[burdickjp]

I've written a short parametric program for doing vise clamps out of bar stock. I'm new to this and am wanting to learn and implement best practices for programming in G-code. Would anyone be willing to comment on what I've done here:

(tableClamps)
(program cuts in quadrant I)

#<countparts> = 3 ;how many parts to do
#<spaceparts> = 8 ;distance between repititions of the parts
#<zstep> = 1 ;distance to feed in z for every pass around

#<positionslot> = 9
#<heightslot> = 7.5
#<depthslot> = 5.5
#<diameterclearance> = 10.5
#<diametercounterbore> = 16.0

#<widthclamp> = 19
#<lengthclamp> = [#<positionslot> + #<diameterclearance>/2 + #<diametercounterbore>/2 + #<depthslot>]

G21 G90
G00 X0 Y0 Z10.0
G00 X0 Y-8.0
M03 S1200

o100 repeat [#<countparts>]
  M01
  G00 Z0
  G41.1 D6
  G01 Y0 F300
  o200 while [#<_z> GT [-#<widthclamp> + #<zstep>]]
    G91
    G01 Z-#<zstep>
    G01 Y[#<heightslot> + #<positionslot>]
    G02 X#<positionslot> Y0 I[#<positionslot>/2] J0
    G03 X#<positionslot> Y-#<positionslot> I#<positionslot> J0
    G01 X[#<lengthclamp> - #<positionslot> *2]
    G01 Y-#<heightslot>
    G01 X-[#<lengthclamp>]
  o200 endwhile
  G90 G40
  G00 Y-8.0
  G00 Z1.0
  G00 X[#<_x> + #<lengthclamp> + #<spaceparts>]
o100 endrepeat

M30
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[sinha_nsit]

It is not Custom Macro B. Someone who knows about your control may help you.
But you should come up with specific problems. People may not have patience to read and analyze your whole program.

[Mhoppe]

Is that program for an Okuma control?

[burdickjp]

It's for LinuxCNC.

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