Any way to view all files in a directory?

[DavidSV]

I'm having trouble locating a file. I remember back in the MC9 days there was an option to look through a whole directory and look at all the files in it one by one. Is there any way to do that with MCX2?

[htm01]

you mean the file browse? you could just do a windows start/search

[Larry Metzler]

In windows right click, start, left click search,

in all or part of file name enter " *.mcx"

or "*.mc9" depending what version you used to create the file.

[DavidSV]

I need to see the files. In MC9 there was an option of like browse or something like that. It would open each file one by one until you told it to stop. I know what the geometry looks like, I just don't know the part number.

[Rick Henrickson The Boeing Co.]

do you mean viewing the bit map?

[DavidSV]

Well, I can only preview files that have been saved in MCX2. Most of my old files don't have a preview, unless I have opened them and re saved them lately.

[htm01]

you can import a whole dir in file import directory

[Thad]

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It would open each file one by one until you told it to stop.

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David, I faintly remember this feature in V9. Do you remember what it was called, or how you accessed it?

 

-EDIT- Already been covered

 

Thad

[Storkman]

According to the V92Xfunctions.pdf

 

File-Browse was removed in version X.

[Steve Arteman]

I remember in CNCreg.exe there was a Mc viewer and you had to register ALT.dll and MCVIEW2.DLL in CNCreg.exe file in v-9, this let you use quick view in windows( view the bitmap) I don't know if it works for X if it does I think it is control panel X settings.

[Steve Arteman]

I don't see it in X but I have it working in v-9

Steve

www.cad2cam.net

[pip]

AI solutions has a shell viewer that lets you see all your bitmaps in the windows explorer window. Do a search under AI solutions, it was free to download. It has saved me time, finding things on my works computer..

[spade117]

When opening a file, if you click the preview box in the upper right, it will show you small pics of what the geometry looks like still.

[bogusmill]

I think he wants to look at an Explorer window and see all the bitmaps at once so he can go straight to it. Catia has that feature, it's a real time saver.

[Glenn Bouman]

Install this http://ai-sols.sytes.net/download/AI_Utili...MR1_1_09_en.exe

 

Then go to your windows explorer and go Views, thumbnails.

[Mick from CNC Software Inc.]

This NETHook is not an official CNC Software NETHook and as such there is no offical support for it, however feel free to post any issues, questions etc to thread and I shall do my best to help where time allows.

 

This NETHook essentially mimics V9's file browse feature, you select a folder that contains MCX files and they are opened in Mastercam one at a time with

a 2 second delay, you can pause or exit the NETHook at any time. Dialog positions are saved from the previous session.

 

Place the ft file in your CHooks folder, create a folder call FileBrowse below your CHooks folder and copy the DLL there, you can add a toolbar button

to Mastercam for this NETHook via the customize menu and select NETHook from the catagory.

 

You should have a folder structure as shown below:

 

Mastercam XCHooksFileBrowser.ft

Mastercam XCHooksFileBrowseFileBrowse.dll

 

Enjoy.

 

The NETHook was compiled and tested under X2-MR1.

 

File:

http://www.seidr.net/downloads/FileBrowse.zip

 

Screenshot:

[M. Harnad CNC Software]

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I remember in CNCreg.exe there was a Mc viewer and you had to register ALT.dll and MCVIEW2.DLL in CNCreg.exe file in v-9, this let you use quick view in windows( view the bitmap) I don't know if it works for X if it does I think it is control panel X settings.

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The ability to view mastercam part files and descriptions has been available since version 8. Simply right click on the file in Windows Explorer and select "Properties" from the menu. Select the "Preview" tab to display the part file. Or, the "Descriptor" tab to display the part descriptor.

[Thad]

Thanks Mick. Nice work!

 

Thad

[Qmp]

Thanks Mick.

 

It is nice tool. Work only for MCX files, how about MC9 files and previous VER.

[Thad]

I'm curious why some people put their chooks in a separate folder in the chooks directory. Just personal preference?

 

Thad

[Mick from CNC Software Inc.]

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I'm curious why some people put their chooks in a separate folder in the chooks directory. Just personal preference?

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Having a separate folder for a NETHook helps to keep file management simple, nothing worse than having multiple support files, assemblies etc all dumped in the CHooks folder, moreover it allows for side by side deployment of the same NETHook when using different versions of the same assemblies.

[Mick from CNC Software Inc.]

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It is nice tool. Work only for MCX files, how about MC9 files and previous VER.

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I'll see what I can do.

[Mick from CNC Software Inc.]

I have updated the NETHook to allow filtering on the following files.

 

MCX, EMCX, MC9, MC8, DXF, DWG and STEP, let me know if anyone needs additional file support.

FileBrowse NETHook

 

[Steve Zirtzman]

Thanks Mick,

I have missed the ability to browse for a file this way.

[Zero]

Thanks Mick