topic Re: Mazak Post_Optional Block in HSM Post Processor Forum

Mazak Post_Optional Block

mike.schaffer — Tue, 14 Feb 2017 21:37:35 GMT

I am trying to post an operation with a tool being optional. It looks as if the post should be outputting the "/" needed for the block skip but it is not. I dont know if i am missing something in the Post or if there is something different i need to do. Attached is the portion of the post that i feel needs attention.

/**
Writes the specified optional block.
*/
function writeOptionalBlock() {
if (properties.showSequenceNumbers) {
var words = formatWords(arguments);
if (words) {
writeWords("/", "N" + sequenceNumber, words);
sequenceNumber += properties.sequenceNumberIncrement;
}
} else {
writeWords2("/", arguments);
}
}

function formatComment(text) {
return "(" + filterText(String(text).toUpperCase(), permittedCommentChars) + ")";

Re: Mazak Post_Optional Block

Laurens-3DTechDraw — Sun, 19 Feb 2017 18:41:19 GMT

Post processor looks good.

So we should be looking at all the steps.

Could you make a screencast maybe so we can see what you do and what the output looks like?

Re: Mazak Post_Optional Block

denis_schoemaker — Mon, 20 Feb 2017 13:12:17 GMT

How do i do a screencast?

Re: Mazak Post_Optional Block

mike.schaffer — Mon, 20 Feb 2017 13:15:02 GMT

How do i do a screen cast or screen shot?

Re: Mazak Post_Optional Block

ivan.stanojevic — Mon, 20 Feb 2017 13:22:24 GMT

You can download it from the following link:
https://knowledge.autodesk.com/community/screencast

Re: Mazak Post_Optional Block

mike.schaffer — Mon, 20 Feb 2017 18:32:53 GMT

I have attached a screencast. Let me know if there is something more that you would like to see of if i am missing something.

Re: Mazak Post_Optional Block

ivan.stanojevic — Mon, 20 Feb 2017 19:30:44 GMT

As far as I know, if you select an operation as optional the post processor should mark the code from that op. optional and the post needs to be edited to support all of this.

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/search-result/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2016/ENU/Inventor-HSM/files/GUID-A164506D-F180-4B7C-8A95-891A48B22760-htm.html

Re: Mazak Post_Optional Block

Laurens-3DTechDraw — Tue, 21 Feb 2017 05:19:07 GMT

@mike.schaffer wrote:

I have attached a screencast. Let me know if there is something more that you would like to see of if i am missing something.

You are doing everything right indeed.

Question now would be if you can upload that post processor?

Because I'm confused to why it doesn't work.

Re: Mazak Post_Optional Block

mike.schaffer — Tue, 21 Feb 2017 13:51:18 GMT

attached is a copy of our Mazak Post.

Re: Mazak Post_Optional Block

ivan.stanojevic — Tue, 21 Feb 2017 14:29:01 GMT

I've edited your post and implemented "optional section" exactly as Haas generic post has.

Re: Mazak Post_Optional Block

mike.schaffer — Wed, 22 Feb 2017 14:24:36 GMT

Thank You ivan.stanojevic. I have tested it out and it seems to work. Just to be clear though, the only thing you changed in the post was the section on Optional Block Skip? And is the Mazak and Haas basically fanuc posts?

Re: Mazak Post_Optional Block

ivan.stanojevic — Wed, 22 Feb 2017 15:04:08 GMT

I've created a variable called optionalSection and implemented it into writeBlock function.

Then inside OnSection function I've assigned this variable to be "true" when the section is marked as optional.

However, this variable is set to be "false" in OnClose function because it doesn't have to take into account those blocks at the end of the gcode.

Don't know much about Mazak but Haas is Fanuc based indeed.