Post Processor editing.....not as easy as I thought.

[Anonymous]

It seems as though I was highly unrealistic in my assumptions as to editing a  pre-existing post. Looking back now I don't know what I "thought" it was going to look like; I only know it's significantly removed from my level of focus and patience. This, to some, may sound just plain lazy, and I get that. As in a small business often the laws of physics don't seem to apply. More often than not, s#i+ flows up hill. Were it merely a matter of want that would impede my attempt; I feel like I could muster the fortitude to carry through. That just isn't the case for many; myself included.

 Would it be possible to provide sample code; both edited and as posted, to someone/service and just pay them to edit the post in question? It seems as though I am utilizing Fusion-360 more and more often, simply for the HSM function. As a Mazak shop (based on the brunt of simplistic part geometry we encounter) programming a part in Fusion-360 is NEVER (and I do mean NEVER) even close to the speed with which we can be producing parts by programming at the control in Mazatrol. Often, the Fusion-360 program will "win out" with the amortization of the programming/setup time figured into the part quantity but more often than not; it won't. This, I realize, is simply due to the type of work that we are generally tasked.

 With that said, a significant contributing factor to this being; the a$$loads of editing required to produce a program that will run (at all, let alone safely, or in the manner we'd prefer) in some of our older Mitsubishi "Meldas" powered Mazak "Mazatrol M32's and M-Plus." No, I can't afford to replace the older controls with the new SMOOTH controlled Mazatrol machines just so we could completely eliminate offline/CAM programming all together........I'm hoping I can afford to have a few posts edited though.

 Can anyone recommend a particular company, service provider, or individual that does this sort of thing "on the side" that is reputable and reasonably priced? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

                                   Kind regards,

                                      Mike Ward.

[Steinwerks]

Hi Mike,

Yes, you can always get a post quote from a reseller. I have heard good things regarding Silverhawk although have not used their services myself. A full list of resellers can be found here: http://cam.autodesk.com/resellers/

[friesendrywall]

It would be nice to see what you are really after in a customized post, but judging from the other thread, some things I notice is that you really have to watch f360 and its cam smoothing to prevent lots of segments in some operations.

Whoever you get really needs to understand your control, preferably having used one.

You could also post an example and output of what you aren't liking about the current post and some could help you here.

Its all javascript, a decent programmer should be able to do it, with the caveat that he understands what a machine crash is/costs.

[Anonymous]

Thank you, I'll reach out to one of them for more information.

                             Kind regards,

                                   Mike Ward.

[Anonymous]

Very good point; I know what you mean regarding the short line segments and ENORMOUS file sizes generated by most CAM systems utilizing controlled engagement angles. I do not see myself as being terribly bright but, it would seem like there would be a more logical way for CAM systems to create simple arcs (basic 2.5D tool paths) by implementing G02/G03 functions whenever possible; often many lines of code to generate a single arc segment. When roughing, I've tried using gross deviation parameters in effort to cut down on excessive code, with less than expected results. This is not to say this phenomenon is unique to Fusion-360; it seems to be an industry "method" at this point.

 Is it simply a matter of computing power, a matter of the software having to be so "universal" in it's approach to be viable in the market place, or is there something I'm TOTALLY missing here? I apologize for my naivety on the topic; just to curious to care.

I'll reply later with a sample of code, both edited and "as posted." Any opinions would be appreciated.

                                                    Kind regards,

                                                      Mike Ward

[Anonymous]

This is a sample of edited code.

