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The Transmission menu. |
In this section, the functions related to sending files to and from CNC machines are described. The functions are reachable through the Transmission tab. The toolbar is shown below, and every icon is showed next to the command name.
With the DNC option, the CIMCO Edit v6 user is able to send CNC programs from a PC to a CNC machine or receive programs from it. It is also possible to transfer CNC programs to / from multiple CNC machines at the same time.
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The Transmission menu. |
Transmits a file to a selected machine.
Click on this icon to open the search dialog for the file to send. After opening the selected file, the Transmit stauts dialog appears, which shows transfer data and progress of the current transmission.
Click on the arrow below the icon to get a drop-down list with the last recently sent files to choose from.
Transmits the current CNC program to a selected machine.
Transmits the highlighted CNC program blocks to a selected machine.
Receives a CNC program from a selected machine, saving it as a file without opening it.
Click on this icon to open the dialog Receive file for the file to be received. After entering a name for the expected CNC program and pressing Save, the Receive status dialog will appear showing the transfer status.
Click on the arrow below the icon to get a drop-down list with the last recently received files.
Receives a CNC program from a selected machine, opening it in a new window.
Receives a CNC program into the current window.