X7 MasterCam Editor

[Sandybar]

Posting out to the MasterCam editor I like to save as all Files with no extension of any kind. xxxx.nc or xxx.cnc for example.the files I save do not hae extensions. When you go to pull down the save as file type I always use all files. Now I can't do that anymore with the new MasterCam editor. I went to use the Cimco editor and always says "nethasp not found". So the only editor that works for me is the PFE 32 which is really old style editor. Can you point me in the right direction to get the other 2 editors working?

 

Thanks in advance.

[Glenn Bouman]

went to use the Cimco editor and always says "nethasp not found".

 

Try copying the nethasp.ini file from C:\Program Files\mcamx7 to C:\Program Files\mcamx7\common\Editors\CIMCOEdit6\

[Sandybar]

Glenn, That worked for Cimco!

 

THANKS!

[Jim Evans from CNC Software]

Sandybar, Saving files with no extensions is something the team is aware of and addressing this is in their backlog. Not sure when we will see it, but they are on it.

[rocheey1]

But I dont see the wisdom. Windows is a document based system, and document types are, for the most part, determined by file extension. Try making a file without an extension. Now try "Open with ..."

[CJep]

Some controls do not accept file extensions, in the mold shop I worked the Haas' we had only required a program #, no extension,...

[djstedman]

I didn't like the splash screen for the editor popping up.. dont know if its the splash screen or not.. but it seemed like it always took forever to open..

 

Since I didn't really like the new editor I did the following..

 

If you have X6 and or X5 installed and you like the old editors more than the new one,

 

Just go to your config (Alt- F8)

 

go to the start/exit page

 

Click the Editor dropdown .. choose other.. and point it at the old editor you like

 

Generally located somewhere kind of like the following ..

 

X5 style

c:/mcamX5/common/editors/(choose editor)

 

X6 Style .. one of these depending on 32 or 64 bit os ..

c:/program files/mcamx6/common/editors/(choose your editor)

c:/program files (x86)/mcamx6/common/editors/(choose your editor)

[rocheey1]

hmmmm ... I wonder if this can be done for VbScript, as well? The new editor doesnt give you access to the vbscript help file

[Mick from CNC Software Inc.]

hmmmm ... I wonder if this can be done for VbScript, as well? The new editor doesnt give you access to the vbscript help file

 

 

There is an easy fix for this oversight

 

Follow the steps shown in the attached images to set the VBScript help document as an external application to execute.

 

Go to the editor options dialog, File -> Options and select the External Application option. When browsing for an *exe type in *.* and hit enter to switch the file filter to all files then browse to and select the help document.

[Paul Decelles]

We'll see if we can get the vbscript help rolled into Code Expert's help for the next release.

 

And, I do have good news on the saving with no extension issue. We will have a solution for this in the next release.

[rocheey1]

works like a charm! thanx, guys!

[RayD]

X7 comes with Cimco Edit 6, nice bonus