External Commands

To configure External Commands, click on External Commands in the left window of the Setup dialog. The following dialog appears:

External Command 1 - 2

Command Title

Use this field to specify the menu text shown in the NC Functions menu.

Command program

Use this field to specify the application to execute. You can click the folder icon to browse for the executable file.

Parameters

Use this field to specify the parameters to the command. The following variables are available:

$FILE: Defines the file name without path.
$PATH: Specifies the path of the file.
$FILEPATH: Specifies the file name with path.
$FILENOEXT: Defines the file name without extension.

Example: To execute the command with the parameters -g C:\NCPRG\MOULD.NC C:\NCPRG\MOULD.NEW, specify -g $FILE $OUTFILE, and then $PATH\$FILENOEXT.NEW in the Output file field below.

Output file ($OUTFILE)

Use this field to specify the name of the output file. The following variables are available:

$FILE: Defines the file name without path.
$PATH: Specifies the path of the file.
$FILEPATH: Specifies the file name with path.
$FILENOEXT: Defines the file name without extension.

Example: To execute the command with the parameters -g C:\NCPRG\MOULD.NC C:\NCPRG\MOULD.NEW, specify $PATH\$FILENOEXT.NEW, and -g $FILE $OUTFILE in the Parameters field.

If no output filename is specified, it is assumed that the input file is modified.