Posting to wrong NC path

[Thad]

I did a search but couldn't find anything. I'm finally getting around to installing MR1 & SP1 and when I post, it defaults to the C:Mcammillnc folder instead of the network folder that is mapped in my config. Is this happening to anyone else?

 

Thad

 

P.S. Time to update my sig

[Andy]

Thad,

 

My biggest complaint is the path thing.

Much simpler in 9. Now you have to set path before picking a machine and etc etc. I sympathize with you.

 

I dont know how to help you otherwise. Im sure you have tried everything as in nci path or manually navigating the path in ops/files/nc file.

Maybe someone will know more>

 

I will be following this thread.

Andy

[Guest]

BTW Thad, in your control def, files, that will get it for you

[Midwest]

I use the Project Manager for this under File.

 

 

HTH

[Thad]

Thanks for the replies guys. I know how to make it go to the place I want (work around), but I was wondering if it's a bug why it's not going to the path mapped out in Settings-Config.

 

Thad

[Thad]

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BTW Thad, in your control def, files, that will get it for you

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That did it, John. Thanks!

 

 

Thad

[Troy Gossett Indepak Inc.]

I agree Thad, what is the point of setting up the file paths in the config if they don't go where you want. Whenever I us Alt+C to get a chook it goes somewhere other than the chooks folder. There are other things in the config that don't work either like the chaining dialog, every time I open MCAM and I use chain I have to change it from 3D to C-plane(even though the I have it set in the config for c-plane).

 

MCAM is either not looking to the config or it is and just does something different anyway.

[Thad]

Troy,

 

I can understand why the control def should override the config, but I don't know why certain settings are in 2 different places. That is annoying.

 

As far as your chaining problem I haven't noticed that. I'm not sure when that started for you, but I just installed MR1 SP1 today. I haven't done any real programming with it.

 

Thad

[Troy Gossett Indepak Inc.]

The two places thing is very troublesome, how many hours I've wasted changing settings and having them be gone again I will never know.

 

The last time I was able to set the chaining dialog to open the way I want every time was in V9. It remembers the last use after I use it the first time but if I open another session it is back to 3D again.

 

The only thing I can say is each release seems to be getting a little closer to the way it "should" work.

[Troy Gossett Indepak Inc.]

On the network I made a share "CNC Machines" that has shortcuts to all of the CNCs we post to in it. Then I pointed the control def to post the NC files to "CNC Machines". Now I just double click the machine I want and I don't have to fumble through explorer to find it anymore.

[Thad]

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It remembers the last use after I use it the first time but if I open another session it is back to 3D again.

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Well, it kinda works like it's supposed to. It's supposed to remember your last use and return to your defaults with a new session. The problem is it's not using your defaults. My settings have always stuck for me and I can't think of a second place to set default chain settings.

 

Maybe as a work around, would checking "plane mask" (or some such) in your default chaining settings do the same as "C-Plane" for you? We rarely use exotic C-Planes so I think this would work for us. Might be worth a shot.

 

Thad

[Håkan Ahlvik Nautor's SWAN]

I agree with Thad about same settings in different places. I don't like it. I just gived up and let them go to mc.s nc folder and remove them to the right place.

[connormac]

Mine works just like Troys. The only time it doesn't is if I tell it a machine def that hasn't been updated.