outputting program number to NCI maybe a post issue??

[Avsfan135]

Ive been working on getting my post exactly how I want it Im starting with mplfan.pst for fanuc lathe

Its all good except that I cant get it to post the program number that I enter in the files page of my machine group properties

I looked at the NCI and didnt see it outputted anywhere but that doesnt mean much because I cant make sense of most of the NCI

any help would be greatly appreciated

Thanks
Nick

[WallyL7]

I've never done it that way - mainly because I usually only have a group or 2 but will almost always have more than one operation group within the machine group...so


The way I do it is highlight all toolpaths (that are included in the operation), then right click, then "edit selected operations" then "change program #

Each of my operation groups has a program number this way - as well as a different name (operation 1, 2, etc...)

[Superman]

Originally Posted by Avsfan135 Ive been working on getting my post exactly how I want it Im starting with mplfan.pst for fanuc lathe Its all good except that I cant get it to post the program number that I enter in the files page of my machine group properties I looked at the NCI and didnt see it outputted anywhere but that doesnt mean much because I cant make sense of most of the NCI any help would be greatly appreciated Thanks Nick

Mastercam can use the toolpath group name as the NCI & NC filenames, settngs are in the System config file. You may have to customise your post to have it read the comment, parse it, & place the O#### correctly...but then you are locked into programming in this fashion for this post, call in another MCX file programmed for a different control or by someone else, and your customised post may output a few name &/or O#### errors

But it is easier to leave all that alone, let the machine & toolpath group names be the descriptive comment zones that they are.
Then select the operations you want posting as a group to 1 file,
--> R-click "Change NC file name" ( this is the name of the NC file that you want ),
--> R-click "Change program #" ....(this is the O#### on the first line of that NC file ).

[Avsfan135]

Thanks guys! I'll give that a try and report back

Superman the program name and time and date codes are all correct and its posting with no errors the only problem I'm having is with the number.

Thanks again
Nick

[Avsfan135]

unfortunately that didnt work..

i can show the example of my NCI and post and see if you guys see anything

NCI first section...


1050
14 42 22 11 2011 12 24 11 H:\NICKS STUFF\LUBRICATOR\LB-D24NSLT- OP 2.MCX-5
999
66 0 1
1051
Lathe Default
1053
Machine Group-1
1008
FACE
1011
0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0.
1012
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1013
0 0.03125 0. 0 5 0. 0. 0. 102 OD ROUGH RIGHT - 80 DEG.
1014
0. 1. 0. 0. 0. 1. 1. 0. 0.
1016
1 0 66 1 0. 0. 0. 41 0 0 0 0 0. 4 1 52 1 13
1017
1. 0. 0. 0. 1. 0. 0. 0. 1.
950
0 0 0 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1025
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1027
1. 0. 0. 0. 1. 0. 0. 0. 1. 0. 0. 0.
1020
1.8125 2.64 2.64 -0.84375 0. 0. 0 0. 0. 0. 0. 0 10000 STEEL inch - 1030 - 200 BHN
20010
TOP
20011

that is the first section thru the first tool



Here is the part of my post that sets up the format for the program number


# --------------------------------------------------------------------------
#Move comment (pound) to output colon with program numbers
fmt O 7 progno$ #Program number
#fmt ":" 7 progno$ #Program number
fmt O 7 main_prg_no$ #Program number
#fmt ":" 7 main_prg_no$ #Program number
fmt O 7 sub_prg_no$ #Program number
#fmt ":" 7 sub_prg_no$ #Program number

and the part that sets up the header

pheader$ #Start of file
if miscopflag = zero,
[
"%", e$
sav_spc = spaces$
spaces$ = 0
#*progno$, " (", sprogname$, ")", e$
*main_prg_no$, e$
"(", sprogname$, ")", e$
#"(", "DATE=DD-MM-YY - ", date$, time$, ")", e$ #Date and time output Ex. 12-02-05 15:52
#"(", month$, "-", day$, "-", year$, ")", e$ #Date output as month,day,year - Ex. 02-12-05
"(", *smonth, " ", day$, " ", *year2, ")", e$ #Date output as month,day,year - Ex. Feb. 12 2005
#"(", "TIME - ", time$, ")", e$ #24 hour time output - Ex. 15:52
"(", ptime ")", e$ #12 hour time output 3:52 PM



and here is an example of a program posted

%
O0000
(T)
(NOV. 23 2011)
(6.09 AM)
G20
( FACE )
G0 X10. Z10.
G0 T0404
G97 S726 M03
G0 X2.84 Z0. M8
G50 S2500
G96 S540
G99 G1 X1.5625 F.006
G0 Z.1
( ROUGH OD )
G96 S450
X2.5935
Z.2092
G1 Z.1092 F.01
Z-1.1759
X2.7664 Z-1.2624
X2.9078 Z-1.1917
G0 Z.21
X2.4205
G1 Z.11
Z-1.0894
X2.6135 Z-1.1859
X2.7549 Z-1.1152
G0 Z.21
X2.2476
G1 Z.11
Z-.1473
G3 X2.27 Z-.1756 I-.03 K-.0283
G1 Z-1.0142
X2.4405 Z-1.0994
X2.582 Z-1.0287
G0 Z.21
X2.0746
G1 Z.11
Z-.0954
X2.2287 Z-.1399
G3 X2.2676 Z-.1657 I-.0206 K-.0358
G1 X2.409 Z-.095
G0 Z.21
X1.9017
G1 Z.11
Z-.0455
X2.0946 Z-.1011
X2.2361 Z-.0304
G0 Z.21
X1.7288
G1 Z.11
Z.0045
X1.9217 Z-.0512
X2.0631 Z.0195
( FINISH )
G96 S550
G0 Z.0958
X1.7188
G1 Z-.0042 F.006
X2.2188 Z-.1485
G3 X2.25 Z-.1756 I-.0156 K-.0271
G1 Z-1.0183
X2.741 Z-1.2638
X2.8825 Z-1.1931
M9
G0 X10. Z10. T0400
M05
M01


I know that is a lot of info but if you see anything that would be great.

