macro programming on an Okuma CNC

This video covers how to create a macro program for an OKUMA CNC.

The macro is stored in a .SSB file stored in the MD1 directory in the d drive on your Okuma CNC. to open the PC mode on your CNC press CTRL and the button with 3 diagonal lines running parallel to each other at the same time.
You can store multiple macros within one.SSB file everything between the OXXXX line and the RTS is counted

This video quickly covers global variables and local variables machine common variables IF statements and GOTO statements.
Okuma file directories and where to store macro programs.

Macro programming is a useful tool for most any CNC machine shop, whether a one-man garage or an international conglomerate. Macro programming provides a means of shortening code and doing repetitive tasks easily and quickly. All of your canned cycles in a control are nothing but a macro

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