Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Cutviewer program

No, it wasn't a typo. I tried saving (under Notepad) as xxx.nc and note pad
automatically added the .txt, so I had to go back and rename it to eliminate
the .txt

Anyway...renaming works just as well. Thanks,

Smoke

>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
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