Information about saw transfer and longer file names
Take care when transferring to saw controllers which do not support longer names. For example, the CADmatic 4 as a newer controller was designed for longer names but some older controllers may not have been.
When a run with a long run name is transferred to a saw which does not support them, the name is substituted with a short numeric run name, allocated from the System parameter: Run - last, use part list. The substituted name is displayed against the original on the saw transfer dialog.
Note - where a run is divided because the run exceeds saw limits, the divided lists are always assigned a short, numeric run name.
Transfer modes and limits.
Mode |
Rules applied |
2 Online PC (transfer mode 2). |
Numeric runs only, max 8 digits |
3,4,5 CADmatic 1/2 |
Numeric runs only, max 8 digits |
6 CADmatic 3 |
Alphanumeric runs allowed (no spaces), max 8 characters |
6 CADmatic 4 (recursive) |
Accepts long filenames (set via saw transfer parameters) |
7 Homag |
Numeric runs only, max 8 digits. |
8 Giben
|
Alphanumeric runs allowed (no spaces max 8 characters Giben export to .AC files (mode 8) has a special rule to ensure that saw transfer is consistent with export of part lists (.AD files) |
9 Schelling commander 4 |
Alphanumeric runs allowed (no spaces) max 8 characters. |
10 SCM |
Numeric runs only, max 8 digits |
11 ASCII/Unicode PTX |
Accepts long filenames |
12 MDB PTX |
Accepts long filenames |
13 Schelling commander |
Numeric runs only, max 8 digits. |
14 CPOUT - cpout naming mode |
(CPOUT.nnn) Set via saw transfer parameters. The 3 digit extension number (.nnn) is assigned from system parameter: Last saw group number |
