How do I ignore brief cycle stops, such as tool changes?

How do I ignore brief cycle stops, such as tool changes?

There are times when an expression should only evaluate as true after a certain amount of time. In order to accomplish this a custom variable can be used to track the amount of time a particular expression has been true.
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A Custom Variable can be created and then the Custom Variable Value and Custom Variable Time PCSDB variables can be used to track how long a particular scenario has been true.



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