topic macro loop help me in PowerMill Forum https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/powermill-forum/macro-loop-help-me/m-p/9503339#M11707 <P><FONT color="#0000FF">Besides performing a renaming loop, is it possible to do a macro loop? Everyone please help me do that, thank you!</FONT></P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="triphuog_0-1589007131596.png" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/767700i7F23B73A47EF5C4C/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="triphuog_0-1589007131596.png" alt="triphuog_0-1589007131596.png" /></span></P><P><FONT color="#0000FF">I want to cut the tool automatically with the toolpath foder. and each foder has a separate boundary</FONT></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>ACTIVATE Toolpath "I1 R2"<BR />QUIT FORM TPLIMIT<BR />EDIT TOOLPATH LIMIT BOUNDARY<BR />EDIT TOOLPATH LIMIT DELETE Y<BR />EDIT TOOLPATH LIMIT BOUNDPLANEOPTIONS BESTFIT_PLANE<BR />EDIT TOOLPATH LIMIT KEEP INNER<BR />EDIT TOOLPATH LIMIT BOUNDARYNAME "IN-OUT"<BR />EDIT TOOLPATH LIMIT BOUNDPLANEOPTIONS ACTIVE_WORKPLANE<BR />ACTIVATE Workplane "B"<BR />PROCESS TPLIMIT<BR />LIMIT CANCEL</P><P>ACTIVATE Toolpath "I2 R0,5"<BR />QUIT FORM TPLIMIT<BR />EDIT TOOLPATH LIMIT BOUNDARY<BR />EDIT TOOLPATH LIMIT DELETE Y<BR />EDIT TOOLPATH LIMIT BOUNDPLANEOPTIONS BESTFIT_PLANE<BR />EDIT TOOLPATH LIMIT KEEP INNER<BR />EDIT TOOLPATH LIMIT BOUNDARYNAME "IN-OUT"<BR />EDIT TOOLPATH LIMIT BOUNDPLANEOPTIONS ACTIVE_WORKPLANE<BR />ACTIVATE Workplane "B"<BR />PROCESS TPLIMIT<BR />LIMIT CANCEL</P><P>ACTIVATE Toolpath "I3 R0,25"<BR />QUIT FORM TPLIMIT<BR />EDIT TOOLPATH LIMIT BOUNDARY<BR />EDIT TOOLPATH LIMIT DELETE Y<BR />EDIT TOOLPATH LIMIT BOUNDPLANEOPTIONS BESTFIT_PLANE<BR />EDIT TOOLPATH LIMIT KEEP INNER<BR />EDIT TOOLPATH LIMIT BOUNDARYNAME "IN-OUT"<BR />EDIT TOOLPATH LIMIT BOUNDPLANEOPTIONS ACTIVE_WORKPLANE<BR />ACTIVATE Workplane "B"<BR />PROCESS TPLIMIT<BR />LIMIT CANCEL</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><BR />ACTIVATE FOLDER "Toolpath\H"</P><P>ACTIVATE Toolpath "H1 R2"<BR />QUIT FORM TPLIMIT<BR />EDIT TOOLPATH LIMIT BOUNDARY<BR />EDIT TOOLPATH LIMIT DELETE Y<BR />EDIT TOOLPATH LIMIT BOUNDPLANEOPTIONS BESTFIT_PLANE<BR />EDIT TOOLPATH LIMIT KEEP INNER<BR />EDIT TOOLPATH LIMIT BOUNDARYNAME "HEEL-TOE"<BR />EDIT TOOLPATH LIMIT BOUNDPLANEOPTIONS ACTIVE_WORKPLANE<BR />ACTIVATE Workplane "B"<BR />PROCESS TPLIMIT<BR />LIMIT CANCEL</P><P>ACTIVATE Toolpath "H2 R0,5"<BR />QUIT FORM TPLIMIT<BR />EDIT TOOLPATH LIMIT BOUNDARY<BR />EDIT TOOLPATH LIMIT DELETE Y<BR />EDIT TOOLPATH LIMIT