Originally Posted by
Zipdrive
The post for a Centroid controller is MC's MPCENM4. On the first page it says 'Warning: it is generic and is intended for modification to the machine tool requirements and personal preference'. The guy who installed the controller on my BMC30 says he is not experienced in changing post. So, I looked at the file :drowning:. What in the world do you change.
This is standard with all posts. It's a liability thing. Best bet would be to compare a posted program to one that you know runs on the controller, then we can make changes from there.
There is a list of variables (numbered questions for Mastercam) at the end of the file. Are these the ones that are to be changed? Are these already taken care of in the setup sheets when running the program?
Not really. This is a way of overriding settings in MC and doing some customizing of dialogs etc, (works with the .txt file that goes with the .pst file). Don't worry about these just yet.
And lastly, for some dumb reason, I get an error when trying to post using the MPCENM4 file. It post fine if I use MPFAN for example. I admit that I am lacking a lot of user experience with this software. Thanks for any help.
Need to know what the error is to fix it. Does it continue with posting even if you get the error? It may just be a warning about offsets, toolplanes etc.
Writing posts is an art in and of itself. It's easy to make minor changes, but like any programming language, it can get very difficult very fast.
Word of caution; back up your posts before you start making changes.
Matt
San Diego, Ca
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