>Daniel
>
>I finally got around to trying this patch.
>It doesn't seem to work properly for me.
>I tried it on an AXIS lathe sim that I added the feature mask to.
>I do understand its a proof of concept.
>
>I had to multiply the tool number by 1000 in the tool file.
>eg tool 11 would be 10011
>is that by design? seems silly.
>
>It also seems that if the tool is not found that the interpreter
>forgets that the original tool is still loaded. I had to reload the last tool
>to clear things out.
>
>I think an INI switch would be better then the feature mask.
>A GUI can easily search for an INI switch keyword.
>
>I think this could be an excellent feature for lathes.
>
>Chris M
Chris,
Yes - the tool table entry for the geometry offset is in (Tool Number) +
10,000. I agree that it's odd, but it's the way Fanuc designed it. Because I
was trying to make the interpreter behave the way a Fanuc lathe interpreter
behaves, I figured I'd duplicate the whole enchilada. It doesn't play too well
with tooledit.tcl - a revision to tooledit.tcl that supported this patch would
make this patch easier to use - perhaps with your GUI expertise this is
something you could easily handle.
I wasn't sure about the INI file setting versus the features mask - the
features mask is already in use for enabling/disabling other interpreter
behavior changes. I think that an INI setting is easier for the integrator,
but that features mask seemed to be there for a reason. Comments from others
would be appreciated.
Rogge
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