Dual Spindle upgrade file issues

[whermansen]

PRS Alpha dual spindles. Just Upgraded to spindles. Aspire design. Shopbot TC inches post.

So converting the old cutting files from our 2004 PRT that were Gerry rigged to run on our 2013 PRS alpha with dual routers. Now upgraded to dual spindles and using the proper SB3 post with tool numbers and spindle on spindle off commands inside the file.

Couple questions.
First Warm up routine. Can we warm up both spindles at the same time? Becca (the Shopbot PRSAlpha) seems to only want to have both spindles running while the yellow keypad is open and we are physically clicking the output buttons. Seems clunky and I can not be the only one that wants both spindles warming up at the same time. Also with Becca in the yellow keypad state seems I can not control RPMs for either spindle. I know I'm missing something and I need direction.

Second Tool Changes inside the file. I understand the tool numbers and spindle on.. spindle off inside the file. But Becca keeps throwing up boxes like "is 1/4 inch endmill in spindle?" we click yes "is it zeroed?" we click yes. Well then "Press the start button"..........for gods sake Becca just go cut. She does this for every spindle change inside the file. We need her to "just go cut sweetie". We will loop a file hundreds of times with a few changes between the spindles. We need no question windows and no start buttons while inside the file.
I'm missing something here also. Any direction here would be great.

Thanks in Advance.
Peace and Prosperity

[brian.owen]

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Just 2 lines!
Open C:\SbParts\Custom\MTC\MTC.sbp
Starting on line 262
First, you've gotta stop it from turning off output 4 (that's what causes the "start spindle" message to appear again after the change) -- comment out the SO,4,0 line by putting an apostrophe at the start.
Second, you've gotta add a command to have it skip over the questions about bit change and zzero. put "GOTO AlreadyZero" before all of the MSGBOX stuff.

That should be it!

[whermansen]

Brian,
Thanks for this update. It makes sense to me. I have seen this file referenced often. I will give an update after completion. Thanks again