Op defaults

[Hacsta]

I searched but could not find the thread. what i wanna do is change the name of the properties under the machine group in the op defaults. Mine says Properties- Generic Mill . i would like it to say Properties- Haas VF . Thanks for any help

[Thad]

I'm pretty sure it's in the machine def.

 

Thad

[Hacsta]

whats in machine def?

[Thad]

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whats in machine def?

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Where you assign the name that shows up.

 

Open up your machine def and you should see "Generic Mill." Change it to "Haas VF." Save and done.

 

Thad

[Hacsta]

I'm talkin bout the mill_inch.default in the control def in default ops.

[Guest]

 

Does this help and/or explain it?

[Hacsta]

i know what ur saying but its not what i'm looking for . If u go to the control def and go to operation defaults it has the machine group tab then under that it has the properties tab which is named Generic Mill. i would like to change the name of the properties from Generic Mill to something custom. its got to be something with the mill_inch.default file that i'm using.

[Guest]

NO guarantee this will work but try this.

 

Rename your mill_inch.defaults to mill_inch.mcx

 

Open that file in Mastercam, make the change to the name as noted, save it and rename back to mill_inch.defaults.

 

See if that works.

 

BTW, can I ask why you're looking to change something so innocuous?

[Hacsta]

I tried a different way by coping and moving the default and operations files then importing the operations file into mastercam then exported made acopy of that operations file renamed it a default file and Bobs ur uncle.

 

I like having this kind of stuff named accordingly

I think Generic Mill was just to vanilla for me. and I knew it could be changed. Thank for being Patient and for all the help!!!

[freza]

settings/system configuration/default machine/

mill machine defination/ and make your choice.

[Hacsta]

freza thats only gonna change the default machine loading at start up not the settings in the operation default file

[JDowe]

In the operation s manager choose files

and choose the mill inch operations

at the bottom by clicking on the excclamation

point at the top is the file name - change

that name to the one you want - then go to

machine defintion - control edefintion - files - and set the new name to the default

[freza]

would you like to change machine group name to custom?

just control difination/operation default/

right click at machine group and change to

HAAS-VF.

[Hacsta]

jdowe and freza if u read jp's and my posts u will see thier are two ways of getting what i want done . mill_inch.dfaults or what ever defaults files u use has to be brought back into mcam . when its brought back in to mastercam using the machine with the "PROPERTIES" named the way i want. u then either export those ops (which also exports the properties) or save and rename as default file. i know what u guys are saying its just not how to get what i want done.