Creating Operations From Text File

[TWend]

I am interested in automating Mastercam in the creation of programs for a part family that always has similar feature sets but differing dimensions with those dimensions stored in a text file.

Below is a basic example of the structure of the text file.

4.44/2            # Hole Spacing
3.375           # Hole Location
5.25        # Part Size X 
5.25        # Part Size Y 
5.1        # Part Size Z 
 

Could facing or drilling operations be created with C# based entirely from Data in a text file without a user doing anything in Mastercam besides selecting the text file?

I don't need a tutorial on how to do it, just starting by seeing how possible it is and maybe a direction to some documents or examples that would help.

Thanks

[Roger Martin from CNC Software]

*This is a user-to-user forum. If someone wishes to they can respond.

What you describe should be possible.

If you want CNC corporate support you'll need to post over in the Mastercam forum.

Mastercam Forum in the "3rd Party Application Development" section.

 

[TWend]

Thanks,

I know this is not a Mastercam Corporate forum, I just see a lot of people on this forum giving pretty clever solutions so I figured I would try here.

Do you think I would get an exact answer from the "Mastercam Forum"?

[Guest]

54 minutes ago, TWend said:

Thanks,

I know this is not a Mastercam Corporate forum, I just see a lot of people on this forum giving pretty clever solutions so I figured I would try here.

Do you think I would get an exact answer from the "Mastercam Forum"?

Yes, the issue with this site is there is no validation of the account.

 In order to get support you need to create a profile on Mastercam.com where you will certainly get the information you need.