The CNC Code panel lists the current machine driver and machine file parameters. Refer to your programming or machine driver manual for each line and type the value the software should use when the machine processes this type of material.

Note: A new driver control flag has been added to force an SY2 file to be output when generating the NC file, even if there isn’t an unloading sequence.

When there is no unloading sequence, this SY2 file will only contain the header. This enhancement requires the specified drivers and the control flag, “FORCE SY2 OUTPUT” must be switched ON in the CNC Code page.

Option

Description

OK / Cancel

Click OK to keep any changes, or Cancel to close the window without saving.

Load

Clicking the Load button displays the Open dialog box. If you want to change an existing tool inventory, use Open to load that tool inventory so you can make corrections.

In addition to standard inv files, the user may choose to load from Tool Inventory files in .XLS or .CSV formats. From here it is also possible to create and edit .xls and .csv files. See Export below for more info on this.

Save

To save changes made to material files, click the Save button. See Save for more info.

Save As

To save as an existing file that has been modified, click the Save As button. See Save As for more info.

Clicking Export opens the Save As window and allows the user to export files in .xls and .csv formats.

See Exporting Files in XLS or CSV formats in the Material Files folder for more info on creating and editing .xls and .csv files.

Print

To print the Material Type window with entries in the Material Type and Comments fields, click the Print button.

Apply All / Apply

Click Apply All to apply all changes made in this window. Click Apply to apply only the most recent change.