renaming nci names

[Günther Massimo - GMCCS]

Hi all,

 

here is a new chook.

www.gmccs.de/downloads/chgnci_e.zip

 

It can rename all the nci names of your operations in a second.

 

 

You can use the group names as prefix or a name entered in 'NCI-Name' as prefix.

If you just want to name them as numbers, then leave 'NCI-Name' empty and uncheck all check boxes.

 

Have fun with it.

[Thad]

Thanks Gismo!

 

Thad

[Fred @ Slate Industries]

Gismo I tried to email your addy bounced.

Could you rename your .zip file to .zp or something (I am not allowed to download .zip files)

I could really use this c hook

 

Thank you

Tony

[Günther Massimo - GMCCS]

@Tony

www.gmccs.de/download/chgnci_e.zp

[bryan314]

Coooooooooooooooooooll !!

 

Bryan

[somename75]

This is probably a dumb question, but what would be the purpose of changing the nci file?

[Bruce Caulley]

LEGEND!!!!!!!

 

 

Since you are developing some really cool stuff, I have a suggestion. Can the prog# field automatically be the same as the nci? This and the other chooks you have made available have made developing new setup documentation a breeze.

 

Bruce

[Thad]

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how do I use it from here?

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Derek,

 

With the MC9 file open, hit Alt+C to bring up the chook box. Select chgnci.dll and OK. The dialog box should come up like the pic in Gismo's post. Set it how you want and click OK.

 

BTW, did you *unzip* the file to your chook folder or just move the zipped file there? You have to unzip it there.

 

Thad

[Thad]

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but what would be the purpose of changing the nci file?

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somename,

 

People use it for different things. Here's how I use it. We make alot of shown and opposite parts. Since Toolpath-Transform-Mirror is buggy at best, I mirror the part and re-save Det1 as Det1A. Then I reverse my chains and regen. Now when I post the new mirrored files, they default to the name of the original files (Det1), not Det1A. It gets this name from the nci file. If I change the nci name to Det1A, then it defaults to Det1A when I go to post my files. Maybe others can give more examples.

 

Thad

[Günther Massimo - GMCCS]

Ok, now you have one more option in chgnci.dll.

The prog# can be changed as well.

 

 

The download link is still the same.

[Thad]

Gismo...teh hot on Bryan's tail.

 

Thad

[Thad]

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Thanks Thad, too easy.

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Always glad to help.

 

Thad

[Thad]

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are seq start/seq inc in the op parameter page the same thing? I have never known what they were for.

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Derek,

 

The sequence numbers in the parameter page are the line numbers. The start number is the first line number to use and the "inc" or increment is how to number from there on out. For example, if you had "seq start 10" and "seq inc 2" , your posted code would start with line number 10 and then continue line 12, 14, 16, 18, etc. I've changed my DF9 file so all programs always start at 1 and increment by 1. Some of MC's defaults are goofy.

 

Thad

[Bruce Caulley]

[Günther Massimo - GMCCS]

One option added - active group only.

 

If this check box is checked, only the active group is affected.

[Bruce Caulley]

Any chance this can work only on selected operations? I have multiple ops in my files using different WCS. Depending on the face that they are on the NCI will start with a different #. ie top face 1010 front face 5010 right face 2010 etc etc...

 

Bruce

[Bruce Caulley]

1 step ahead of me!!! Has the link been updated??

 

Bruce

[Günther Massimo - GMCCS]

Yes. The link has been updated.

[Bruce Caulley]

Gismo,

I am having trouble with the link. I will try again later.

 

Thanks again.

 

[Bruce Caulley]

Gismo,

The one I have downloaded has a modification date of 9/10/2004 12:08. Is this the right one??

 

Bruce

[Thad]

Bruce,

 

If you put your different setups in different groups, you can easily change the nci the "old way." You could have:

 

Group 1 - top face 1010

Group 2 - front face 5010

Group 3 - right face 2010

 

Then in the ops mgr, select the group, right click-options-change nci destination.

 

Thad

[Günther Massimo - GMCCS]

@BC10146

No, it should be from 11/10/2004.

Delete the internet temp files on your computer.

It seems that the zip-file is cached on your computer.

[Bruce Caulley]

Gismo,

Still no luck. I logged off the network, deleted temp files, re-started PC.

 

Any chance of an e-mail???

 

Bruce

[Günther Massimo - GMCCS]

Check your mail.

[Bruce Caulley]

Thad,

I do this now. The problem is that we use a different nci for each tool and use them in a sub programme. So on the front face I could have from 5010 to 5140 in increments of 10. If I have 20 tools in one face and 30 in another ie 2010 - 2300 and I use Gismos chook, I end up with all 5000 series programmes. It is not a common way of doing things but it works well when we need to make changes to a tool.

 

Bruce