Hello,

I'm trying to get the current state of coordinate system (e.g. G94, G95......etc.) in a macro. Is this possible, and how works the code?  Sorry for this possible stupid question, but I'm an absolutely Newbie in programming.

Thanks for answers.


Greetings,
Helmut

So is your question "how do i get the current offset"?  Like G54, G55, G56, etc.?

If that IS the question, then I've deduced this much...

"GetVar (5220)" returns a single digit number.  This number is the same number as the offset on the "Offsets" screen in Mach.

So on that screen, G54=1, G55=2, G56=3, etc.

If you try the code below in the "VB script editor" (built into Mach, in the pull-down "Operator" menu), the number returned does indeed correspond with the "fixture" number :

FixNumb = GetVar (5220)
MsgBox (FixNumb)

Even if this wasn't your question, I learned something today. 

-Nick

Oh yeah, I found that info here: http://www.machsupport.com/MachCustomizeWiki/index.php?title=Mach_specific_Subroutines/Functions_grouped_by_purpose#Access_to_the_machine_G-code_parameter_block

Hi Nick,

Thank you, this will answer my question.

Greets,

Helmut