Adding a M01 after tool change

[casta-baga]

for example, my post generates

N120 T23 M06 (2" 90Deg F/MILL)
N130 G00 G17 G90 X-3.49 Y-1.1 S750 M03

But I would like to be with a M01 after the tool change...

N120 T23 M06 (2" 90Deg F/MILL)
N130 M01
N140 G00 G17 G90 X-3.49 Y-1.1 S750 M03

how can I do this?

[Alex_Cole]

This will not be hard to do but how you need to do it will be determined by where your post is from. If it is from Inhouse Solutions then they have a seperate postblock in most of there posts where the tool is output. The Mastercam posts that come with the software are like the following.

Under a postblock called "psof" look for the following code

ptoolcomment
comment$
pcan
pbld, n$, *t$, sm06, e$
pindex
--------------------------------
Now make it look like this

ptoolcomment
comment$
pcan
pbld, n$, *t$, sm06, e$
pbld, n$, "M01", e$
pindex

-----------------------------------

Then you will have to change it in the "ptlchg" postblock like below.

-----------------------------------
Look for this code:

ptoolcomment
comment$
pcan
result = newfs(15, feed) #Reset the output format for 'feed'
pbld, n$, *t$, sm06, e$
pindex
sav_absinc = absinc$
if mi1$ > one, absinc$ = zero


and make it look like this:
ptoolcomment
comment$
pcan
result = newfs(15, feed) #Reset the output format for 'feed'
pbld, n$, *t$, sm06, e$
pbld, n$, "M01", e$
pindex
sav_absinc = absinc$

------------------------------------

It is important to note that I omitted large ammounts of code from these postblocks. These are just examples.

A postblock is a labeled block, or series of lines, of MP language code in the post customization file
(.PST file). The post executable file (the .DLL file) interprets the code in the postblocks to create a list
of instructions that produce the NC output, perform calculations and call other postblocks. These
blocks of MP language code produce the NC output.


This should get you pointed in the right direction

AC

[casta-baga]

hum,
my post is actually from Inhouse Solutions,
but I will look at it, looks understandable.
thanks

[Alex_Cole]

Inhouse usually uses a postblock that looks like the following.


ptoolcall #Tool Change Logic
if stagetool >= zero,
[
pheads_down
if ra_type$ = three,
[
sav_t = bdrl_tool_no$
ptools_down
]
else,
[
if omitseq$ = 1 & tseqno > 0,
[
if tseqno = 2, n$ = t$
pbld, *n$, *t$, "M06", *speed, ptoolcomm, e$
]
else, pbld, n$, *t$, "M06", *speed, ptoolcomm, e$
]
]

You would need to change it to look like this.

ptoolcall #Tool Change Logic
if stagetool >= zero,
[
pheads_down
if ra_type$ = three,
[
sav_t = bdrl_tool_no$
ptools_down
]
else,
[
if omitseq$ = 1 & tseqno > 0,
[
if tseqno = 2, n$ = t$
pbld, *n$, *t$, "M06", *speed, ptoolcomm, e$
pbld, n$, "M01", e$
]
else, [
pbld, n$, *t$, "M06", *speed, ptoolcomm, e$
pbld, n$, "M01", e$
]
]
]
This may help

This forum for some reason is messing up all the spacing in this code but you should be able to make sense of it.

AC

[casta-baga]

right on Alex Cole, thank you..

I was away for a week working on a different plant, now I'm back and I already changed it and is working pretty good.

well best wishes