I cant find anything else in the post about the program number and I dont see it posted in the NCI it should be #3520

[Avsfan135]

I did just find this at the bottom of the NCI...

C:\USERS\PUBLIC\DOCUMENTS\SHARED MCAMX5\LATHE\TOOLS\NONE
20800
0.
1002
3520 100 10 2 2 10000 8 -450 -0.006 1 0.83207792 0. 0.09542208 5. 0. 10. 1 0.
0
0 0.83207792 0. 0.09542208 1000. 90000
1
0 0.83207792 0. -0.00457792 -0.006 52000
1
0 0.78172258 0. -0.05493326 -0.006 1100
1
0 0.7110119 0. 0.01577742 -0.006 50200
0
0 0.7110119 0. 0.03 1000. 10000
1003
5. 0. 10.

So that is obviously where is outputting the program number I was expecting it at the beginning

[Avsfan135]

OK I fixed it the original suggestion that both of you had was correct but in trying to fix it I had altered my post and never put it back when it didnt work...DOH

thanks again for all of your help!

Nick


it was here


pheader$ #Start of file
if miscopflag = zero,
[
"%", e$
sav_spc = spaces$
spaces$ = 0
#*progno$, " (", sprogname$, ")", e$
*main_prg_no$, e$ ( I had changed that to main_prg_no and should have left it at progno and just changed my # in mastercam like you suggested)
"(", sprogname$, ")", e$
#"(", "DATE=DD-MM-YY - ", date$, time$, ")", e$ #Date and time output Ex. 12-02-05 15:52
#"(", month$, "-", day$, "-", year$, ")", e$ #Date output as month,day,year - Ex. 02-12-05
"(", *smonth, " ", day$, " ", *year2, ")", e$ #Date output as month,day,year - Ex. Feb. 12 2005
#"(", "TIME - ", time$, ")", e$ #24 hour time output - Ex. 15:52
"(", ptime ")", e$ #12 hour time output 3:52 PM

[Superman]

Originally Posted by Avsfan135 # -------------------------------------------------------------------------- #Move comment (pound) to output colon with program numbers fmt O 7 progno$ #Program number #fmt ":" 7 progno$ #Program number fmt O 7 main_prg_no$ #Program number #fmt ":" 7 main_prg_no$ #Program number fmt O 7 sub_prg_no$ #Program number #fmt ":" 7 sub_prg_no$ #Program number

the progno$ is the O#### for the NC file you are creating
the main_prg_no$ & sub_prg_no$ relate to the subprogram & subroutine area of the newly created NC file, & are created automatically. My post makes the sub numbers +1 to the progno$ so it keeps them together in the control
( highlighted blue are my changes )

psub_call_trans #Translate level calls from toolchange, user
      if mi1$ <= one, result = mprint(shomeserror)
      sav_absinc = absinc$
      #Mirror or Rotate Coord's
      if sub_trnstyp$ = zero | (sub_trnstyp$ = one & mr_rt_actv),
        [
        #The original pattern is not mirrored or rotated
        if sub_sec_no$,
          [
          absinc$ = zero
          if sub_trnstyp$, psub_rotate
          else, psub_mirror
          ]
        mr_rt_actv = three
        ]
      else, #Translate
        [
        if sub_mny_t$,
          [
          if mi1$ > one, absinc$ = zero
          pbld, n$, *sgcode, *sgabsinc, pwcs, pfxout, pfyout, pfzout, e$
          pe_inc_calc
          ps_inc_calc
          ]
        ]
      absinc$ = sav_absinc
      result = nwadrs(strp, main_prg_no$)
    main_prg_no$ = main_prg_no$ + progno$
    if progno$ = main_prg_no$, result = mprint(sprgnerror)
      pbld, n$, "M98", *main_prg_no$, e$
      prv_feed = c9k #Force feed in sub
psub_mirror     #Mirror start code, user
      #Mirror Y axis
      if sub_trnmthd$, pbld, n$, *sgabsinc, strns_mir_on, *sub_trnsx$, e$
      #Mirror X axis
      else, pbld, n$, *sgabsinc, strns_mir_on, *sub_trnsy$, e$
psub_rotate     #Rotate start code, user
      pbld, n$, *sgcode, *sgabsinc, strns_rot_on, *sub_trnsx$, *sub_trnsy$,
        [absinc$ = one], *sgabsinc, e$
psub_st_m$       #Header in main level
      result = nwadrs(stro, main_prg_no$)
    "()", e$
      *main_prg_no$, "(SUB USED IN", *progno$, ")", e$
      #G51/G68 requires absolute position on first move
      if mr_rt_actv & absinc$ = one,
        [
        sav_absinc = absinc$
        absinc$ = zero
        prv_absinc$ = m_one
        prv_xabs = m_one
        prv_yabs = m_one
        ]
      else, pbld, n$, sgabsinc, e$