Lathe Canned Text

[dan m]

Is there a simple way to convert a long hand toolpath to canned text? I know if i picked canned text when i selected the geometry i could convert it to long hand but i need to go the other way.

Thanks in advance

 

[ 12-01-2003, 12:02 AM: Message edited by: dan m ]

[Rick Damiani]

No. Or at least none that I am aware of. What are you trying to do?

[dan m]

thanks for your reply. our dnc system is down and i have to manually put a program into the machine. I was just hoping to shorten the program up without having to redo the toolpath.

[Brendan P]

Dan,

This is the exact reason that I keep a laptop as a back up.

[Trevor Bailey]

Creating the canned cycles is no great task in MC. Only a few clicks if your defaults are set up properly. The biggest thing is to make sure your post has been formated for the cycles your machine reads.

[Rick Damiani]

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our dnc system is down and i have to manually put a program into the machine. I was just hoping to shorten the program up without having to redo the toolpath.

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I'd plug the serial cable into another computer and DNC from there. Gotta-get-this-job-running time is not the best time to debug anything. Sorting out canned cycle support in your post is likely going to be more work than sorting DNC out on a different computer will be. Less useful in the long run, too.

 

[ 12-01-2003, 05:26 PM: Message edited by: Rick Damiani ]