BcPost.SetValueOfDataBlock
BcPost.SetValueOfDataBlock(blockNumber, value)
Description
This is function is utilized to set the value defined for a Post Question from the post processor.
At the time of this writing we currently know that following post questions cannot be altered during posting as they are utilized during the CL file creation:
- Blocks 750-999
- 213. English or Metric format (S/FE/FM)? S
- 319. Break arcs with radius larger than? 0.01
- 320. Arc segment breaking tolerance? 0.001
- 321. Line segment maximum length? 999.99
- 445. Rewind rotary axes at tool change? y
- 550. Break arc segments into lines (Make sure to adjust value in block 319)? n
- 551. Break line segments into smaller lines? n
- 552. Support only G17 Arcs? n
- 555. Small arc length to break? 0.0025
- 3527. Allow Polar Interpolation Mode Rapids (n=Fanuc-No Rapids, y=Haas-Allow Rapids)? y
- 3528. Polar coordinates relative to start angle? y
This is planned to be addressed some time after the release of BobCAD-CAM V34 in August 2021.
Parameters
- blockNumber – string value of the BobCAD posting variable name
- value - the value to assign to the post question
Note: for the boolean post blocks which use y / n as the item in the post processor, you must use true or false in this function.