Originally Posted by
rolloverking64
Find the Fanuc manual that explains MACROS (variables). If I give you a short and sweet answer you may only be able to use it in one way. If you study on it you can find a way to do just about anything you want. You can even have the machine simply give you an alarm to say anything you want such as CHANGE TOOL #7. These macros are dependant on the parameter that you associate with them such as for part counting or whatever you choose the Macro to do. If I had some programs with me I could give you several examples, maybe someone else will before I get back into the forum.