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Virtual Machine Reference, Model Customization
Simulation Macro Variables, Motion-Related Variables
For example, to determine if a B'-axis table is active or not, the following could be coded in a
macro:
%L01=$FINDEX($AXES,'b') $$ Get index of B table axis
IF/%L01.GT.0 $$ is it active?
%L02=$P2(%L01) $$ yes, extract value from $P2 sequence
ENDOF/IF
If the $FINDEX function returns 0, the axis for which the index was requested is not active, and
therefore it‟s value will not be found in the $P2 sequence. For the case above, the $BTM macro
system variable could be used to determine the current position of the B'-axis.
$F Current feed rate in the current mode
Type: Numeric, Read/Write
This variable contains the current feed rate in the current mode (i.e., $FMODE) of operation.
$FMODE Feed rate mode. (-1:? 0:uPM 1:uPR 2:inverse time)
Type: Numeric, Read/Write
This variable contains the current feed rate mode. If the value is -1 then the mode is currently
unknown.
$LCS Local coordinate system status ($TRUE or $FALSE)
Type: Logical, Read/Write
This variable will be set $TRUE when LCS (Local Coordinate System) transformation is activated
in the program and $FALSE when LCS is deactivated in the program. The $LCS variable can
be set from within a macro to change the mode.
$PLMODE Plane mode. (