Machining centre transfer parameter for an external program
This is a program, provided by your supplier or by the machine manufacturer, that converts and optimises the data created by the Optimising program into the format needed by the Machining centre. The converted data is sent to the machining centre.
Check with your supplier for the details of the program name
● Enter the name of the program
or
Select a name from the list
In some cases the post transfer program is run separately - to do this leave the program name blank and follow the supplier's procedure.
Notes
- A full path and file name can be set if necessary. e.g c:\V12\saw\prgtrans.exe
- If the program name or path contains spaces, enclose the name is quotation marks. e.g.
"c:\V12\trans folder\tfx3.exe" /arg1 /arg2
- The post transfer program is sometimes a Windows batch file that calls another program.
- The basic process is to convert each machine file (asc, cid, dxf, mpr(X)) in the Path (machining) into a NC (Numerical Control) program (or other format that the Machining centre requires) and transfer the converted data to the Machining centre. An overview of the process is shown below (with Homag) but the overall process is the similar for all Machining centres.
Computer Computer Machining centre
Path for data Path (machining)
Part drawings (PCT) >> Machining files (MPR(X)) >> Program files
Morbidelli Aspan software V3.2
For Morbidelli Aspan software V3.2 a batch file is automatically created and placed in the current directory. This is called $MAKEASC.BAT (do not be confused by the name this file does not make the ASC files but converts them to machine program files). Call this batch file directly with the program name or use another batch file to call it
Morbidelli Aspan software V4.0
Contents of the batch file are more general, for example:-
ECHO OFF
CLS
WIN C:\ASPAN4\UTL\ASCASP D:\ASC\*.ASC /PGMD:\PGM /DRWD:\DRW /REPORT
Alter the file names shown above to match the file names in use. Refer to the manufacturer's manual for details.
Note
- If any stand alone commands are to be run directly from the Auxiliary menu, Automatic command files, Saw transfer (program name) or Machining transfer (post transfer program) areas of the software then any equals sign "=" should be replaced with a colon ":".
