Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Maxnc help

The ahha software lets you put a header comment in the file to describe the
program and when you page through the files you can read three or four lines
at the top of the file.
Darrell

----- Original Message -----
From: Jon Anderson <janders@...>
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Sent: Sunday, July 02, 2000 1:24 PM
Subject: Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Maxnc help


> john@... wrote:
>
> > Can you elaborate on this statement please ?
>
> Ahha will by default, list and accept only files with a .AGC file
> extension. You can change that to .CNC, .TXT, or whatever you want, but
> all files it's going to execute must have that extention.
>
> Max software will accept any file extension, and I used those extra
> three characters to provide additional details about the program.
> Typically used P/N for program number, but might have one or two
> programs for fixtures, and up to 3-4 programs for various setups.
> In these cases I'd use xxxxxxxx.FXx for fixture files, the last x being
> a version, for programs, xxxxxxxx.xxx where the last three digits were
> versions. Alternately, would use the last three for characters such as
> JDK to denote customer. A .OVL would be an overlay, a pattern scribed
> or profile cut into clear plastic and used to align certain types of
> parts as they are clamped into the fixture.
>
> I just find it limiting at times to HAVE to use the last three
> characters for AGC when I could use them for ident if Ahha would allow
> it.
>
> Jon
>
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