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2023.1 HxGN NC Server with NC Gage

Floating Machine Toolbar

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If you hover your mouse pointer over a machine card. NC Server shows the floating Machine toolbar.

The available options for this toolbar are:

Button

Description

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Edit

This option opens the Machine Definition dialog box that you can use to edit the selected machine.

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Delete

This option deletes the selected machine and its associated machine card.

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Generate

This button generates and uploads the macros for the selected machine.

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Upload

This button uploads the CNC measurement routine file to the selected machine.

To use this function:

  1. Select the Machine Card for the machine.

  2. Click the Upload button.

  3. Navigate to and select the file to upload.

  4. Click OK.

NC Server informs you if the upload was successful or not.

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View Report Folder

This option opens the folder that contains the reports for the selected machine.

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Run Journal

This option opens the Run Journal dialog box for measurement data collected by the selected machine.

You can click the Run Journal button to recall a previously executed journal file from the Execute Journal File dialog box. You can then review the results in PC-DMIS or perform further analysis on it.

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Execute Journal File dialog box

To run a journal which was previously analyzed:

  1. Select the machine on which the data was collected.

  2. Click Run Journal to access the Execute Journal File dialog box.

  3. From the Programs list, select the measurement routine.

  4. From the Journal Files list, select the journal file to re-execute.

  5. Select the Delete journal file after execution check box to delete the selected journal file after it executes.

  6. Select the Update Control check box to update the information on the controller after the selected journal file executes.

  7. Click the Execute button.

NC Server formats the journal file names as <Machine Name><Machine ID><Date><Time>, where:

<Date> is yyyymmdd and

<Time> is hhmmss

In this way, you can use the file name to locate a specific journal file.

Note

If you originally used a program or journal file to update information on the machine (for example, work offset, tool offset, or write variable), then replaying a journal file does NOT update this information again.

If you need to use the journal file to update the information on the control again, you must select the Update Control check box in the bottom-left of the Execute Journal File dialog box.

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Head

This button opens the Rotary Head Builder utility. You must have at least one wrist-type axis defined in your machine's definition to enable this option.

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