To import or export feeds, speeds and cutting data tables

To import feeds, speeds and cutting data tables

1. Click Import in the Feed/Speed And Cutting Data Tables dialog to display the Feed/Speed And Cutting Data Import dialog.
2. Enter the path to the file or click Browse for file location and select it in the Import dialog and click OK.
   Note: .fdb files have been previously exported from FeatureCAM. .dxx files are text files containing Wire EDM cut data.
3. Click Import.
4. If you are importing a .dxx file, you are prompted to enter the wire type, machine name and unit before the file is imported.
5. Select an option for handling new materials with the same name as existing materials:
   • Select Overwrite material if you want the new material to be copied over the old one.
   • Select Skip material to ignore any new materials with the same name as an existing material.
6. Click Import.
7. Click Close.

To export feeds, speeds and cutting data tables

1. Click Export in the Feed/Speed And Cutting Data Tables dialog to display the Feed/Speed And Cutting Data Export dialog.
2. Enter a pathname in the Export file name field, or click Browse and select a file location in the Export dialog.
3. In the Materials to be exported list, select any materials you want to export and deselect any materials you do not want to export.
   Tip: Click Include all items to select all materials, or click Exclude all items to deselect all materials.
4. Select Milling to export milling tables.

   Select Turning to export turning tables.

   Select Wire EDM to export the cutting data for FeatureCAM.

5. Under Export F/S values in, select the units to export the tables in, from either Inch units or Metric units.
6. Click Export.
7. Click Close.

The file created is tab delimited text. You can edit the file in a spreadsheet if you want to. This file can now be imported into FeatureCAM.

To export wire material databases to a text file

A material database can be imported as an ASCII (readable text) file that can be created using a text editor (Notepad, Wordpad and so on). When you have written the file you should save it as plain ASCII text (if your editor offers more than one option) with a name that has the extension *.dxx such as Copper.dxx. You can import the file into the Feed/Speed and Cutting Data Tables dialog.

Format of the file:

2.0	This value is a version number. It has no special function but should always be entered to maintain the file format
COPPER 10.0 0.25 3	This line is the first line of a new material definition. The fields have the following functions: COPPER - the name of the material 10.0 - The material thickness 0.25 - The wire diameter 3 - the number of cuts
1 1 1 0.1	This line specifies the generator and water settings, and so on, for the first cut. The fields are as follows: 1 - the generator setting register number 1 - the water setting register number 1 - the compensation register number 0.1 - The value of the compensation
2 2 2 0.2	The parameters as above but for the second cut
3 3 3 0.3	The parameters as above but for the third cut
COPPER 20.0 0.25 3	New Material
11 11 11 0.11
12 12 12 0.12
13 13 13 0.13
COPPER 30.0 0.25 3
21 21 21 0.183
22 22 22 0.173
23 23 23 0.163
COPPER 40.0 0.25 3
31 31 31 0.184
32 32 32 0.174
33 33 33 0.164
STEEL 20.0 0.25 4
41 41 41 0.185
42 42 42 0.175
43 43 43 0.165
44 45 46 0.155