macro to engrave serial numbers

[nmn]

I see in the haas manual there is a macro to engrave serial numbers. I would like to engrave numbers on some connecting rods Ive made. I need to engrave matching numbers on the cap and rod, and then have the macro increment up to the next number on the next assembly. Can any one point me in the right direction?

[nmn]

I played around a little bit and got the haas macro to do what i needed, ( not exactly what i wanted, but what i needed) I engraved the parts as an assembly, half the serial number on the rod and half on the cap. I was wanting to put matching serial numbers on the rod and cap( 001 and 001 instead of 001 split by the parting line) but i was not sure how to engrave the same number twice in one set up, without the macro incrementing to the next number???

[psychomill]

I can't remember the Haas macro but I believe the counter is in the #500s for this. The way the macro runs is the counter rolls up in the G47 macro itself. So, you could either edit out the counter in the machine macro, or in between the engraving, you can subtract a value of "1" from the variable before it starts the next portion.

For example: If the variable is #519 for the counter.... just have a line like this
#519=#519-1.
Then when you run the next engraving on the matching part, it will engrave the same serial number. After it runs the second engraving, the counter will then roll up.

[nmn]

Thanks physcomill, Ill give it a try. I think the variable for the counter is #599??

[psychomill]

That sounds about right..... working off the top of my head and I don't program Haas that often...