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IMPORTANT FILES
Tool Offset Table Files
CAM Files contain a large amount of information, but it is
not necessary for you to manually enter all of this information
into each field for each new Job. CAM Files are easily replicated
by means of the File > Save As menu. One convenient approach
is to save a CAM File for types of Jobs that are used often. To
generate a new Job, you would open the CAM File for that Job
type, then using the Job menu you would only change values pertinent to the Jobat hand. In some shop settings the only change
from Job to Job might be the name of the Part Program. You
don’t have to save modifications to the CAM File in order to use
modifications that you had made, so it is possible to open a Job,
modify it using the Job menu, run it, and then abandon the
changes. In other production environments it may be desirable to
save all of the information pertinent to manufacturing a particular
part. In this case you can save each Job under its own CAM File
name.
On a new or upgraded installation, the G Code Controller’s
Setup program installs a file entitled “SAMPLE.CAM” . You may
use this file as a template to construct your first Job. However, do
not permanently save Job setup information to this file, as this file
is over-written each time you may run Setup for upgrades.
Instead, after editing SAMPLE.CAM, save your work under
another file name using the File > Save As menu.
Tool Offset Table Files
Length and diameter offsets are changed from within an operating part program by means of “H” and “D” words respectively.
Arguments to these words (e.g. H3 has an argument of “3”) provide an index into a table of values that is stored in the Tool
Offset Table. The actual values associated with each index is
stored in a Tool Offset Table File.
The Tool Offset Table File has the file name extension
“.OFF”. The file name specification for this file is stored in each
CAM File, and loaded when the CAM File is loaded. Dialogs
within the Job menu allow you to edit and/or change Tool Offset
Files.
In most installations the same Tool Offset Table File will be
used for many Jobs. However, the ability to specify a different
Tool Offset Table File with each Job allows the flexibility for the
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