What Editor?

[Mick]

Out of curiosity, what editor is everyone using out there? Everywhere I've worked, we've used Easytalk, but with the advent of Windows 9x/NT/2K/XP etc and the use of long filenames, its become somewhat outdated?

So what has everyone started using out there, and what success have they had with it? I'm curious

[Ryeker]

Ultra Edit...

[Rekd™]

Yeppers, Ultra Edit is real nice. Customizable color coding, macros, tabular style open file system and user definable tools. Plus MANY MANY other nice features. Very nice program, well worth the money.

 

-Rekd

[Jack Mitchell]

Mick & Ryeker,

 

To overcome the obvious shortcomings (eight.three) of DOS and the older programs; I always create folders such as 1999, 2000, Etc! - Within the folders I title customer names Etc!

Ultra Edit is really good; other utility programs will also allow comments to appear next to the file name – the only thing about these older programs is the TSR annoyance and the progression of today’s operating systems.

 

Don't forget to check Tucows (sp)for such handy utiliies.

 

As always, backup up everything & write to a CDR; your memory will eventually cloud and in the event of the disastrous requirement of a new hard drive - you will have an excellent structure to follow towards recovery. I learned this the hard way many times over.

 

Cimco, Predator, Etc! Are really great - but old habits do indeed die hard with me. I am very comfortable with Easytalk and will not likely change my habits until forced to do so by Microsoft.

 

By the way, the first program I used for machine tool transfer was Procomm 2.4.2, then eventually Procomm Plus - Wow, that's taking me back to the 300 baud days of old; so long in fact I cannot even recall the version of DOS that I was using.

 

Regards, Jack

[Jack Mitchell]

Please check the thread running concurrently on this forum about dnc transfers.

 

Regards, Jack

[cadcam]

Well for me it is my trusty Predator Editor I found this a few years back when doing some work at HAAS and loved it ever sense.

 

The new coming is suppose to be really hot can't wait.

 

JM2C

[Roger Peterson]

The free version of the Cimco Editor has some nice features such as color coding, line renumbering, and a pretty good file compare, but you are working with strctly text. Metacut Utilities has a very graphic editor where you can pick movements on the backplot and it will bring you to the line of code, if you change the code the backplot updates. Very cool stuff that I need to spend more time with.

 

good luck

[Andris Skulte]

I'm using editNC from Bair Technologies. It's got a nice backplot feature, color coding, ABS-INC conversion, etc... Cost was very reasonable, and Kris Bair has always responded quickly to any questions I've emailed to him. I'm a happy customer.

 

http://www.ebair.com

 

Andris

[Scott Bond]

Hi all

 

I use PF32.

[iowajim62]

Hi All,

I use Ascendant Technologies XYZPRO 32

Edit Plus. Very nice CNC Editor and Backplotter

as well as directly linked to their Extreme DNC

file transfer software which has both hardwired

and wireless options.

 

Link: http://www.ascendtec.com

 

HTH

Jim

[kathy]

I use the Cimco editor that come with Mastercam - very nice!

 

Kathy

[MetalMarvels]

I have also been using the CIMCO editor and have been very happy with the utility to date.

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

For Post Processor Editing - Pfe32

For G-Code - Cimco Edit

 

JM2C