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N207 G03 X2.935 Z-0.0844 I0.06
N208 G01 Y0.7875 Z-0.0942
N209 G03 X2.815 Z-0.0991 I-0.06
N210 G01 Y0.4125 Z-0.109
N211 G03 X2.935 Z-0.1139 I0.06
N212 G01 Y0.7875 Z-0.1237
N213 G03 X2.815 Z-0.1286 I-0.06
N214 G01 Y0.4125 Z-0.1385
N215 G03 X2.935 Z-0.1434 I0.06
N216 G01 Y0.7875 Z-0.1532
N217 G03 X2.815 Z-0.1582 I-0.06
N218 G01 Y0.4125 Z-0.168
N219 G03 X2.935 Z-0.1729 I0.06
N220 G01 Y0.7875 Z-0.1827
N221 G03 X2.815 Z-0.1877 I-0.06
N222 G01 Y0.4125 Z-0.1975
N223 G03 X2.935 Z-0.2024 I0.06
N224 G01 Y0.7875 Z-0.2122
N225 G03 X2.815 Z-0.2172 I-0.06
N226 G01 Y0.4125 Z-0.227
N227 G03 X2.935 Z-0.2319 I0.06
N228 G01 Y0.7875 Z-0.2418
N229 G03 X2.815 Z-0.2467 I-0.06
N230 G01 Y0.4125 Z-0.2565
N231 G03 X2.935 Z-0.2614 I0.06
N232 G01 Y0.7875 Z-0.2713
N233 G03 X2.815 Z-0.2762 I-0.06
N234 G01 Y0.4125 Z-0.286
N235 G03 X2.935 Z-0.291 I0.06
N236 G01 Y0.7875 Z-0.3008
N237 G03 X2.815 Z-0.3057 I-0.06
N238 G01 Y0.4125 Z-0.3155
N239 G03 X2.935 Z-0.3205 I0.06
N240 G01 Y0.7875 Z-0.3303
N241 G03 X2.815 Z-0.3352 I-0.06
N242 G01 Y0.4125 Z-0.345
N243 G03 X2.935 Z-0.35 I0.06
N244 G01 Y0.7875 Z-0.3598
N245 G03 X2.815 Z-0.3647 I-0.06
N246 G01 Y0.4125 Z-0.3746
N247 G03 X2.935 Z-0.3795 I0.06
N248 G01 Y0.7875 Z-0.3893
N249 G03 X2.815 Z-0.3942 I-0.06
N250 G01 Y0.4125 Z-0.4041
N251 G03 X2.8253 Y0.3789 Z-0.405 I0.06
N252 X2.935 Y0.4125 I0.0497 J0.0336 F34.3
N253 G01 Y0.7875
N254 G03 X2.815 I-0.06
N255 G01 Y0.4125
N256 G03 X2.8253 Y0.3789 I0.06
N257 X2.8317 Y0.3717 Z-0.4037 I0.0311 J0.021 F50.
N258 X2.8391 Y0.3666 Z-0.4 I0.0247 J0.0282
N259 X2.8464 Y0.3638 Z-0.394 I0.0172 J0.0333
N260 X2.8522 Y0.3626 Z-0.3863 I0.01 J0.0361
N261 X2.8559 Y0.3624 Z-0.3772 I0.0042 J0.0373
N262 G01 X2.8572 Z-0.3675
N263 G00 Z1.1
(2D CONTOUR2)
N265 S2100 M03
N266 M08
N267 G00 X2.9073 Y0.7186
N268 Z1.1
N269 Z0.1
N270 G01 Z0.0394 F50.
N271 Z-0.3675 F30.
N272 Y0.7188 Z-0.372
N273 X2.9074 Y0.7197 Z-0.3765
N274 X2.9075 Y0.721 Z-0.3808
N275 X2.9076 Y0.7229 Z-0.3849
N276 X2.9078 Y0.7252 Z-0.3888
N277 X2.908 Y0.728 Z-0.3924
N278 X2.9083 Y0.7312 Z-0.3956
N279 X2.9086 Y0.7347 Z-0.3984
N280 X2.9089 Y0.7386 Z-0.4007
N281 X2.9092 Y0.7427 Z-0.4026
N282 X2.9095 Y0.747 Z-0.4039
N283 X2.9098 Y0.7515 Z-0.4047
N284 X2.9102 Y0.756 Z-0.405
N286 G41 X3.1187 Y0.7775 D05 F50.
N287 G03 X2.8943 Y1.0393 I-0.243 J0.0187
N288 X2.6225 Y0.7875 I-0.0193 J-0.2518 F12.5
N289 G01 Y0.4125
N290 G03 X3.1275 I0.2525
N291 G01 Y0.7875
N292 G03 X2.6225 I-0.2525
N293 G01 Y0.4125
N294 G03 X3.1275 I0.2525
N295 G01 Y0.7875
N296 G03 X2.8943 Y1.0393 I-0.2525
N297 X2.6326 Y0.8149 I-0.0187 J-0.243 F50.
N299 G01 G40 X2.8354 Y0.7617
N300 X2.8351 Y0.7572 Z-0.4047
N301 X2.8347 Y0.7528 Z-0.4039
N302 X2.8344 Y0.7484 Z-0.4026
N303 X2.8341 Y0.7443 Z-0.4007
N304 X2.8338 Y0.7405 Z-0.3984
N305 X2.8335 Y0.7369 Z-0.3956
N306 X2.8333 Y0.7337 Z-0.3924
N307 X2.833 Y0.7309 Z-0.3888
N308 X2.8329 Y0.7286 Z-0.3849
N309 X2.8327 Y0.7267 Z-0.3808
N310 X2.8326 Y0.7254 Z-0.3765
N311 Y0.7246 Z-0.372
N312 X2.8325 Y0.7243 Z-0.3675
N313 G00 Z1.1
N315 G28 G91 Z0.
N316 G90
(2D POCKET3)
N317 M09
N318 M01
N319 T7 M06
N320 T9
N321 S1910 M03
N322 G54
N323 M08
N325 G00 X1.7909 Y-0.6505
N326 G43 Z1.1 H07
N327 G00 Z0.125
N328 G01 X1.79 Y-0.6497 Z0.1174 F35.
N329 X1.7874 Y-0.6475 Z0.1105
N330 X1.7834 Y-0.6439 Z0.105
N331 X1.7783 Y-0.6394 Z0.1014
N332 X1.7726 Y-0.6344 Z0.1

