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Hello Tom,

With a spec screen I want to be able to make tools correction as available on commercial lathes, spec screen is ready but I have issues (as usual) with the C program, reading the content of the Edit button works perfectly. But I do not manage to get the tool length or offsets. Rigth under the code with some lines in comments for simpler trials :


#include "KMotionDef.h"

#define TMP 50 // which spare persist to use to transfer data
#include "KflopToKMotionCNCFunctions.c"


main()
{
int FixtureIndex,Units, TWORD, HWORD, DWORD;
double NewToolLength,Length,OriginOffsetZ,AxisOffsetZ,XRes,YRes,ZRes;
double Machinex,Machiney,Machinez,Machinea,Machineb,Machinec;
double NewToolDiameter,ToolDiameter,NewToolOffsetX,ToolOffsetX,NewToolOffsetZ,ToolOffsetZ;

double Xcorrection, Zcorrection, Tool;

GetEditControlDouble(&Tool, 150, 1000);
GetEditControlDouble(&Xcorrection, 151, 1000);
GetEditControlDouble(&Zcorrection, 152, 1000);

TWORD = (int)Tool;

printf("TOOL ID %i \n", TWORD);
printf("X correction %f \n", Xcorrection);
printf("Z correction %f \n", Zcorrection);


//GetToolOffsetX(TWORD, &ToolOffsetX);
//NewToolOffsetX = &ToolOffsetX + Xcorrection;
//SetToolOffsetX(TWORD,NewToolOffsetX);
//printf("NewToolOffsetX %f \n", NewToolOffsetX);


GetToolLength(TWORD, &Length);
printf("ToolLength %g \n",Length);
//NewToolOffsetZ = &Length + Zcorrection;
//printf("NewToolOffsetZ %f \n", NewToolOffsetZ);
//SetToolLength(TWORD,NewToolOffsetZ);


}


Cordially,

Francois

Hi Francois,

To Get/Set Tool Table Parameters the Tool Table index is required. The Tool Table index is basically the line number of the Tool Table. There currently isn't a method for KFLOP to obtain the Tool Table Index for a specific Tool ID. Your code is trying to use the Tool ID as an index.

The GetMiscSettings() function can obtain the Tool Table Index of the currently selected Tool. Could you use that instead of having a 2nd control for selecting the Tool to modify?

Hello Tom,

That unfortunately will not work as the tool to be corrected is not always (rarely) the active tool, target is really to be able to make corrections while a program is running (with bar-puller for example).

Cordially,

Francois

Hi Francois,

Here is a patch to add a new command to request the Tool Table Index for a Tool ID (or slot) for Version 4.35f.

Copy KMotionCNC.exe to C:\KMotion435f\KMotion\release

Copy KMotionCNCFunctions.c to C:\KMotion435f\C Programs

Copy pc-dsp.h to C:\KMotion435f\DSP_KFLOP

Here is an example to adjust a tool length of a specific Tool ID (or slot):

Hello Tom,

Thank you very much for your support and those files, I tried with the files, when KmotionCNC opens I get an error message : Error Screen Script File. Screen Control not found. IDC_But0

The screenset is not what it is supposed to be. I tried to use the back-up of the screen script file, result is the same, I also tried to reverse and replaced with the old 3 files and the error happens again
Also tried using one of the existing custom screens, I also get the error message.

Cordially,

Francois

Hi Francois,

I forgot Resourse.h copy to C:\KMotion435f\PC VC Examples\KMotionCNC\

For me restoring KMotionCNC.exe without the new Resource.h made the Custom Screens work normally again.

Hello Tom,

It now works perfectly, also with restoring KmotionCNC.exe.

Thanks a lot !

Francois