DRO for Requested tool

[dezsoe]

You can find it in:

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int NewTool = exec.Getnewtool();

If it is -1 then M6 was called without T parameter. You can copy it to a user DRO, if needed.

[kig23]

Hi Terry, i don't think you need a macroloop. Just use something like this :

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int newTool = exec.Getnewtool();
if (!exec.Ismacrostoped())
{
   AS3.Setfield (Conver.ToDouble(newTool), int fieldnumber);
   AS3.Validatefield(int fieldnumber);
}
else
{
   return;
}


in M6 macro to update the user DRO value every time you use M6 command.

[dezsoe]

If you have a prestage macro, why don't you give a parameter to it?

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M66 P<tool>

[kig23]

You can create a custom LoadFile button that executes a macro. Inside the macro :
1. First read the file to by loaded and get all prestage tools values (M66 ( Prestage Tool)) in order, then create an array or you can use uccnc user variables to store that data.
2. Load the file.
and you have all prestage tools values in advance. Maybe i'm missing something, It's just an idea.

[dezsoe]

I made a quick test, and M66 can use the Getnewtool() function, so the example g-code that you wrote works!

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// M66
int NewTool = exec.Getnewtool(); // -1 -> nem volt T!
string NewToolName =
  "T" + NewTool + " " + ((NewTool > 0) ? exec.Readkey("Tooltablevalues", "Description" + NewTool.ToString(), "") : "No tool");
if (NewToolName == "") NewToolName = "T" + NewTool + "?";
AS3.Additemtolistbeginning("Insert " + NewToolName, 2);


[kig23]

Yes I can program UCCNC to provide it but I should not have to as then it only works for me in this application. It does nothing for other users that could use it as well.

Hi Terry,
i appreciate your desire to help others, but you can write a macro with your solution and then post it. This way the people can use it and if they need can make some changes. Maybe i'm wrong but UCCNC gives you all the tools that you need to implement this method. Am i missing something?