RE: [mfg-smartcam] FW: Macro Question

[Michael Senack]

Title: RE: [mfg-smartcam] FW: Macro Question

We're still here. I've been receiving a couple of posts from the group on a daily basis.

However it seems that when I  "reply to all", not all my e-mails are getting thru.

Hmmm.

 

Regards,

Michael Senack

-----Original Message-----
From: Stannard, Rick [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, November 08, 2002 1:12 PM
To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: [mfg-smartcam] FW: Macro Question

I am sorry for this, but I haven't gotten any e-mails for a long time, seems like a couple of weeks at least and I was wondering if my company isn't allowing these to come thru or possibly this group has gone by the way side?

  Is the group still alive?
    Regards, Rick

-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 5:36 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [mfg-smartcam] FW: Macro Question

Jeff,

You need to use the PROPERTY command to turn on and off the tool offset and
user commands to change the feed rate at the appropriate times within the
profile .

PROPERTY[OF=2]// no tool offset
 
UEVENT[XS=#xctr, YS=#yctr, LV=#zstrt, TX="#FEED=100"]// feed rate set by
macro
// - or, try this  -
UEVENT[XS=#xctr, YS=#yctr, LV=#zstrt, TX="#FEED=jos(outfeed3)"]// plunge
feed from planner
 
LINE[XS=#xctr, YS=#yctr, ZS=#zstrt, XE=#xctr, YE=#yctr, ZE=#zend]
 
PROPERTY[OF=0]// tool offset left
UEVENT[XS=#xctr, YS=#yctr, LV=#zend, TX="#FEED=6"]// feed rate set by macro
// - or, try this -
UEVENT[XS=#xctr, YS=#yctr, LV=#zend, TX="#FEED=jos(outfeed1)"]// primary
feed from planner
 
LINE[XS=#xctr, YS=#yctr, ZS=#zend, XE=#xctr+.1, YE=#dia-.00-#tldia, AE=270]
ARC[DR=1, XC=#xctr+.1, YC=#yctr, RA=#dia/2-.1-#tldia/2, AS=270,
    AE=0, SE=2, SS=2, SI=2, SC=2, LV=#zend]
 
ARC[DR=1, XC=#xctr, YC=#yctr, ZS=#zstrt, RA=#dia/2-.00-#tldia/2, AS=0,
    AE=0, SE=2, SS=2, SI=2, SC=2, RT=360, LV=#zend]
ARC[DR=1, XC=#xctr+.1, YC=#yctr, RA=#dia/2-.1-#tldia/2, AS=0,
    AE=90, SE=2, SS=2, SI=2, SC=2, LV=#zend]
LINE[XS=#xctr+.1, YS=#dia, ZS=#zend, XE=#xctr, YE=#yctr, AS=90]
 
PROPERTY[OF=2]// no tool offset
 
POINT[XE=#xctr, YE=#yctr, LV=#zstrt, CO=0, SE=2]

If the geometry is correct, the corresponding output of FEED, D, G41
and G40 values may be a code generator issue.

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 Fred Lauzus, CAM Programming Coordinator
 High Steel Structures, Incorporated
  mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
http://www.highsteel.com <http://www.highsteel.com/> 
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  -----Original Message-----
From: Jeff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Saturday, October 12, 2002 2:17 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Macro Question

Fred,
Could you please help me solve this macro problem.
I'm not real familiar with macros and I've been spending way to much time on
trying
to solve this one.
 
I'm trying to build a macro that outputs the entire profile from .300 above
the part to a
specified level to interpolate then rapid out back to .300 above for
differant dia. T-Slot cutters.
 
The elements should look like this:
 
1. #FEED=100
2. LINE             (-0.7 - ? Depth)
3. #FEED=6
4. G41 D#TOOL
4. LINE             (? Depth to entry arc)
5. ARC             (Ramp in)
6. ARC             (? Dia. of Full arc to interpolate)
7. ARC             (Ramp out)
8. LINE             (Cuts back to Center)
9. POINT          (Rapids Out)
10. G40
 
The macro will ask questions for XCENTER, YCENTER, ZSTART, ZEND, DIAMETER
AND TOOL DIA.
The attached macro does everything fine on the profile except the lines
leading to the lead-in arc
and from the lead-out arc. This is what I need the help with, I'm sure it's
very simple I just can't
figure it out.
I'd also like the FEED, G41, D/offset and G40 to output if possible.
 
All help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank You
 
Jeff Pieper
EATON Hydraulics