Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Cutviewer program

Gordon,

One thing I noticed, you say "xxxx.nc.txt", (could have been a typo)
which isn't too good a filename! I think I recall Notepad wanting to
add it's own .txt extension to the END of a name, you need to avoid
that! If that WAS the case, get saved as "xxxx.txt", or "xxxx.nc", and
try that. Then I suspect you won't have to rename the file. CutViewer
and others shouldn't care about the filename extension, they only want
text files. Now CAD's, WP's etc. will!

Alan KM6VV


Smoke wrote:

>
> These school programs are written using Notepad...just about as "texty" :)
> as you can get!
>
> Your reply gave me an idea so I tried it. I saved a second copy of the file
> as xxxx.nc.txt and then renamed it xxxx.nc Then I opened it and it
> "worked" just fine. Cutviewer asks for tool parameters and stock
> sizes...which are easy to input. After hitting the "run" button, the actual
> "machined" part looks considerably different than what it does on the real
> machine. Guess i'll need to play with it, do some "tweaking here and there
> with the codes to see why it's different.
>
> At least I know it "works". Will just have to get used to its
> peculiarities....just like any other program.
>
> Thanks for the help.
>
> Smoke
>
> >Gordon,
> >
> >Gcode files are standard .TXT files! Make sure you didn't write your
> >file with a "word processor". We have the same limitation with writing
> >software. Funny control characters creep in. I call my files .CNC, and
> >they worked fine! (until eval expired). You should not have to
> >"convert" anything. You might want to look at the binary of the file,
> >using debug (DOS). Look for "extra" control codes.
> >
> >Alan KM6VV