When a toolpath is made/calculated then saved, can that saved file name appear in the g-code text without having to go to the Mach3 edit area & retype the first line?
(Now I am refering to VCarve Pro 3.1).
Maybe my mind is alittle fuzzy but didn't version 3.0 do this automatically or was I editing just under reflex mode, just like driving & talking on the cell phone & not remembering the last 50 klms?
Thanks.
Rusty
Toolpath File Names
Re: Toolpath File Names
Rusty,MJR wrote:When a toolpath is made/calculated then saved, can that saved file name appear in the g-code text without having to go to the Mach3 edit area & retype the first line?
(Now I am refering to VCarve Pro 3.1).
Maybe my mind is alittle fuzzy but didn't version 3.0 do this automatically or was I editing just under reflex mode, just like driving & talking on the cell phone & not remembering the last 50 klms?
Thanks.
Rusty
The file name shows up on mine.....
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Hi Rusty,
The Mach control software has a problem with Toolpath file names that include brackets ( ) in the name.
This is highlighted when calculating Flat Bottom VCarved / Engraved Toolpaths where the Pocketing toolpath
is automatically named with brackets around the word (Pocket).
The default name will be something like - V-Carve 1 (Pocket)
The Mach3 control software does not like the extra brackets and gives an error message. So in order to
ensure that the toolpaths will always work with Mach2/3 we decided to remove toolpath name from the
header of the cnc file. This is particularly important for users running the Trial version who we need to
ensure don't have a problem when saving and cutting the sample files.
The original postprocessors are still available (without arcs) and these will include the Toolpath name
in the CNC code. I guess this is the postp that Chuck is using?
Let us know if you would like a version of the Mach postp that includes the name and we can e-mail it to you.
Tony
The Mach control software has a problem with Toolpath file names that include brackets ( ) in the name.
This is highlighted when calculating Flat Bottom VCarved / Engraved Toolpaths where the Pocketing toolpath
is automatically named with brackets around the word (Pocket).
The default name will be something like - V-Carve 1 (Pocket)
The Mach3 control software does not like the extra brackets and gives an error message. So in order to
ensure that the toolpaths will always work with Mach2/3 we decided to remove toolpath name from the
header of the cnc file. This is particularly important for users running the Trial version who we need to
ensure don't have a problem when saving and cutting the sample files.
The original postprocessors are still available (without arcs) and these will include the Toolpath name
in the CNC code. I guess this is the postp that Chuck is using?
Let us know if you would like a version of the Mach postp that includes the name and we can e-mail it to you.
Tony