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  1. #1
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    Angry MC9 post -can't get "R"'s to post

    I've been playing with this post for days and I cannot for the life of me, figure out where the problem is.I'm trying to get any helical motions(helix bore or threadmill toolpaths) to post arcs with an R-word instead of IJK's.
    The circular moves are posting with R's but not the helical motions. I'm trying to debug it and I keep getting taken back to pcirout1 and then follow that to parc and I can't spot the problem anywhere.Can someone take a look and tell me what I'm missing?



    Thanks

    Ace
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  2. #2
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    look for a line in your post file like this:
    arcoutput : 0 #0 = IJK, 1 = R no sign, 2 = R signed neg. over 180

    it's in a section labeled General Output Settings in the MPFANUC

    Mark
    Insanity "doing the same thing and expecting a different result"
    Mark

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    Sorry about that-I attached the wrong file- arcoutput was the 1st thing I checked

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    Cool

    R's posted fine for me, but you had debugging turned on. You might want to look at how the file was named, though. Here's what I got:
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    Thanks for the reply MCGuru,

    But the problem is with helical motions(XY and Z).As soon as a Z motion is introduced, the code starts posting with I's and J's.Try testing the post on a threadmilling or helix bore toolpath.If you have a copy of the SUBREP post you can see how I'd like it to post the code.

    Thanks

    ACE

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    I had a similar problem in MCX. It's been awhile since I was in MC9 but in X, the problem was not in the post. MCX has a settings page where you set all of the output options for arc and circle handling. I would imagine that 9 must have a similar setting somewhere.

    Basically: the post only handles what gets passed to it. If MC is specifying IJK-type moves, that's what the post will generate.

    See the screen shots I posted near the end of this thread:
    http://cnczone.com/forums/showthread.php?p=440727
    Greg

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    The code posts correctly when using MPSUBREP post, so it must be in the post processor file

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    Is this better? Threadmill works - helix bore isn't cooperating yet..(It looks like force * is needed to push an R for helix bore rough pass) I commented out ijk selection in parc postblock. If you still need help with this post or it is creating a problem somewhere else, you can join in at emastercam forum. Those guys are really good with postprocessors.

    the site is: emastercam.com
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    Thanks Guru-see you there

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