Pre defined Variables

[Leandro]

Where cann i find a list with all Pre-Defined variables.

I get with V5 a post processor User Guide with all this staff but with X2 I just get some information but not all.

 

Thanks

 

Leandro

[Roger Martin from CNC Software]

The Post Reference Guide (approx 24meg of indexed and cross-referenced PDF files) that your Dealer can get for you.

Note that the current Ref. Guide is 'v9'.

Even so, this along with the "updated" post information PDFs that ship with X2 will get you virtually all the info you're looking for.

[Leandro]

Roger:

This is my dealers answer

 

"That was for V9 and is not available any more.

Sorry."

 

I think this is not right. I pay for a maintenance. I can not imgine that this is CNC policie.

Actually in former times this guide was included in the "standard package" from Mastercam. I don´t need to ask apart for this.

 

How can I get this guide??

 

I thank you very much for all your colaboration.

 

Leandro

[Roger Martin from CNC Software]

The Post Processor Reference Guide I referred to was never included on the "standard package" from Mastercam.

 

It is available to your Dealer (via download).

 

As I said -> "The current Ref. Guide is 'v9'."

It is currently being updated and no I do not know when these updated docs will be available.

Having been involved in the creation of the current (v9) Reference Guide, I know what a huge job it is!

[rdshear]

Are there any plans to release a more current Post Processor Reference Guide? I have the V9 guide and it has been tremendously helpful on my recent post conversion. I still forget the darned $ sometimes. I must admit, I didn't use the pdf's that came with X or X2 much at all.

 

A more current guide with everything up to date to an X release would be very nice. But hey, beggars can't be choosers right?

[Wise-ACR]

So why do we have to pay for it if we pay maintenance. Surely it should be included as part of maintenance-after all the reason we purchase the system is to generate good code-which obviously requires tweaking the post-and to do this we need the referance guide

[rdshear]

I don't think there is any cost. All I had to do was request it from our reseller and they burned me a copy on cd.

[Wise-ACR]

$50.00 + shipping

[rdshear]

Are they sending you a CD with the PDF's? Or are they printing it out and seding you a printed version?

 

I started to print the files out because I like printed documentation. However, some of the volumes are VERY large and I gave up on that pretty quickly.

 

I hope I didn't get my reseller in trouble.... Unless they sent a bill to my company I wasn't aware of.

[crazy^millman]

rdshear I have them all printed a great reference. It took me about a month to print them all years ago, but still have them when I want to look something up. I have probably 100 pages printed off of the forum of things I got over the years as well.

 

[ 09-18-2007, 01:18 PM: Message edited by: Crazy^Millman ]

[Wise-ACR]

Hi Rick,

Not sure I just ordered(post ref cd) basically on the advice I received from the forum. Basically speaking I don't really care if there is a charge-but realistically there should not be if we are paying maintenance.

[Roger Martin from CNC Software]

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Are there any plans to release a more current Post Processor Reference Guide?

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Rick,

Please re-read my previous posting.

 

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I have them all printed a great reference. It took me about a month to print them all years ago, but still have them when I want to look something up

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Printed it ?!?

Maybe some of it. But the whole thing must be well over 1000+ pages!

Plus (if you're not aware of this), it comes with a index that makes searching the PDFs very fast and there are well over 1000 hyper-links that cross-reference between related data items.

[crazy^millman]

Yeah Roger I got probably 15 printed notebooks from different machines over the years. My Mastercam books are about 6 right now. I have 4 2" binders and 2 4" binders. Never know when you might need something. I got a copy of the bible on My Cell phone, but still have a real one to read as well.

[Plastmo]

Roger Martin and all of You Guys,

if there is over 1000 pages of post referance,

do'nt You think is time to release graphic,generic

post and just include manual for that, 100 pages??

[Colin Gilchrist]

Plastmo,

 

Where would the fun be in that? Seriously though, the MP post is pretty darn advanced and once you learn the MP language, it is also reasonably easy to use. Why would you want to give up all that control? I think an updated Post Reference Guide (which is in work by the way) will go a long ways towards making the post more user friendly.

[Plastmo]

Hi Colin

If You answer this quastion:

why did You change from DOS to windows??

You've got my answer. Graphic is graphic and thats why we've got Mastercam X2

[rdshear]

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Roger Martin from CNC Software Said:

Rick,

Please re-read my previous posting.

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It is currently being updated

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Whoops , Roger, I missed that statement completely.. Glad to hear it's in the works.

 

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Crazy^Millman Said:

rdshear I have them all printed a great reference

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I have printed several key areas that I found I was using frequently. Maybe someday I'll print the whole thing. I just hate to tie up the printer that long.