Pete, I believe you can read #ARAD and other template words in the @CYCLCHG section as well.
As for #NEXTPT not updating #MOV, I believe that is by design, to go to the next "point" in the current mode. ================================================== Fred Lauzus, CAM Programming Coordinator High Steel Structures, Incorporated mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.highsteel.com ================================================== -----Original Message----- From: Pete Ruehle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 03, 2003 4:45 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [mfg-smartcam] NEXTPT template word Thanks Fred. Yes, I'm seeing that it creates quite a bit of havoc. The SECNAME or SECNUM would work for me except for one issue. If the following element (or secname) is an arc, I need to extract the radius value (#ARAD). I can't see how to do that without resorting to #NEXTPT. And one (strange?) thing I'm finding is that it doesn't seem to update #MOV. In other words, if I'm in the @LINE section and #NEXTPT is an arc, the value of #MOV stays at 1. All other words are updated. This is why the simple test that I posted does not test true if #NEXTPT is an arc. Pete -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 03, 2003 1:54 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [mfg-smartcam] NEXTPT template word Pete, #NEXTPT is typically used to force the database ahead to the next point in X,Y & Z. This is not a "look" ahead but actually advances code generation in the database and may be hazardous the way you are using it from the @LINE section. For an alternative, use the @CYCLCHG section. This section is automatically called between each template section the system calls. This section can look ahead to the next section called using #SECNAME and #SECNUM. @CYCLCHG #IFSTR(#SECNAME=ARC)<#EVAL(#U18=1)>#ELSE<#EVAL(#U18=0)> #IF(#SECNUM=12)<#EVAL(#U18=1)>#ELSE<#EVAL(#U18=0)> >From the Alphabetical List of Template Words http://microsystemsgeorgia.com/Alphabetical%20List%20of%20Template%20Words.d oc #SECNAME Description: Name of section to be called. Made available for testing in the @CYCLCHG section #SECNUM Description: Internal numeric value of section to be called. Made available for testing in the @CYCLCHG section. 1 = @START 2 = @TOOLCHG 3 = @END 4 = @TORCH 5 = @ATTCHMT 6 = @PNCHTL 7 = @STPROF 8 = @ENDPROF 9 = @RAP 10 = @LINE 11 = @SHPRF 12 = @ARC 13 = @XZARC 14 = @YZARC 15 = @ZCLRMV 16 = @ZCHKMV 17 = @ZDPTHMV 18 = @CORNER 19 = @FXDCAN 20 = @FXD1 21 = @FXD2 22 = @FXD3 23 = @FXD4 24 = @FXD5 25 = @FXD6 26 = @FXD7 27 = @SPEEDS 28 = @TPINDX 29 = @HELIX 30 = @XZHELIX 31 = @YZHELIX 32 = @GOSUB 33 = @SUBDEF 34 = @ENDDEF 35 = @WAIT 36 = @WKSYS 37 = @FXDDEF 38 = @STEPCHG 39 = @CYCLCHG 40 = @TRAVERSE 41 = @OP_DRL 42 = @OP_SPDRL 43 = @OP_CDRL 44 = @OP_PDRL 45 = @OP_REAM 46 = @OP_TAP 47 = @OP_CBORE 48 = @OP_BORE 49 = @OP_SPFACE 50 = @OP_CSINK 51 = @OP_SPEC 52 = @OP_THD 53 = @OP_GRV 54 = @OP_FGRV 55 = @OP_FACE 56 = @OP_TURN 57 = @COOLANT 58 = @CYCLE 59 = @NURBS ================================================== Fred Lauzus, CAM Programming Coordinator High Steel Structures, Incorporated mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.highsteel.com <http://www.highsteel.com> ================================================== -----Original Message----- From: Pete Ruehle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 03, 2003 1:50 PM To: SmartCam Forum (SmartCam Forum) Subject: [mfg-smartcam] NEXTPT template word I'm trying to use the #NEXTPT word to test if the element following a line is an arc. This is what I have: #CALL(CHKRAD) //in the @LINE section @CHKRAD #NEXTPT #IF(#MOV=2,#OR#MOV=3)<#EVAL(#U18=1)>#ELSE<#EVAL(#U18=0)> The test is never true, even if the next element is an arc. #MOV is always 1. I'm not sure if I'm using the #NEXTPT word correctly. Help. Thanks, Pete ====================================================================== To find out more about this mailing list including how to unsubscribe, send the message "info mfg-smartcam" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ====================================================================== ====================================================================== To find out more about this mailing list including how to unsubscribe, send the message "info mfg-smartcam" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ======================================================================
