Very much so!! Mike DeBerry
----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Payter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, October 06, 2003 1:31 PM Subject: Re: [mfg-smartcam] NEXTPT template word > Are you guys interested in how I got SmartCAM to 'look-ahead' or not? > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, October 06, 2003 5:19 PM > Subject: RE: [mfg-smartcam] NEXTPT template word > > > > Calling @CYCLCHG from @LINE will not give you the look ahead information > you > > are seeking. As to why they wouldn't have #MOV update, I don't know. > > > > ================================================== > > 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: Monday, October 06, 2003 10:03 AM > > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: [mfg-smartcam] NEXTPT template word > > > > > > Fred, > > > > I would have to call @CYCLCHG from within the current section (@LINE in > this > > case) without exiting. I need geometric information from the next element > > (arc) in order to process the current one (line). And if, by definition, > > #NEXTPT causes SmartCAM to skip to the next element in the database, why > > wouldn't #MOV update? > > > > Pete > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Monday, October 06, 2003 6:26 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: [mfg-smartcam] NEXTPT template word > > > > 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] > > ====================================================================== > > ====================================================================== > > 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] > ====================================================================== ====================================================================== To find out more about this mailing list including how to unsubscribe, send the message "info mfg-smartcam" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ======================================================================
