afterburn25]

yes to unlock the ability to create macros you need to pay haas some money that feature is built into the mchine but you py extr for it if you want to use it.

[Geof]

Originally Posted by paptep Does anyone know how to unlock the text macro for editing or copying to disk?

Do you mean the Macro that Haas uses for text engraving. The one aliased under G47?

[paptep]

Originally Posted by Geof Do you mean the Macro that Haas uses for text engraving. The one aliased under G47?

yes

[Geof]

I think you are out of luck on that one. I have been told by a Haas technician that the students at a local college have tried it and just succeeded in screwing up the controller operating software so he has to go and reload things.

[paptep]

Thanx

[tobyaxis]

Originally Posted by Geof I think you are out of luck on that one. I have been told by a Haas technician that the students at a local college have tried it and just succeeded in screwing up the controller operating software so he has to go and reload things.

WOW!!!!!! that stinks. I just learned the same thing with the Graphics Interface on Fanuc Controls. Good thing a friend gave me a heads up before messing with that.

Geof, does a Haas use M29 for Rigid Tapping? If so what year machine? I have been meaning to ask for a while but kept forgetting LOL.

[Geof]

Originally Posted by tobyaxis ...Geof, does a Haas use M29 for Rigid Tapping? If so what year machine? I have been meaning to ask for a while but kept forgetting LOL.

When you have Rigid Tapping activated, which costs money, then you just use G84, no M code needed to select it. If you want to Peck Tap you have to turn on REPEAT RIGID TAPPING. Look in the Haas Forum this has been discussed recently.

[tobyaxis]

Originally Posted by Geof When you have Rigid Tapping activated, which costs money, then you just use G84, no M code needed to select it. If you want to Peck Tap you have to turn on REPEAT RIGID TAPPING. Look in the Haas Forum this has been discussed recently.

I asked this question only because I was told that all Mills use M29 to activate Rigid Tapping. I know this is not true because if it were I'd know about it. It just goes to show how much more there is in the CNC World. I always thought that Miscellaneous (M-Codes) were Machine Tool Manufacturer Specific with a few acceptions. M0-M9, M19 and M30.

Thanks for the information Geof. It is very much appreciated.

LOL maybe a PM would have been a better idea

[JHamdan78]

what model haas are u trying to unlock macro's on?

[Geof]

Originally Posted by JHamdan78 what model haas are u trying to unlock macro's on?

He is not trying to unlock macros, he wanted to edit the engraving macro that comes as a standard feature on all Haas mills.