Re: Tapping[mfg-smartcam]

[Steve Rebensdorf]

If you are looking to output a feedrate with additional places to the right for tapping, but not for cutting, in the tapping section of the TMP file you can use #FMT(#FEED,D3.4) which changes the output format to support the feedrate format 3 places to the left of the decimal and 4 places to the right. Hopefully, this helps, if not save the information, as you'll probably find it useful for something else later.   Steve Rebensdorf   ----- Original Message ----- From: Ray Machine Inc. Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2002 12:23 PM To: SmartCam Fourm Subject: Tapping[mfg-smartcam]   We also have rigid tapping, I had trouble at first. Then the guy we bought SmartCam from told me to code the feedrate with whole number inches i.e F2.0, F3.0, F4.0....this can be done by adjusting the spindle speed.   Thanks hope this helps