M00 within cuts with same tool

[shawncnelson]

I find often myself needing to have an M00 in the middle of a tools cutting routine. An example of this would be cutting the left and right sides of a large plate then rotating the clamps and cutting the near and far edges. Any way of doing this easily? I've beeb using manual entry and editing after posting. One problem is that the start/end points end up different. Help o' gurus of the mcam. this is with mcam version 9 btw.

[Rekd]

I use Misc Values/Integers to toggle a program stop. (0 = No, 1 = Yes)

It gets output to the beginning of the operation you set it for. It also prompts you for a comment and adds it to the NC file if you put one in.

In the post I created a function to handle the code..

pstop      # Stop routine
           pretract
           q3			#Stop Comment?
           stopcomment = ucase(stopcomment)
           if stopcomment = "", n, "M00", e
           if stopcomment <> "", n, "M00", "(", *stopcomment, ")", e
#           n, "M00", e
           if wcstype > one, absinc = zero
           n, *spindle, *speed, pgear, strcantext,e
           pcan1, pbld, n, *sgcode, *sgabsinc, pwcs, pfxout, pfyout, *cabs, e
           pbld, n, "G43", *tlngno, pfzout, scoolant, next_tool, e
           absinc = sav_absinc

and call pstop from the tool changes...

ptlchg0         #Call from NCI null tool change (tool number repeats)
      pcorner_round
      pchip_conveyor
      pforce_a_output
      pheader_comment
      pcuttype
      pcom_moveb
      toolcount = toolcount + 1
      prvtp = rbuf(3,toolcountp)
      if toolcountn <= tooltotal, nexttool = rbuf(4,toolcountn)
        else, nexttool = first_tool
      if mi10=one & op_id<>last_op_id, pstop

Another more popular but not as robust option is to use Canned Text or Manual Entry. The results with these are not as good as customizing your own.

[dmealer]

Matt,
Does anyone produce some good literature on modifying MCX posts?

[Alex_Cole]

there really isn't any lit avaible for Mastercam X posts other than the parameter guide that comes with the X system. Other than that you can just use the V9 pdf post reference guide to answer your questions. What is it that you are trying to accomplish? Let us know and maybe we can help.

AC