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  1. #1
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    Turning Coolant off when tool lifts up

    Is there any way in the settings of MasterCAM or maybe in my Post that I can adjust to do this. What I'd like to is weight till my tool gets down to the Z height it's path will start then turn the coolant on and insert an M91. Then I want to turn coolant off before it comes up. I might be able to do it with a Find and Replace function but I haven't had time to experiment just yet.

    I'm using a machine I can't really get into but as the tool goes down I'd like to be able to follow that with these commands ie.

    G0 Z0.0
    M91OUT5
    M8

    -Insert Tool paths

    M9
    G0 Z1.0

    I'm going to want to do some fancier things like that as times rolls on. Is this adjusted in my post, a setting in MasterCAM or do I simply have to do it by hand afterwards. Obviously this isn't favorable because then anytime I adjust something I'll have to come through and do it.
    -JWB
    --We Ain't Building Pianos (TCNJ Baja 2008)

  2. #2
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    I think you will have to modify your post processor to accomplish this.

  3. #3
    Join Date
    Jun 2012
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    if you are on a service deal with whoever you purchased the software from, they should modify your post processor for you. that is what you paid them for. email them the file you are working on, then let them know what you would like changed and they should customize your post for you. there's no use creating more problems for yourself, when you are already paying someone to handle it.

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