Files Used by PC-DMIS NC

In this topic, <PCDMISINSTALL> means the PC-DMIS NC installation location. PC-DMIS NC uses these files:

PC-DMIS measurement routine files - The standard PC-DMIS measurement routine (.prg) and CAD (.cad) files are stored in the default location.

NC measurement routine files - These files are the NC machine measurement routines generated from the PC-DMIS measurement routine and have one of these extensions:

You can place them in any location, but you should probably create a separate CNC sub-folder somewhere on your hard drive. Interfaces that do not have direct access to setting work and tool offsets will generate NC measurement routines to update these offsets. Typically the file extension for these measurement routines is .wrk.

Journal files - Journal files (.cnj and .cnp files) contain the transactions received from the NC machine during execution of the NC measurement routine file (.cnc file). They are stored in the <PCDMISINSTALL>\Journal subdirectory.

If you have journal files for a PC-DMIS measurement routine named Block.prg, they are stored in the <PCDMISINSTALL>\Journal\Block folder.

Machine definition files - These files are stored in the <PCDMISINSTALL>\CncMachineData folder. Sub-folders for each machine contain compens.dat, .PRB files, and the rotary table calibration files.

Machine related files - Controller files are located in the following folders that must be copied to the controller: