Modify a CAMplete TruePath NC format to include manual data entries from Mastercam.

About manual entry in Mastercam

In Mastercam, each manual data entry must contain an identifier followed by a comment, and then the actual code you want as the output. The identifier indicates where the entry goes in the NC format.

Important: Manual data entry doesn’t work if you omit the identifier (with no spaces and a comment) before the text that you want to output. You must supply this information in Mastercam for each line of manual entry.

To modify the NC Format

1. In the ribbon, click Manage > Resources > NC Formats.

2. Expand the NC format you want to edit. In this example, the Start Path Block is edited so that the MDE’s appear at every operation.

   Select the Start Path Block and click Edit.

   

3. In the NC Format Editor, click New Line to add new lines to the block.

   

4. Click New Codes Window.

   

5. Select Insert Custom GCode code and drag the code to the Code Layout column for each line you added.

   

6. For each code you add, enter descriptive text, for example, CAMPLETE1 to CAMPLETE3.

   

   This means that the first line of the manual data entry with CAMPLETE1 appears on line 2, the second line of the manual data entry with CAMPLETE2 appears on line 3, and so on.

7. Click Finish to commit this change.

To switch to custom codes

By default, manual data entries are posted as comments. To post them as Custom G-code, follow these steps:

1. In the ribbon, click Manage > Tools > Options.

2. Select the Advanced page.

3. Click OK when prompted.

4. Expand the CAM Operations folder.

5. Select the option Post Insert Custom GCode As Comment.

6. Deselect the Post Insert Custom GCode As Comment option.

   

7. Click Close.

8. Close CAMplete TruePath.

Important: Any G-code that the manual data entry passes from Mastercam to TruePath is custom G-code. It isn’t simulated. So, if you add an XYZ or G53 Z0 move, it will not be simulated.