You can use a user event in your .pm4 file and hard code it... Or you can set a variable for each tool in the job operation planner which is then used in your template file. I use #TLID like so... @START #EVAL(#U8=0)<FOR DEBUG HEADINGS U8 IS 1,SET TO 0 FOR NO DEBUG> #IF(#U8=1)<**** START > #EVAL(#C1=1) #EVAL(#U0=1) #EVAL(#U2=#BLK+70) #EVAL(#U3=1750) #EVAL(#U4=60) #OFFBLK % #S0 #C5 <#C4 #S1 #C5> <#C4 #S2 #C5> <#C4 #S3 #C5> <#C4 #S4 #C5> ( INPUT G92X20.676 Z ) #ONBLK #C3G20G90G95#TLID <--------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------- here #IF(#SPMODE=1)<#CALL(START-CSS)>#ELSE<#CALL(START-RPM)> @START-CSS #IF(#U8=1)<**** START-CSS > #EVAL(#V2=(#SPEED*3.82)/#XPOS) #C3G97S#FMT(#V2,T4.0)#SPNDL #C3#MOVX#XPOSZ#ZPOST#FMT(#XSET,F4.0) #C3G92S#FMT(#ZSET,T4.0) #C3#SPMODES#SPEED #C3G04X1.0T#FMT(#TOOL,F2.0)#FMT(#XSET,F2.0)( #TLCMT ) #IF(#TOOL<7)<#C3G00M08>#ELSE<#C3G00M12> @START-RPM #IF(#U8=1)<**** START-RPM > #C3#SPMODES#SPEED#SPNDL #C3#MOVX#XPOSZ#ZPOST#FMT(#XSET,F4.0) #C3G04X1.0T#FMT(#TOOL,F2.0)#FMT(#XSET,F2.0)( #TLCMT ) #IF(#TOOL<7)<#C3G00M08>#ELSE<#C3G00M12> @TOOLCHG #IF(#U8=1)<**** TOOLCHG > #EVAL(#U4=60) #IF(#SPMODE=1)<#CALL(TOOLCHG-CSS)>#ELSE<#CALL(TOOLCHG-RPM)> @TOOLCHG-CSS #IF(#U8=1)<**** T00LCHG-CSS > #C0 #C3#MOVX#XHOMEZ#ZHOMET#FMT(#XSET,F4.0)#SPOFF #IF(#C1=0)<#C3#C1( #S9 )>#ELSE<#C3#C1> #EVAL(#C1=1) #OFFBLK #ONBLK #EVAL(#V2=(#SPEED*3.82)/#XHOME) #C3G95#TLID <--------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- here #C3G97S#FMT(#V2,T4.0)#SPNDL #C3#MOVX#XHOMEZ#ZHOMET#FMT(#XSET,F4.0) #C3G92S#FMT(#ZSET,T4.0) #C3#SPMODES#SPEED #C3G04X1.0T#FMT(#TOOL,F2.0)#FMT(#XSET,F2.0)( #TLCMT ) #IF(#TOOL<7)<#C3G00M08>#ELSE<#C3G00M12> #EVAL(#C1=1) @TOOLCHG-RPM #IF(#U8=1)<**** TOOLCHG-RPM > #C0 #C3#MOVX#XHOMEZ#ZHOMET#FMT(#XSET,F4.0)#SPOFF #IF(#C1=0)<#C3#C1( #S9 )>#ELSE<#C3#C1> #EVAL(#C1=1) #OFFBLK #ONBLK #C3G95#TLID <--------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- here #C3#SPMODES#SPEED#SPNDL #C3#MOVX#XHOMEZ#ZHOMET#FMT(#XSET,F4.0) #C3G04X1.0T#FMT(#TOOL,F2.0)#FMT(#XSET,F2.0)( #TLCMT ) #IF(#TOOL<7)<#C3G00M08>#ELSE<#C3G00M12> #EVAL(#C1=1) @END #IF(#U8=1)<**** END > #C0 #C3#MOVX#XHOMEZ#ZHOMET#FMT(#U0,F4.0)#SPOFF #C3M30 #OFFBLK % Then if you need to drop to a lower speed range or go up in a speed range part way through with the same tool in your .pm4 file all you have to do is use a user event to do so. Then when the next tool is coded it pickups up the #TLID you set for it. Bye
-----Original Message----- From: Colin Williams [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2000 4:32 PM To: Smartcam Forum Subject: [mfg-smartcam] M41 & M42 How do I adjust my tmp file to switch between m41(low range) and m42(high range) for a turning center. Thank You Colin Williams ====================================================================== To find out more about this mailing list including how to unsubscribe, send the message "info mfg-smartcam" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ======================================================================
