1. Add the UDE to the ude.cdl file – after making a copy of the original!
Look at the examples there.
Also check out the help docs Manufacturing – Customizing your environment. There is a whole section on UDE’s
2. The UDE needs to be recognized by the post. This will require a custom command and most likely some Tcl coding. Check out the Doc’s in Post Builder
I did a presentation a couple of years ago at the PLM World conference. See the attached file.
John Joyce
Tata Technologies iKS
1675 Larimer St.
Denver, CO
www.myigetit.com
Under the Program and Tool path tab is a Linked Post tab
Activate Link Other Posts to This post – Let’s say your starting with the Zaxis post first. The system will prompt you for a Head command. Use Zaxis for example. Then click New and enter a Head word for the post you are linking to. Waxis for example. Then click Select Name and pick the other post .pui file. Repeat this with the the Waxis post so they are now linked to each other.
To switch from one post to another in NX you will need to add the HEAD command to either a Method or Program group. These are the only two objects that will work for this. I like to use the Method object so I only need one program.
In the Head UDE when you want the Zaxis post enter Zaxis. To call the Waxis post do the same thing. Don’t forget to set this at the very start of program. You may want to customize the UDE to add a pull down so you don’t need to type the head command in once you’ve got everything working.
John Joyce
Tata Technologies iKS
1675 Larimer St.
Denver, CO
Hello Bingos, try next TCL code:
set mom_tool_dia 0.25
set mom_tool_dia_fract [format "%1.0f" [expr 1/$mom_tool_diam]]
MOM_output_literal "(tool diameter fractioned 1/$mom_tool_dia_fract)"
I have some free TCL/TK SW available, as tutor and for testing your own script. Only small differences, UG says MOM_output_literal, testing your script by using "puts" as standard TCL/TK
I WAS READING THIS POST AND IT SEEMS TO BE JUST WHAT IAM LOOKING FOR, HOWEVER I WAS HOPING FOR SOME ELABORATION ON THE TOPIC.
I VIEWED YOUR POWER POINT PRES. AND READ YOUR INFO ON LINKING POSTS. WITH THIS SETUP WILL I BE ABLE TO OUTPUT TWO SEPARATE FILES,(WHICH IS WHAT I WANT) OR DOES THIS "BLEND" THE TWO POSTS TOGETHER SOME HOW.
IAM LOOKING FOR A WAY TO LINK SEPARATE POSTS TOGETHER SO THE PROGRAMMER THAT USES IT WILL NOT HAVE TO OUTPUT TWO FILES,WHICH WILL ELIMINATE A STEP.
I FOLLOWED THE EXAMPLE OF CREATING A CUSTOM UDE AND POINTING IT TO THE LINKED POSTS, BUT IT IS NOT OUTPUTTING TWO FILES.
You know there is a custom command already included in UG for a Z/W axis. You only need one post. Unless your machine is different than what I'm assuming. But to answer your question, you need to link the posts inside the post. There is a tab for linked posts, you need to point to each separate post there. Make sure you call the 'Head' section here the same as what you program with.
-Derek
I WAS HOPING TO ONE WAY OR ANOTHER TO OUTPUT 2 DISTINCT FILES. ONE THE NORMAL MACHINE CODE AND ONE STRIPPED OF ALL MACHINE CODE ONLY THE THE CUTTER INFO. IS LEFT, LIKE MOM_TOOL_NUMBER, MOM_TOOL_LENGTH, AND MOM_TOOL FLUTE_LENGTH. ALSO MOM_LOGON_NAME MOM_MACHINE_TIME.
TWO SEPARATE OUTPUTS OF THE SAME PROGRAM. I CAN FOR THE MOST PART ACHIEVE THIS "MANUALLY" BY POSTING THE PROGRAM TWICE WITH DIFFERENT POST PROCESSORS.
I DIDN'T WANT TO CREATE AN EXTRA STEP THAT HAD TO BE TAUGHT OR ENFORCED. I JUST WANTED TO REDO THE CURRENT POST TO INCLUDE THE SECOND POST AND SECOND FILE OUTPUT. I HAVE A CUSTOM APPLICATION THAT I WILL IMPORT THE CUTTER DATA INTO A CENTRAL DATABASE FOR USE.
I KNOW UG HAS THE SHOP DOC AND WE ARE USING THAT ALREADY, BUT IT IS NOT EXACTLY WHAT I AM FISHING FOR. IF YOU HAVE ANY EXAMPLES OF HOW TO CUSTOMIZE THE POST I WOULD APPRECIATE THEM. ALSO IF YOU HAVE AN EXAMPLE OF HOW TO USE THE MOM_MACHINE_TIME COMMAND CORRECTLY. CAN THIS COMMAND BE USED WITHOUT HAVING VERICUT? OR IS THAT WHAT CALCULATES MACHINE TIME?
I AM ALSO TRYING TO NAME THE EXTERNAL FILE NAME BASED ON INFO IN THE PROGRAM ITSELF. IS THIS POSSIBLE? EXAMPLES? MY EXAMPLE IS SAY THAT THE POST OUTPUT LOOKS LIKE THIS,
I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THE CURRENT PART NAME 6000-200E004-CNC
AND MODIFY IT FOR THE EXTERNAL FILE NAME TO 6000-200E004S0-CNC AND HAVE IT NAMED THIS NAME AUTOMATICALLY, AGAIN SO THAT HUMAN INTERVENTION WON'T BE NEEDED.
Have you looked at http:://bbsnotes.ugs.com/
This is the UGS supported confrencing system.
This question has been answered ther. You will need a web key username and password.
Which is free, as long as you maintance is up to date
John Joyce
Tata Technologies iKS
1675 Larimer St.
Denver, CO