BOUNDPLANEOPTIONS BESTFIT_PLANE<BR />EDIT TOOLPATH LIMIT KEEP INNER<BR />EDIT TOOLPATH LIMIT BOUNDARYNAME "HEEL-TOE"<BR />EDIT TOOLPATH LIMIT BOUNDPLANEOPTIONS ACTIVE_WORKPLANE<BR />ACTIVATE Workplane "B"<BR />PROCESS TPLIMIT<BR />LIMIT CANCEL</P><P>ACTIVATE Toolpath "H3 R0,25"<BR />QUIT FORM TPLIMIT<BR />EDIT TOOLPATH LIMIT BOUNDARY<BR />EDIT TOOLPATH LIMIT DELETE Y<BR />EDIT TOOLPATH LIMIT BOUNDPLANEOPTIONS BESTFIT_PLANE<BR />EDIT TOOLPATH LIMIT KEEP INNER<BR />EDIT TOOLPATH LIMIT BOUNDARYNAME "HEEL-TOE"<BR />EDIT TOOLPATH LIMIT BOUNDPLANEOPTIONS ACTIVE_WORKPLANE<BR />ACTIVATE Workplane "B"<BR />PROCESS TPLIMIT<BR />LIMIT CANCEL</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Sat, 09 May 2020 06:58:34 GMT triphuog 2020-05-09T06:58:34Z macro loop help me https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/powermill-forum/macro-loop-help-me/m-p/9503339#M11707 <P><FONT color="#0000FF">Besides performing a renaming loop, is it possible to do a macro loop? Everyone please help me do that, thank you!</FONT></P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="triphuog_0-1589007131596.png" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/767700i7F23B73A47EF5C4C/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="triphuog_0-1589007131596.png" alt="triphuog_0-1589007131596.png" /></span></P><P><FONT color="#0000FF">I want to cut the tool automatically with the toolpath foder. and each foder has a separate boundary</FONT></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>ACTIVATE Toolpath "I1 R2"<BR />QUIT FORM TPLIMIT<BR />EDIT TOOLPATH LIMIT BOUNDARY<BR />EDIT TOOLPATH LIMIT DELETE Y<BR />EDIT TOOLPATH LIMIT BOUNDPLANEOPTIONS BESTFIT_PLANE<BR />EDIT TOOLPATH LIMIT KEEP INNER<BR />EDIT TOOLPATH LIMIT BOUNDARYNAME "IN-OUT"<BR />EDIT TOOLPATH LIMIT BOUNDPLANEOPTIONS ACTIVE_WORKPLANE<BR />ACTIVATE Workplane "B"<BR />PROCESS TPLIMIT<BR />LIMIT CANCEL</P><P>ACTIVATE Toolpath "I2 R0,5"<BR />QUIT FORM TPLIMIT<BR />EDIT TOOLPATH LIMIT BOUNDARY<BR />EDIT TOOLPATH LIMIT DELETE Y<BR />EDIT TOOLPATH LIMIT BOUNDPLANEOPTIONS BESTFIT_PLANE<BR />EDIT TOOLPATH LIMIT KEEP INNER<BR />EDIT TOOLPATH LIMIT BOUNDARYNAME "IN-OUT"<BR />EDIT TOOLPATH LIMIT BOUNDPLANEOPTIONS ACTIVE_WORKPLANE<BR />ACTIVATE Workplane "B"<BR />PROCESS TPLIMIT<BR />LIMIT CANCEL</P><P>ACTIVATE Toolpath "I3 R0,25"<BR />QUIT FORM TPLIMIT<BR />EDIT TOOLPATH LIMIT BOUNDARY<BR />EDIT TOOLPATH LIMIT DELETE Y<BR />EDIT TOOLPATH LIMIT BOUNDPLANEOPTIONS BESTFIT_PLANE<BR />EDIT TOOLPATH LIMIT KEEP INNER<BR />EDIT TOOLPATH LIMIT BOUNDARYNAME "IN-OUT"<BR />EDIT TOOLPATH LIMIT BOUNDPLANEOPTIONS