Does this post look right?

[CNCadmin]

I added a few functions at the end before finish and would like to know if I have to adjust this bit of code to make it work-

function floodon()
text(" M08 (Flood coolant on)\n")
end
function miston()
text(" M07 (Mist coolant on)\n")
end
function coolantoff()
text(" M09 (Coolant off)\n")
end
function finish()
-- endz = safez
text (" T0\n")
text (" G00 Z4.5\n")
text (" G59\n")
text (" G00 X0 Y0\n")
-- rapid()
-- endy = 0
-- endx = 0
-- endz = 5
-- rapid()
text (" M05\n M30\n")
end

[locost_cam]

Yes that should work fine. It might do odd things if you use the parking position in options->material (later versions of SheetCam only)

Les

[CNCadmin]

What I would like is for the flood to turn on and off with the laser is that possible?

[locost_cam]

If you are using a plasma based post then edit the pendown() and penup() events. Otherwise use the spindlecw() and spindleoff() events.

Just use text() to add the code to the output, just like you did in function finish().

Les

[CNCadmin]

function pendown()
if (preheat > 0.001) then
modaltext (" G00")
modalnumber (" Z", cutheight * scale, "0.0000")
text ("\n G04 P")
number (preheat,"0.###")
eol()
end
modaltext (" G00")
modalnumber (" Z", pierceheight * scale, "0.0000")
text ("\n M03\n") (" M08\n") <------------------ like this ?
if (piercedelay > 0.001) then
text (" G04 P")
number (piercedelay,"0.###")
eol()
end
end

[locost_cam]

function pendown()

text ("\n M03\n") (" M08\n") <------------------ like this ?

end

Try this instead
text ("\n M03\n M08\n")

The \n starts a new line

Les

[CNCadmin]

So this is all I need than-

function pendown()
if (preheat > 0.001) then
modaltext (" G00")
modalnumber (" Z", cutheight * scale, "0.0000")
text ("\n G04 P")
number (preheat,"0.###")
eol()
end
modaltext (" G00")
modalnumber (" Z", pierceheight * scale, "0.0000")
text ("\n M03\n M08\n") <--------------------here
if (piercedelay > 0.001) then
text (" G04 P")
number (piercedelay,"0.###")
eol()
end
end


function penup()
text (" M05\n M09\n") <------------here
if (enddelay > 0) then
text (" G04 P")
number (enddelay,"0.###")
eol()
end
end

Thanks so much for your help!!

[locost_cam]

Yup. That is all you need to do.

Les

[CNCadmin]

Thanks a bunch!