c-hooks list

[Programinator]

I am realizing that many users are taking advantage of a variety of c-hooks. I would like to do the same. so far i have just added the x+ setup sheet and it seems to work great.

 

I was wondering if there was a list of all the chooks out there and what they do.

 

or just a list of the most widely used ones.

 

Thanks

[gcode]

Here's an old V9 list

[Thad]

Shawn,

 

In Help, search for "chook" and you'll find a list of the chooks that come standard with MC and a description of what they do.

 

Myself, I really like Ai Utility (free) and Ai Freehand (not free any more), both from Takashi Sato from Ai Solutions.

 

Thad

[PERRY C]

I've got probabl whats a stupid question ? How do you use the C-Hooks and for what reasons/ What advantages do they give you?

 

 

X2-MR2

mill level 3

wire level 2

solids

[Thad]

Perry,

 

To use them, hit Alt+C and the list will come up.

 

A chook is an application that runs inside of MC. Usually, they automate tasks. If you know how to write the code, there is little that you can't do with chooks.

 

As far as what advantages they have, their description pretty much tells you that.

 

Thad

[Programinator]

Thanks Thad,

 

i will check the help list monday.

 

hopefully i will be blown away by what i never knew was there. thanks to the forum

[PERRY C]

Thanks Thad,

I haven't ever used or knew how. I'll give them a try.

Thanks again

[Michael Sullivan]

+1000 for Freehand Contour! Definitely worth checking out.

[Greg_J]

In Freehand Contour can you make the tool not shaded?

 

Greg

 

oh ya, add +1000 for me.

[Thad]

quote:

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In Freehand Contour can you make the tool not shaded?

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No, unless you know how to write code and can figure it out yourself.

 

Why would you want it not shaded? It's shaded so when you click around, you can see what areas have been cut.

 

Thad

[PERRY C]

Where can you get this c-hook is it on the ftp site or is it a 3rd party add on?

[Thad]

You missed out, Perry. From another thread...

 

quote:

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Unfortunately, I've removed freehand.zip from our website, because that chook is not a freeware anymore..(my boss's order!

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I'm sorry.

 

But, if you already have it, you can use it freely.

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Thad

[PERRY C]

[Greg_J]

I guess sometimes want to see through it, to see if the window I am making is straight or how much it is overhanging the part. It does exactly what I want but sometimes it blocks the part out when I want to see it.

 

Hey Perry email MC and ask them to add it to MC3.

 

Greg

[trisporter]

I remember that link for the V9 chooks. Something like "The Definitive list of Chooks for V9". However, I think when this website transitioned to the new format, that list was lost. Does anyone know of any other lists or some way to retrieve that original list?

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

My favorite C-Hook is CoonsSurf. They should have never relegated that feature/function to C-Hook status. I love the way flowline toolpaths work on those surfaces.