ACTIVE_WORKPLANE<BR />ACTIVATE Workplane "B"<BR />PROCESS TPLIMIT<BR />LIMIT CANCEL</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><BR />ACTIVATE FOLDER "Toolpath\H"</P><P>ACTIVATE Toolpath "H1 R2"<BR />QUIT FORM TPLIMIT<BR />EDIT TOOLPATH LIMIT BOUNDARY<BR />EDIT TOOLPATH LIMIT DELETE Y<BR />EDIT TOOLPATH LIMIT BOUNDPLANEOPTIONS BESTFIT_PLANE<BR />EDIT TOOLPATH LIMIT KEEP INNER<BR />EDIT TOOLPATH LIMIT BOUNDARYNAME "HEEL-TOE"<BR />EDIT TOOLPATH LIMIT BOUNDPLANEOPTIONS ACTIVE_WORKPLANE<BR />ACTIVATE Workplane "B"<BR />PROCESS TPLIMIT<BR />LIMIT CANCEL</P><P>ACTIVATE Toolpath "H2 R0,5"<BR />QUIT FORM TPLIMIT<BR />EDIT TOOLPATH LIMIT BOUNDARY<BR />EDIT TOOLPATH LIMIT DELETE Y<BR />EDIT TOOLPATH LIMIT BOUNDPLANEOPTIONS BESTFIT_PLANE<BR />EDIT TOOLPATH LIMIT KEEP INNER<BR />EDIT TOOLPATH LIMIT BOUNDARYNAME "HEEL-TOE"<BR />EDIT TOOLPATH LIMIT BOUNDPLANEOPTIONS ACTIVE_WORKPLANE<BR />ACTIVATE Workplane "B"<BR />PROCESS TPLIMIT<BR />LIMIT CANCEL</P><P>ACTIVATE Toolpath "H3 R0,25"<BR />QUIT FORM TPLIMIT<BR />EDIT TOOLPATH LIMIT BOUNDARY<BR />EDIT TOOLPATH LIMIT DELETE Y<BR />EDIT TOOLPATH LIMIT BOUNDPLANEOPTIONS BESTFIT_PLANE<BR />EDIT TOOLPATH LIMIT KEEP INNER<BR />EDIT TOOLPATH LIMIT BOUNDARYNAME "HEEL-TOE"<BR />EDIT TOOLPATH LIMIT BOUNDPLANEOPTIONS ACTIVE_WORKPLANE<BR />ACTIVATE Workplane "B"<BR />PROCESS TPLIMIT<BR />LIMIT CANCEL</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Sat, 09 May 2020 06:58:34 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/powermill-forum/macro-loop-help-me/m-p/9503339#M11707 triphuog 2020-05-09T06:58:34Z Re: macro loop help me https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/powermill-forum/macro-loop-help-me/m-p/9522362#M11708 <P>Hi&nbsp;<a href="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/9044826">@triphuog</a>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>FOREACH tp IN folder('Toolpath\I') {<BR />ACTIVATE TOOLPATH $tp.Name<BR />STRING name = $tp.Name<BR />STRING NewName = $tp.Name + '___OLD'<BR />RENAME TOOLPATH $name $NewName<BR />}</P> <P>FOREACH tp IN folder('Toolpath\H') {<BR />ACTIVATE TOOLPATH $tp.Name<BR />STRING name = $tp.Name<BR />STRING NewName = $tp.Name + '___OLD'<BR />RENAME TOOLPATH $name $NewName<BR />}</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>This macro will loop through all the programs in Toolpaths, folder 'I' and folder 'H' and rename the programs with '___OLD'&nbsp;</P> Sun, 17 May 2020 19:30:05 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/powermill-forum/macro-loop-help-me/m-p/9522362#M11708 lee_sanders 2020-05-17T19:30:05Z