Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Difference between a .nc and a .tap file?

In a message dated 11/29/2006 5:30:02 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
bob@... writes:

Nick,

Most likely it is just the label. G code can have different extensions and
still be the same G code.





Nick:

Bob is correct. Most industrial CNC controllers actually use ASCII format
but put a different extension on the files, in fact the files are exactly the
same format. I also agree with Mr. Campbell that the same would likely be
true of PC based controls. In many industrial "proprietary" controls, certain
hidden characters are needed to denote the start of the program, end of the
program and end of the file, these are used mostly when transmitting the files
to a controller from a PC or other device. Of course, if you are using the
PC for the controller, those hidden codes are not necessarily needed.
Basically, I would say you will find little or no difference between a .nc and a
.tap file.

Hope this helps a little,

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