Auxiliary Functions Cycle

This cycle is one of the extended style cycles and was developed to enable users to post user defined functions and commands that do not require any machining or simulation in EZCAM. The dialog provides a maximum number of 10 options. The captions can be customized by certain settings in the EZCAM.INI initialisation file. Options that have no caption assigned there are automatically disabled. To open the dialog for editing, simply double-click the corresponding work step in the Selection List Box or select the small button to the right to the Current Work Step status button.

 

 

 

Example how to change the Caption:

  1. Load the EZCAM.INI into the Windows Notepad (or comparable ASCI editor)

  2. You should search for the [TURN] for EZ-TURN and [ML3D] for EZ-MILL and append the desired lines as shown below. "CustomText#1" to "CustomText#10" are the keywords used to assign the custom captions for option button 1-10. Options that don't get any caption assigned will be disabled on the dialog.


    For EZ-TURN :

    [TURN]
    . . . .
    CustomText#1    =Tailstock extend  (M150)
    CustomText#2    =Tailstock retract (M151)

    . . . .


    For EZ-MILL :

    [ML3D]
    . . . .
    CustomText#1    =Tailstock extend  (M150)
    CustomText#2    =Tailstock retract (M151)

    . . . .

     

  3. Save the file. You don't have to restart the system, since the dialog always load's the captions when opened.

 

 

 Important Post-Processor Information

When creating the NC code, the Auxiliary Functions cycle directly calls "User Cycle-16" section from the post-processor where you have to define what has to be posted according to the selected option (1-10). This section is specially customized and was not available in post-processors created for EZCAM versions prior to v14. Please contact the EZCAM support to get your post checked and updated.

 

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