[friesendrywall]

Did you hand edit it?

Can you roughly condense the changes?

For starters, you can set writeTools to NO in the post options.

[Anonymous]

Yes, I hand edited it; I'll reply shortly with a brief "play by play" of the edit and reasoning behind it. On another note; I took a little time last night and started playing with the edit of my current post (Generic Mitsubishi Meldas) in Notepad++ last night with some success! The "G28" at the head of the program that needed to be a "G30" was successfully altered. When I attempted to add the required "X0" "Y0" to accompany the "Z0" for tool change; not so successful. I'll have to figure out how to add those two things to that line of code next; it's probably not a bad idea to learn this anyway. At almost 47 years old, that old phrase regarding old dogs and new tricks, is starting to hit home a bit, LoL. Thank you to all that have read this post and refrained from pointing out how dim witted it must surely appear that I am.

                                               Kind regards,

                                                    Mike Ward.

[friesendrywall]

Look in OnSection, somewhere close to 

if (insertToolCall) {

You could post your current .cps file, its not clear what you are starting with.

[Anonymous]

The attached file is the Meldas.cps post that I currently use, as provided by Autodesk. This is also the file I am attempting to edit. The Mazak MTV-414/22 with Mazatrol M-32 (Mitsubishi Meldas M-335) controller's ISO/EIA programs typically look something like this.

