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triac and orac post problems
Posted: Mon 16 Apr , 2007 19:17 pm
by dwynkoop
Cant seem to get the software to load the Gcode. The test files transfer fine on both machines but wont read anything posted in MasterCam. Do Triac and Orac have some kind of encryption on their files. Indedit reads the files fine but hangs after the first line. Tried loading in Indedit and saving but still no go.
Posted: Tue 17 Apr , 2007 9:08 am
by Steve
It must be something in the Mastercam post.
Check the file name (make sure you can see all file extensions and that you browser is not set to hide known file extensions) It may be saved as program.fnc.txt but display program.fnc)
Compare the first lines of the test program to those of the Posted file.
Make sure both are the same.
Posted: Tue 17 Apr , 2007 9:35 am
by Denford Admin
I would agree that its something MasterCAM is outputting into the file.
I suggest you look at the files that work in a HEX editor, and compare them to the ones that don't. It could be some normally invisible control characters are missing or not there (eg #13-CR #10-LF)
- PS- Try TextPad32 for viewing and editing files as text or hex:
https://www.textpad.com/download/index.html
Posted: Tue 17 Apr , 2007 16:12 pm
by dwynkoop
It was the version of software i had. Seems to be several versions floating around for the triac. Hope thats all it is with the orac.
Posted: Fri 20 Apr , 2007 13:41 pm
by dwynkoop
Cant seem to get the Orac software to open the files. Posted them as nc and fnc but no go. When i post with the orac post and change the ext. to ora it can see it, but can't open it. The test file that comes with the ziped software is in unreadable but works fine.
Posted: Sun 22 Apr , 2007 2:13 am
by Mr Magoo
Looking at the Matercam Post for Orac it produces a file in the format that needs sending byte-for-byte to the Orac machine (it already contains all the necessary control characters etc.)
Try using the attached SEND.BAT file to send the file directly to the Orac
NOTE that the file being generated by Mastercam is NOT compatible with any of Denfords old Orac Offline programming software or Ind Text Editor
Posted: Wed 25 Apr , 2007 10:47 am
by davidimurray
Personally I don't see much point in using Mastercam with the Orac - with only 99 'pages' you are soon going to fill it up.
I do however have a post for the Triac that works like a dream
Cheers
Dave