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Family table in manufacturing

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February 17, 2015
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Hello,

Does anyone use family tables in manufacturing files ? I've tried to but I didn't find the way to have different program names for each instance of the family table as the program name is linked to the operation name.

If you use family tables in manufacturing, how do you deal with that ? How do you do to have a unique program name for each instance ?

Thank you.

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Best answer by BillChapman

We have two mapkeys.

One is for non family table programs, it creates the ncl and then post processes it. The machine file (.hnc heidenhain) in our case has the same name as the operation. This is a one button that creates all.

The second used for family table models, it is similar but there is a pause in the mapkey to allow the user to rename the ncl file. Other than that it operates the same as above.

Not fully automated, but the best I could come up with.

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gkoch

2-Explorer

Is this about the name of the CLDATA file or the postprocessed machine file - or both of them?

R

RaphMORIN

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16-Pearl

Hello,

It's about the name of the postprocessed machine file. The guy who installed NC creo module for me a few years ago gave me a macro where I just have to press "pp", then a DOS window asks me for the block form and then the machining file is generated.

The programs generated have the same name as the sequence name. This is why I would like to be able to personalise the sequence name when I use family tables.

Here is what the macro looks like in my config.pro :

mapkey pp @MAPKEY_NAMEFichier CN par arborescence;@MAPKEY_LABELPP_gpost;\

mapkey(continued) ~ RButtonArm `main_dlg_cur` `PHTLeft.AssyTree` `node3`;\

mapkey(continued) ~ PopupOver `main_dlg_cur` `ActionMenu`1 `PHTLeft.AssyTree`;\

mapkey(continued) ~ Open `main_dlg_cur` `ActionMenu`;~ Close `main_dlg_cur` `ActionMenu`;\

mapkey(continued) ~ Activate `main_dlg_cur` `Ncplaypath`;\

mapkey(continued) ~ Select `cdplayer` `MenuBar3`1 `File`;~ Close `cdplayer` `MenuBar3`;\

mapkey(continued) ~ Activate `cdplayer` `Save_As_MCD`;~ Activate `post_proc_opt` `MACHING`1

mapkey(continued) ~ Activate `post_proc_opt` `Output`;~ Activate `file_saveas` `OK`;\

mapkey(continued) ~ Activate `texttool` `CloseButton`;~ Activate `cdplayer` `close`;

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gkoch

2-Explorer

I had hoped, someone else has an idea, but obviously not.

From the mapkey I can only see that the file is saved with no name specified, so the default name would be used.

I guess if you break up the mapkey after the Save As command, before the OK, then maybe you will be back in control to enter the name - of course you will have to complete the action then.

You may give it a try with the last two lines replaced by this remains of the next to last line:

mapkey(continued) ~ Activate `post_proc_opt` `Output`;

B

BillChapman

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13-Aquamarine

We have two mapkeys.

One is for non family table programs, it creates the ncl and then post processes it. The machine file (.hnc heidenhain) in our case has the same name as the operation. This is a one button that creates all.

The second used for family table models, it is similar but there is a pause in the mapkey to allow the user to rename the ncl file. Other than that it operates the same as above.

Not fully automated, but the best I could come up with.