CNC Part Program
- Overview.
- Environment variables on the PC.
- Part Program file type associations.
- Part Program parameters.
- Use the CNC Part Program application.
Overview
- The CNC Part Program Application enables you to upload and download part programs between your PC and CNC.
- The CNC dynamic link library (DLL) provides a common interface for enabling communication between an application and a CNC device.
1 | Application requests part program data. |
2 | DLL links request to CNC. |
3 | CNC sends part program data. |
4 | DLL links to the application. |
Environment variables on the PC
Define a temporary directory name TEMP or TMP in your environment.
Part program file type associations
The recommended file extension for part program files is .pro.
That way you can open quickly open the text editor whenever you select a part program file.
See Windows documentation for information about associating files.