X+ (support Lathe and CSS)

[Günther Massimo - GMCCS]

I've uploaded a new beta version of X+ on my website.

This version supports some basic lathe information in the setup sheet (incl. tool bitmaps) and also I've added support for CSS (cascaded style sheets). With CSS you have much more control over the HTML format. You can assign backgroundimages, frame-styles, font-styles, color-styles and much more. Some samples will be installed with the X+ installer.

Each saved config file (*.xss) can go with the same named CSS file (*.css), which will be linked to the HTML file. The CSS files are located in the X+ folder. The new CSS button will open the current CSS-file with notepad. Make your changes, save the CSS file and refresh the HTML-file in your browser. That way you can easy tweak your CSS-file.

 

Any comments or suggestions are welcome.

 

X+ beta

[Ron Branch @ Verisurf]

Thank you and do you think this will support Mill/Turn machines??

[Goldorak]

Yes the new version support mill/turn i just install it a check if it's work and it'#1

 

i just need to copy the lang.dll of the previous version to get it in English

 

 

thanks Günther, as always your product is awesome, ive been waiting for an X+ version that support mill/turn for a couple of years now , and that day is today !!!

[Dave.L]

Günther,

 

Thank you for providing such an excellent add-on for free. Your tool has been a huge help to us and if we can ever return the favor, please let me know.

 

Thank you,

 

Best Regards,

 

Dave

[Günther Massimo - GMCCS]

[bigjohn]

Thank you.

 

Just two questions. Does it work in X3?

Where do you get the lang.dll from?

 

Thanks again

 

John

 

 

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[X-L Engineering Corp]

I had problems getting this to start up in Mastercam what do I need to do?

[Ron Branch @ Verisurf]

John I am going to say no since it says X+_X4 in the name of the download. Language .dll can be found on his web site: Linky

 

 

HTH

[Ron Branch @ Verisurf]

Gunthner worked great on an Integrex programming I have been working on. Thanks for providing such a great tool. I will post up a link Wednesday when I am back at V & M.

[Günther Massimo - GMCCS]

Thanks for all your nice comments

 

The lang.dll can be downloaded here

 

This one should always be up to date.

 

And yes, this version is only for X4.

[Dan@home]

I down loaded the lang.dll, where does it go? I put it in the chooks/X+ folder.. Still is in German

[X-L Engineering Corp]

I'm not sure whats going on with my setup but under the McamX4/chook I have an X+/png Folder and I have a McamX4/chook/X+/png folder all under my chook folder?

[Günther Massimo - GMCCS]

Dan, the above link is definatly the english lang.dll.

You need to extract and copy it to mcamx4chooksx+

Close mastercam before.

 

Ted, how did you install it? I guess something went wrong.

The installer should detect the mastercam main folder automatically.

Try the unistaller (uninstX+.exe) under the mastercam main folder. Then delete the X+ folder in the chook folder, if it is still there. Install X+ again.

And of course you need to close mastercam before.

[Günther Massimo - GMCCS]

Updated lang.dll. Some tool descriptions where missing.

lang.dll (zipped)

[Alvaro Gil - Cimquest-inc.com]

Yahoooo!!!

 

Thanks!

[FLHX95ci]

Gunther, X+ is a great program, thanks for working on it!

 

All I have issues with are the "TEMP files. We use multiple setup sheets for each .mcx, and store these setup sheets in the same folder as the .mcx

 

If I make 2 setup sheets ( one for the top of a part, another for the bottom ) the 2nd setup sheet will overwrite the "TEMP" image that is stored in the destination folder for out File Setup in the .mcx file. What happens is this will overwite any images in our earlier setup sheets in that folder.

 

Any way to work around it?

[Goldorak]

id ot he same way as wou m the work around i fount is th safe the HTML setup sheet as "complete HTM page" in firefox

 

so the screen shot is saved in a folder in the same location as the setup sheet

[Günther Massimo - GMCCS]

Yes, "save HTM website under" "complete HTM page" is the way to go.

[Dan@home]

This could be very useful..Is there a way to change the title? and thank you.

[Günther Massimo - GMCCS]

Which title are you talking about?

The upper right text is a PNG-file located in the mastercam main folder. Delete it or replace it with your company logo.

[bigjohn]

Thanks Günther and Ron.

 

 

John

[Dan@home]

Yes Gunther where it says "Logo.png". The only png ext I could find was a folder in the X+ folder in the chooks, it had pictures of the tools in it.

 

edit.. Just found it, its called a logo.

 

Thanks.

 

[ 10-07-2009, 07:01 AM: Message edited by: Dan@Vian Ent. ]

[Goldorak]

the logo.png is in the mastercam main folder

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[Don S at Barefoot CNC South]

Gunther thank you

It seems the feeds and RPMS don't work in lathe?

[Don S at Barefoot CNC South]

Also in mill the cycle time for drilling isn't working.