Adjust feed rate proportionately to spindle speed

[rstpeng]

On machines with limited RPM I'd like the post to automatically adjust the feed rate by the proportionate amount that the spindle speed is limited by. This is adjusted from the current Haas NGC post.

I added this to the properties section at the head of the post so the user can enter the RPM on the post page.

  MaxRPM: {
    title       : "Spindle Speed",
    description : "Adjust cutting data based on machine rpm",
    group       : "Machine Lab",
    type       : "spatial",
    value      : 12000.,
    scope      : "post"
  }, 

And adjusted the getFeed section like this. But the MaxRPM value isn't being read through to the getFeed function. If I add a var directly in the function the output is adjusted correctly but I don't know why it's not reading from the properties section

function getFeed(f) {
  // var MaxRPM = 3000.0; // this line makes the logic work when uncommented
  if (spindleSpeed > MaxRPM) {
    var adjustmentRatio = MaxRPM / spindleSpeed;
    f *= adjustmentRatio; // Adjust feed rate proportionally
  
  }

  if (getProperty("useG95")) {
    return feedOutput.format(f / spindleSpeed); // use feed value
  }
  if (typeof activeMovements != "undefined" && activeMovements) {
    var feedContext = activeMovements[movement];
    if (feedContext != undefined) {
      if (!feedFormat.areDifferent(feedContext.feed, f)) {
        if (feedContext.id == currentFeedId) {
          return ""; // nothing has changed
        }
        forceFeed();
        currentFeedId = feedContext.id;
        return settings.parametricFeeds.feedOutputVariable + (settings.parametricFeeds.firstFeedParameter + feedContext.id);
      }
    }
    currentFeedId = undefined; // force parametric feed next time
  }
  return feedOutput.format(f); // use feed value
}

I also need to actually change the outputted spindle RPM  but wasn't sure what section of the post to actually edit.

[rstpeng]

On machines with limited RPM I'd like the post to automatically adjust the feed rate by the proportionate amount that the spindle speed is limited by. This is adjusted from the current Haas NGC post.

I added this to the properties section at the head of the post so the user can enter the RPM on the post page.

  MaxRPM: {
    title       : "Spindle Speed",
    description : "Adjust cutting data based on machine rpm",
    group       : "Machine Lab",
    type       : "spatial",
    value      : 12000.,
    scope      : "post"
  }, 

And adjusted the getFeed section like this. But the MaxRPM value isn't being read through to the getFeed function. If I add a var directly in the function the output is adjusted correctly but I don't know why it's not reading from the properties section

function getFeed(f) {
  // var MaxRPM = 3000.0; // this line makes the logic work when uncommented
  if (spindleSpeed > MaxRPM) {
    var adjustmentRatio = MaxRPM / spindleSpeed;
    f *= adjustmentRatio; // Adjust feed rate proportionally
  
  }

  if (getProperty("useG95")) {
    return feedOutput.format(f / spindleSpeed); // use feed value
  }
  if (typeof activeMovements != "undefined" && activeMovements) {
    var feedContext = activeMovements[movement];
    if (feedContext != undefined) {
      if (!feedFormat.areDifferent(feedContext.feed, f)) {
        if (feedContext.id == currentFeedId) {
          return ""; // nothing has changed
        }
        forceFeed();
        currentFeedId = feedContext.id;
        return settings.parametricFeeds.feedOutputVariable + (settings.parametricFeeds.firstFeedParameter + feedContext.id);
      }
    }
    currentFeedId = undefined; // force parametric feed next time
  }
  return feedOutput.format(f); // use feed value
}

I also need to actually change the outputted spindle RPM  but wasn't sure what section of the post to actually edit.

[aju_augustine · Accepted solution]

Hi @rstpeng ,

To retrieve the values of MaxRPM, which is defined in your post properties, you can modify your post as illustrated below:

function getFeed(f) {
  if (spindleSpeed > getProperty("MaxRPM")) {
    var adjustmentRatio = getProperty("MaxRPM") / spindleSpeed;
    f *= adjustmentRatio; // Adjust feed rate proportionally

  }

I hope this solution proves helpful for your needs. 

[aju_augustine · Accepted solution]

Hi @rstpeng ,

To retrieve the values of MaxRPM, which is defined in your post properties, you can modify your post as illustrated below:

function getFeed(f) {
  if (spindleSpeed > getProperty("MaxRPM")) {
    var adjustmentRatio = getProperty("MaxRPM") / spindleSpeed;
    f *= adjustmentRatio; // Adjust feed rate proportionally

  }

I hope this solution proves helpful for your needs.