new CHooks -> ncdatasheet, chgnci

[Bruce Caulley]

Gunther,

Any chance of getting an output from a manual entry? I could then have an operation group or groups that contain just a manual entry, and use these to output manufacturing instructions for the machine operators. We are trying to have a setup sheet that needs no manual typing. All that is needed is for someone to open the mastercam file and run the chook and print a complete sheet with all instructions and data on it. I am close, but not quite there.

 

Many thanks

Bruce

[Westgate Hardwoods]

I still get "No valid operations selected" error, although all my ops are checked. What is a "Valid Op" then?

[Günther Massimo - GMCCS]

@BC10146

I'll look into it.

 

@Westgate Hardwoods

What are you running? The chook is designed to run under Mill V9.1.

[Bruce Caulley]

Thanks Gunther.

 

BTW, I didn't end up going to Germany last week after all. Maybe next year.

 

 

 

Bruce

[Westgate Hardwoods]

Gunther,

 

I'm running MC Router V9.1. I guess that's the problem! Doh!

[Günther Massimo - GMCCS]

Hi all,

 

a new version of ncdatasheet is available.

You can get it here.

 

New:

- calculation of drill cycle time

- calculation of total time

- manual entries will be diplayed in the comment field

 

Any comments are welcome.

[Bruce Caulley]

Thank you Gunther.

 

I have tried the output from manual entry and it shuts down mcam if I have more than 200 characters of text. Is this an excel issue?

 

 

Bruce

[Günther Massimo - GMCCS]

No, it looks like a buffer overflow in ncdatasheet.

I check it out.

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

Hey Bruce...

You writing Novels???

[Günther Massimo - GMCCS]

OK, I've fixed it.

Please download it again and test it. The maximum characters are 750. This is limited by Mastercam.

[Bruce Caulley]

Thanks Gunther. I'll load that when I get to work tomorrow.

 

James. What I am actually doing is having all the instructions for a job in the mastercam file. I have the ncdatasheet assigned to the F12 key. My goal is that all I need to do when sending a job out into the workshop that I select the correct WCS and the ops that go with it, press F12 an voila!

 

We have an issue at the moment where we have hundreds of setup sheets on the floor that are not in any way traceable back to the master data for that job. Some of these sheets have been manually added to by operators and often the operators have added their own bits and pieces without informing programming. Many of these are aerospace and defence jobs. The auditors as well as the big companies and governments that we deal with all insist on traceability of information.

 

 

Bruce

[TK@PSG]

Thanks Gunther,

 

I've been having trouble with it not working. If I make tool paths and then try to run ncdatasheet, it looks like it's trying to get the screen shot, but then it goes back to the regular screen and I have nothing. If I log out of Mcam and come back in, it will work just fine on the same file.

[Günther Massimo - GMCCS]

TK@PSG,

it seems that your internet explorer is alrady open and minimized. Did you check that?

[TK@PSG]

I don't have explorer open at all. The only open window is Mcam.

[betts]

Gunther

Once again thanks much for sharing your wonderful work.

Truly appreciated.

[Günther Massimo - GMCCS]

Thanks betts.

 

 

TK@PSG,

 

try to clear all parameters, make an empty setup sheet. Than add one by one and check when it will not come up.

[TK@PSG]

I took out all the parameters and it still won't finish the process with, or without a screen shot. If I close everything and open a fresh mastercam window, reopen the part, then it works fine.

[Bruce Caulley]

Works like a dream.

[Günther Massimo - GMCCS]

TK@PSG

 

You say it works at the beginning of a Mastercam session. Can you figure out, when it stops to work?

 

Are you running other chooks in the background?

 

Do you use HSM from Cimco? If yes then make sure you're using the last version else try to delete all hsm*.* from your chook folder.

 

 

BC10146

[Jeremy Grigsby Excelsior Marking]

Does the tool comment output with every tool or just endmills and ballmills. Nothing output with keyseat cuter or bull mill. Also, does tool diameter automatically get truncated to 2 decimal places? Excellent chook by the way

[crazy^millman]

Look through the whole thread and you will see where in windows you have to change the global decimal in Windows to have this work to 3 or 4 places.

 

HTH

[Bruce Caulley]

Gunther,

Everything works great. I have 2 questions though.

 

Why do I get a litle box character in the manual output wherever there is an and of line or carriage return? Its no drama, I'm just curious.

 

Would it be possible to have the option of selecting the name of the excel template that it outputs to?

 

Many thanks

Bruce

[Günther Massimo - GMCCS]

Hello Bruce,

 

I think the little box character is from the carriage return. I'll see if I can get rid of it.

 

For version x I'am going to implement an option to save multiple configurations in ncdatasheet. Meanwhile you can make copies of ncdatasheet.dll and ncdatasheet.xlt with diffrent names like setup2.dll and setup2.xlt. I didn't try that but should work.

[Bruce Caulley]

[Müřlıń®]

Andreas!!!!

 

OUTSTANDING!!!!!!

 

You are my HERO

 

 

Thank you so very much

 

 

Murlin teh "don't have to know how... if you know someone that do"