topic Re: Add spaces in Fil macro (text command) in Manufacturing (CAM)

Add spaces in Fil macro (text command)

RJ_FR — Tue, 10 Jun 2025 13:16:53 GMT

Hello,

I try to output my fixture offsets with a fil macro given by KenFarley on an other topic but when i try :

CIMFIL/ON,SET,OFSETL
OFSTYP=POSTF(6,5)
OFSREG=POSTF(7,5)
IF(OFSTYP.EQ.1)THEN
IF(OFSREG.GE.54.AND.OFSREG.LE.59)THEN
$$CURREG=OFSREG
OFSCMD = TEXT/'G90 G',CONVI,OFSREG,2,';'
INSERT/ OFSCMD
ENDIF
ENDIF
CIMFIL/OFF

On my machine file i have :

...

N0054 ( / SEQUENCE TYPE : PROFILE MILLING);
N0056G90G55;
N0058 G0 Y5.232;

...

No spaces before G90 and between G90 and G55.

What is the command for output spaces ?

Thanks in advance.

Re: Add spaces in Fil macro (text command)

KenFarley — Tue, 10 Jun 2025 18:50:42 GMT

When I output text like this to be subsequently output into the code file, I always end the TEXT/ stuff with a

, '$'

which is comma space single quote dollarsign quote

I think the GPOST interpreter sees that dollarsign as a sort of end-of-line character. It doesn't output it to the file.

Otherwise, I have noticed some weird stuff with spaces in some of the GPOST results. Seems like it is trying to make the code smaller by removing the spaces. I know they are not necessary, the machine strips them all out when I read the programs into memory, but I like them because they make the code infinitely more readable by us poor humans.

See if adding the '$' makes things behave. You might even try ending the line with ';$" since you seem to need a semicolon to end your code lines.

Re: Add spaces in Fil macro (text command)

RJ_FR — Wed, 11 Jun 2025 04:58:34 GMT

Hello,

Thanks for your answer. This is what i tried :

OFSCMD = TEXT/'G90 G',CONVI,OFSREG,2, ' ; ' , ' $ '

No changes, the $ is not print

N0054 ( / SEQUENCE TYPE : PROFILE MILLING);
N0056G90G55;
N0058 G0 Y5.232;

OFSCMD = TEXT/'G90 G',CONVI,OFSREG,2, ' $ '

N0054 ( / SEQUENCE TYPE : PROFILE MILLING);
N0056G90G55$N0058 G0 Y5.232;
N0060 G1 Z-1. F621.;

OFSCMD = TEXT/'G90 G',CONVI,OFSREG,2, ' ; $ '

No changes, the $ is not print

Re: Add spaces in Fil macro (text command)

RJ_FR — Wed, 11 Jun 2025 14:08:53 GMT

When i pass through a PPRINT commande spaces no longer disappear..

OFSCMD = TEXT/CONVI,OFSREG,2,';$'
TTT = TEXT/ 'G90 G'
INSERT/TTT, OFSCMD
PPRINT/TTT

N0078 ( / SEQUENCE TYPE : PROFILE MILLING);
N0080G90G56;
N0082 (G90 G);
N0084 G0 Y5.232;

Re: Add spaces in Fil macro (text command)

KenFarley — Wed, 11 Jun 2025 15:03:34 GMT

Here's a thing that you should check that might be doing this nonsense:

Tools->NC Post Processor

Pick the option file for the machine you're trying to fix up.

Click on Operator Messages

Make sure Retain spaces in INSERT statements is checked.

Re: Add spaces in Fil macro (text command)

RJ_FR — Wed, 11 Jun 2025 15:19:56 GMT

It wasn't, obviously!
Thank you very much

Re: Add spaces in Fil macro (text command)

KenFarley — Wed, 11 Jun 2025 15:55:03 GMT

Yeah, I'm not a big fan of the Options Editor. It's kind of like being an archeologist sifting through a bunch of stuff to find the one thing I want. Guessing what it's categorized as, then flipping through the different tabs, etc.

Good to know that was it, though. I must have set that years and years ago.

Re: Add spaces in Fil macro (text command)

BF_14259101 — Thu, 23 Oct 2025 21:12:10 GMT

ITSBIT 1869 Controls blank spaces in INSERT statements.

Default= 00 - Suppress blanks from INSERT statement.

Range= 00 - Suppress blanks from INSERT statement.

01 - Allow blanks from INSERT statement to be output.

Re: Add spaces in Fil macro (text command)

KenFarley — Fri, 24 Oct 2025 10:30:17 GMT

Where is this? In options editor? Obscure FIL code?

Re: Add spaces in Fil macro (text command)

BF_14259101 — Fri, 24 Oct 2025 16:22:33 GMT

It's in the MillCom.txt file. On my computer it is stored in C:\anc\camsys\ncjlibs\com\austinnc\documents\MillCom.txt

When building posts, I just open options file in text editor and directly change the values, so I pretty much always have this text file open.

I like to default set INTCOM(1869) to 1 in options file (add blanks to insert statements) then turn this off as needed in FIL. For example (part of my FIL which handles automatic clamping) P.S. I hate how this forum removes the tab/space formatting making this code look really ugly...

IF(AUTCLM .EQ. 1)THEN
XX=POSTF(2,1,1869,0) $$SUPPRESS BLANKS
IF(CURA .NE. LASTA) THEN
IF(ACLMP .NE. AXCLOF)INSERT/'M',AXCLOF,'$'
ACLMP=AXCLOF
ELSEIF(CURA .EQ. LASTA) THEN
IF(ACLMP .NE. AXCLON)INSERT/'M',AXCLON,'$'
ACLMP=AXCLON
ENDIF
IF(CURB .NE. LASTB) THEN
IF(BCLMP .NE. BXCLOF)INSERT/'M',BXCLOF,'$'
BCLMP=BXCLOF
ELSEIF(CURB .EQ. LASTB) THEN
IF(BCLMP .NE. BXCLON)INSERT/'M',BXCLON,'$'
BCLMP=BXCLON
ENDIF
XX=POSTF(2,1,1869,1) $$UNSUPPRESS BLANKS
ENDIF

Re: Add spaces in Fil macro (text command)

KenFarley — Sat, 25 Oct 2025 18:44:45 GMT

If you want to post code and have it retain its "proper" formatting, you should just use the "</>" or "Insert/Edit Code Sample" to put it in its own little box. That tool uses a monospaced font so code that is indented looks good.