Edit File Descriptor

[cnc-guy]

Hi all ...

 

Is it possible to edit the File Descriptor after it has been entered initially?

 

Thanks!

[Kannon]

post out your operation and check the Mcx file descriptor tab when the post processor screen is up and go into properties and put in whatever you like... then save your file..

 

see if that does it.

[cnc-guy]

OK, whats the difference between the File Save File Descriptor and the Output MCX File Descriptor???

 

I was looking at the File Save value.

 

Thanks

[cnc-guy]

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[Roger Martin from CNC Software]

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OK, whats the difference between the File Save File Descriptor and the Output MCX File Descriptor???

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Actually, none.

 

Too see this...

When the Post Processing dialog appears and you check on the 'Output MCX file descriptor' option the Properties button becomes active. Click on it and you're looking the the same dialog (and description) that was entered in File-Save (if the 'Prompt for file descriptor when saving' is enabled on the Files page in Config).

If you change the description text here and then after posting do a Save-As, to bring up the Descriptor prompt, you'll see that the text has change to what you entered via the Properties button when post processing.

[cnc-guy]

Thanks Roger ...

The actual updating of the File-Save Descriptor after modifying it in the posting dialog box doesn't display until doing a File-Save-As like mentioned in your reply.

 

I guess it would have been really simple to allow editing the File Descriptor directly when doing a File-Save or a File-Save-As.

 

We are using this area to identify the Part Name and the Part Number of the piece being cut. We sometimes need to post out with different G-Codes depending on operations (ex.: 2 different files for a Horizontal Pallet changer) and don't want to prompt for this info each time.

 

I've read your post on the comments being output before processing by the post and using buffers to handle the FD from the first operations comment. I will implementing this to fill in the header of the NC file with the info in it for program tracability.

 

Thanks!