ASCII data path Default setting???

[crazy^millman]

In V9 we had a ASCII path was setting in the Data Paths. I can not find this in X does anyone know where it can be found.

 

In V9 is was there and it was also in the .cfg file.

 

405. ASCII data path? c:verisurfdata

 

Does this exist for X???

[iowajim62]

C:mcamxdata

to change, settings,configuration,files

is that what you want Ron ?

hth

[Ron Branch @ 5th Axis]

Jim Yes that is what I am looking for.

 

It is not there for X.

 

[ 03-05-2009, 06:41 PM: Message edited by: Ron Branch @ Verisurf ]

[iowajim62]

Ron,

This what you are looking for ?

Or are you looking for a data path that is setup for Vericut only ? I'm not sure if I am helping you or not. I couldn't find anything in any of my posts that showed,

405. ASCII data path? c:verisurfdata

I would think you could set the path as shown below to anywhere you wanted.

 

[Thad]

quote:

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I'm not sure if I am helping you or not. I couldn't find anything in any of my posts that showed,

405. ASCII data path? c:verisurfdata

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Jim, I believe you can find this if you open your config file with a text editor. A V9 config, that is. I've never tried it with X or newer.

 

It looks to me you found what Ron was looking for, unless it was left out of X and added in a later version.

 

Thad

[iowajim62]

Thad,

I think I found what he wanted also. That pic is from X obviously. I did open my old V9 config files and they all have the same.

405. ASCII data path? c:mcam9data

 

Edit: found it in X config

2101. ASCII files? C:MCAMXDATA

[Ron Branch @ Verisurf]

Weird I looked at that configuration 10 times and did not see that. How did you come up with that screen shot Jim? How did you come up with that number. I looked in the Config and did not see it. I still can not see it in the Data options so we will just have to see how we are going ot work this out.

[iowajim62]

I got the screen shot by going to SettingsConfiguration and then of course FilesAscii.

The mcamx.config and my custom jimzconfig.config both show it as,

2101. ASCII files? C:MCAMXDATA

[Thad]

quote:

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That pic is from X obviously.

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I guess I'm a little surprised that you still have X installed.

 

 

Thad

[Ron Branch @ Verisurf]

Well see Jim that is where my problem is on 6 different computer I do not see that in the same place. I am wondering how it is showing up on your system and not 6 others.

[iowajim62]

Ron,

Click on Settings, Click on Configuration as shown below.

Then click on Files, Click on Ascii, Click the box to change the path as shown below.

This is X Demo at home, can't be any different for X2 or X3 I wouldn't think, but I could be wrong and it isn't the same location. Good Luck

[Hardmill]

I dont see it either.

Ill check at home tonight.

 

Must be that bootleg seat Jimbo

 

 

PEACE

[Dave Ball]

It's not in either of my installs X2 mr2 sp1 or X3 mu1

[Ron Branch @ Verisurf]

Jim, I know I am crazy and I do appreciate the pictures, but it just is not there.

 

So Maybe someone from CNC will chime in.

 

Thanks for taking a look.

[iowajim62]

One more pic Ron

Lars here on the forum sent me this CD when I was working at a shop that only used Geopath. I have had it installed on 2 PCs. It has Design,Lathe,Mill and Router but you can't post NC or edit MD/CD or NC programs.

[Tim Johnson]

C:McamX2-MR2configmcamx.config

 

code:

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MASTERCAM CONFIGURATION FILE

 

[uNITS]

1. File is metric? n

2. File version? 11.36

3. cfg version? 110

 

[TOLERANCES]

1000. Text unavailable? 0.00005000

1001. Text unavailable? 0.00010000

1002. Text unavailable? 0.00200000

1003. Text unavailable? 0.00020000

1004. Text unavailable? 0.00100000

1005. Text unavailable? 100.00000000

1006. Text unavailable? 0.00020000

1007. Text unavailable? 0.00100000

1008. Text unavailable? 0.00010000

 

[FILES]

2007. Text unavailable? y

2008. Text unavailable? n

2009. Text unavailable? n

2010. Text unavailable? y

2011. Text unavailable? 10

2012. Block library? routertoolssample.hd9

2101. ASCII files? c:mcamx2-mr2DATA #<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

2102. Batch files (BCH)? c:mcamx2-mr2BATCH

2103. CADL files (CDL)? c:mcamx2-mr2DATA

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[Pete Rimkus from CNC Software Inc.]

Ron,

 

Since X's import of ASCII files is different from V9, I'm curious to know why you need that folder.

 

In V9, every CAD file importer had it's own File/Convert/... menu selection and thus, it's own dialog which we could populate with the folder for that particular file type.

 

In X, all the CAD file types are brought it via File/Open. It would be extremely non-standard if, when you changed the 'Files of Type' dropdown from one format to another, the folder changed right before your eyes. Is that what you're expecting to happen? Having the dropdown of 'Recent Folders' available in the File/Open dialog helps you quickly jump to a certain previously used folder.

 

And the fact that we were a little slow (June 2007) to remove these unused directories from Config is probably what's adding to the confusion.

 

Does that help?

[Ron Branch @ 5th Axis]

Yeah can we put them Back Please. We use this to control the way we out put Data for Verisurf. From here Customers can set a default location for the Reports that we make. Now it just opens to Data and then they have to save it to their NETWORK location. The old way you could set your default location here and it saved file and open files just like every other file. I will also throw this request in the Beta forum and in an Email.

 

Thanks for the response.

[Pete Rimkus from CNC Software Inc.]

Ron, I've logged it here.... #49029