O1000 

N1 G40 G17 G94  (Cutter compensation cancel, Set work plane, Feed in IPM) .........In Mazatrol we run feed as IPR instead of IPM, even on the mill, and wish we could in ISO/EIA)

N2 G20 T1  (Inch units, Orient spindle)............I know, I know,....we do not NEED to write either of these codes as the control is set for inch input, Tool pre-load)

N3 G00 G91 G30 Z0 Y0 X0 (Rapid traverse, Incremental positioning, ATC zero return ALL linear axes)

N4 M01 (optional stop)

N5 M06 (Tool change)

N6 T2 (Pre-load next tool in arm)

N7 G90 G54 (Absolute positioning, Set work piece coordinate)

N8 X10.5625 Y4.3125 S2150 M03) (Positioning of X & Y, Set spindle speed, Spindle on CW)

N9 G43 H01 Z1.0 (H-type tool length, Tool length #1, Position 1" above work piece)

N10 Z0.1 M08 (Position to R-plane, Flood coolant on) ..........Turn coolant on at this point to avoid coolant coming on at top of Z travel for obvious reasons.

N11 G81 R.1 Z-.0625 F2.5 (Spot drill 1/16" deep, at 2" IPM, with a retreat plane of .100")

N12 G80 G40 M09 (Canned cycle cancel, Cutter comp cancel, coolant off)

N13 M05 (Spindle stop)

N14 G00 G91 G30 Z0 Y0 X0 M19 (See above explanation)

N15 M01 (Optional stop)

N16 M06 (Tool change)

N17 T3 (Pre-load next tool)

N18 G90 G54  (See above)

N19 X4.0 Y2.0 S2500 M03 (Yep, see above)

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N2178 G00 Z1.0 M09 (Rapid traverse, Z axis 1" above work piece, Coolant off)

N2179 M05 (Spindle off)

N2180 G91 G28 Z0 Y0 M19 (Incremental positioning, Machine zero point return reference, Z axis to Machinetool zero, Y axis to machinetool zero, orient spindle)

N2181 M30 (End program & Reset)

[friesendrywall]

For this

N4 T1
N3 G91 G30 Z0 Y0 X0 M19
N6 M06

You would need something like

    writeBlock("T" + toolFormat.format(tool.number));
    writeBlock(gAbsIncModal.format(91),gAbsIncModal.format(30),zOutput.format(0),zOutput.format(0),yOutput.format(0),xOutput.format(0),mFormat.format(19));
    writeBlock(mFormat.format(6));

[friesendrywall]

Now your G90 and G91 use I don't understand, that may need further help in the post.

[Anonymous]

The only time I use the G91 is where the machinetool requires it for tool changes and end of program, to place the headstock away from the operator and the workpiece as close to the operator; other than that I have no use for it

[Anonymous]

Ok, that got a large part of my needs met. How would I go about moving the "coolant on" function to the first line after the G43 (tool length offset) line of the program? How about moving the spindle speed and spindle on function to the end of the first line of X-axis and Y-axis positioning?

                                        Mike

The attached file is the post as I've altered it thus far.

[friesendrywall]

Just be sure that the program is re setting G90/G91.

That one is a bit harder, as you would have to move that code into OnSection.  Why can't it just be at the end, just prior to movement?

[Anonymous]

Honestly, it can, I just wanted to be posting as "polite" of code possible; remember we're a Mazak shop and thus, a bit "spoiled." The idea of placing the "coolant" on function after the initial Z-axis positioning was an effort to not have the coolant on with the Z-axis at it's upper limit. When my guys are doing their "run off" of the first in a given operation, they are allowed to have the doors open (with rapid override as low as possible, and a Z-axis positive offset above any cutting position, of course) to better view what's actually taking place. With the infrequent use of EIA/ISO code around here (they Mazatrol everything they possibly can), it's easy to forget that "Coolant OFF" button on the operators panel; resulting in a face full of coolant as well as all over the floor before you can get to the "Coolant OFF" button for some relief.

 Yes, I know how petty and silly this must sound but, I'd be a little pissed at the guy that handed me code that coated me with coolant while trying to set the job up. "Just always remember to make SURE the "Coolant OFF" lamp is lit before smashing that Cycle Start button"........yeah, I've said it plenty of times having felt no better about the situation; regardless of who's truly "at fault."

Sorry for rambling, and I do TRULY appreciate your attempts at helping my "Java Script illiterate ass" as much as you have thus far.

                                             Kind regards

                                                Mike Ward