10.000LINE NUMBERS

[Lathe-Mill]

Good morning peeps, I have a question:

I am posting a long program, my post only post to 9.9999 then goes back to number 1 , how I can make it to post more then 10.000

total lines are 10.575, post 9.999 then starts 1 again. thanx.

[mayday]

you can auto renumber with Cimco edit,

[Camfun]

If this happen only this time specifically, you may use the advice above, but if you want avoid this step in next time, change or put the variable below in your post:

 

seqmax : 9999 # Max. sequence no. - change for the number that your machine support!

 

Hope that help.

 

[ 01-15-2004, 08:39 AM: Message edited by: CAMFUN ]

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

Or, you can fix it in the post;

 

find this;

 

seqmax : 9999 #Max. sequence number

 

and change the 9999 to 20000

 

or whatever you want.

 

HTH

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

Darn, I was too slow.!!!

[Lathe-Mill]

Thank you all for your help..it worked.

[MetalMarvels]

+1 to James! That is exactly what I did for my Fadal post (for my 3016L). If you don't and the numbers roll over in your posted program, the mill won't correctly interpret how to "start-over" when you try to begin machining again in mid-program. You can end up with some very hosed-up moves when the line numbers repeat.

[crazy^millman]

Hey Metal did you know you dont have to put line numbers. When you run a program on a Fadal it automatically numbers the program. I choose not to do this for files size to be smaller. This is just a thought.

 

Crazy Millman

 

[ 01-15-2004, 11:11 AM: Message edited by: Millman^Crazy ]

[Keith Graydon]

One caveat with line numbers and FADAL controllers.

 

Our old FADAL circa 1997 will not search N# in the proggy more than 10,000 lines. Wraps back to the top of the file! You must search a more specific target.

-Keith

[Fig sign]

A bit related yet not directly :

 

Exists C-hook Section.dll for splitting big NCI files for a machines with little memory

 

C Section.doc file 4 additional info .

 

HTH

ITHH

[MetalMarvels]

Absolutely true Millman on letting the Fadal do the numbering! However, I generally keep mine numbered in the NC file so that I can quickly flip back and forth between machine and posted code - I get easily confused otherwise. With 4 megs in my mill, I haven't had to DNC anything in a very long time...... Which is just as well, since my RS232 line is a bit long for supporting a fast DNC feed. On my circa 2001 mill, I have not had a problem with up to 76,856 lines (biggest non-DNC program I have run on this mill).

[crazy^millman]

Yeah Metal we get them 2,000,000 line programs here so kinda dont want to be comapring code if you know what I mean. Hey you got to do what you like and what best fits your needs.

 

Crazy Millman

[Lathe-Mill]

I am interested on this:

 

quote:

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Exists C-hook Section.dll for splitting big NCI files for a machines with little memory

 

C Section.doc file 4 additional info .

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How?

where?

please explain. thanx

[MetalMarvels]

I believe that Iskander is referring to SECTION.dll. If you use the "alt" + "C" button while in MasterCam, a screen of available C-hooks will show up. SECTION.dll is just one of many very handy "tools" that are available.

 

If you look in your MasterCam directory under the "CHOOKS" directory, you will find a whole series of *.DOC and *.TXT files that explain the usage of the various Chook files - VERY neat stuff in here. Some of the really handy ones have a habit of being incorporated directly into MasterCam!

[Fig sign]

I don`t have Mastercam near my reach ,my room looks like after thunder with a couiple of computers on the table ,motherboards ,cabling ,hdd`s and so I answer as I remember it .

LIke Gary said before use info in section.doc file and info in Mastercam help/c-hooks/Section .

It is simple and nice C-hook that separates original NCI file to parts ,so you will have instead of one mypart.nci mypart1.nc1,mypart2.nc1 and so on which you can use to post to the different programs .

You will get start section and end section of your progam like in real program.

Worked nice 4 me and my old machine ,but I don`t use it a lot ,only used it 2-3 times cause this is reserve machine not for a complex stuff ,on my main machine I am not limitied in program size at all .

I use to read /C-hook directory/*.doc files you can find a lot of interesting info 4 urself !