File associativity

[Lumpnut]

Greetings,

Is there a way to associate a text file to a Mastercam file? For example , When atempting to open something in mastercam , you would be prompted or could visibly see that there is a text file regarding the Mcam file.

 

Chris

Enpath Medical

 

[ 08-12-2004, 02:25 PM: Message edited by: NuNu ]

[Thad]

Could you add a note in the "file descriptor?" When you save a file, there is an option to "prompt for descriptor." Check it and see what happens. To call it up, when the file is open, File-Next menu-Properties. I'm not sure what the limitations are on this.

 

Thad

[billystein]

you can specify a file with manual entry. It is only available with the toolpaths. I use it for little inserts in my nc file.

[Mike Whitten CAD/CAM Contractors]

Thad,

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Could you add a note in the "file descriptor?" When you save a file, there is an option to "prompt for descriptor." Check it and see what happens. To call it up, when the file is open, File-Next menu-Properties. I'm not sure what the limitations are on this.

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This seems cool. I am trying to figure out a way to print it out without doing a copy > paste operation.

 

Thanks

[Elad]

I use file descriptor all the time, i write there notes about the progran and the revision of the part.

After thousands i really hope then when converting an nc file from v9.1 to v.X i will not lose this nots like happened from v8 to v9.

[Mike Whitten CAD/CAM Contractors]

Elad,

 

I have done this many different ways. I now use the "low tech" method. I just put a *.txt file in the direcory with the part file. It seems a little more flexible?

 

Thanks

[Teh Bear without Brains kinda idiot]

I prefer the dedicated layer info in my files and it has specific level #55 .

I put notes there- records for use ,changes ,what to do and so on.

All I need is to open file and look over level 55 .

And much safer then dedicated *.txt file ,cause it is inside the same file .

 

Regards ,WTP ,bearwolf .

[Storkman]

Thats a good idea Pooh. Never thought to do that. But I will now.

[Mike Whitten CAD/CAM Contractors]

WTP,

 

This is a good idea! I will also try that.

 

Thanks,

 

Mike