Have Z and Feed post as modal for G92 threading cycle

[Don.Cyr]

When posting a G92 threading cycle, it outputs the Z and feed on all of the pass lines where it doesn't need to. how can I set the post up to be output these as modal in the cycle. For reference, this is the Samsung Mill-turn post but I also loaded and tried the Doosan post and it is the same.. 

[serge.quiblier · Accepted solution]

Hi @Don.Cyr 

normally xOutput and zOutput are modal.

But in the code there is a xOutput.reset() and zOutput.reset().

This is forcing the output even if the variable is defined as modal.

You can comment these two lines and reprocess to check the output.

One downside can be only one or no coordinate on the very first pass, depending on the previous location.

For the feedrate output, it depend on how the pitchFormat variable is defined, probably non modal.

It may be better to create a new format pitchModal with the appropriate parameterrs, and use this instead, in that location.

Regards.

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[Don.Cyr]

@serge.quiblier Can you please show me how the pitch format would be defined as modal. it is currently

pitchOutput.format(cycle.pitch)

[serge.quiblier]

Hi @Don.Cyr 

Depending if your post is using the old fashion or the new one the answer can vary.

In the old defintion we will have something like

var pitchOutput = createVariable({prefix:"F", force:true}, pitchFormat);

The createVariable AND the force;true make it a non modal output.

A modal output will be done via this;

var pitchOutput = createModal({prefix:"F"}, pitchFormat);

If you are running Fusion, then recent version can be used instead:

var pitchOutput = createOutputVariable({prefix:"F", control:CONTROL_CHANGED}, pitchFormat);

Post processor training guide

https://cam.autodesk.com/posts/posts/guides/Post%20Processor%20Training%20Guide.pdf

5.1.10 Output Variable Definitions

 Regards.

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[Don.Cyr]

@serge.quiblier Thank you once again for the help.