CIMCO Edit V5 Manual PDF

CIMCO Edit V5 User Guide
c 1991 - 2003 CIMCO Integration – June 27, 2005

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CONTENTS III
Contents
1 Introduction 1
1.1 What is new in this version ofCIMCO Edit V5 . . . . . . . . 1
1.2 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.3 License information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2 Installation 9
3 Functions in CIMCO Edit 11

3.1 The File menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
3.2 Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3.3 The Edit menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
3.4 The NC Functions menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
3.5 The Transmission menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
3.6 The File compare menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
3.7 Backplot Turning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
3.8 Backplot Milling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
3.9 The Setup menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
3.9.1 Menu items for setting up Machine Templates . . . . . 41
3.9.2 Menu items for toolbar behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
3.10 The Window menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
3.11 The Help menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
4 Editor Setup general 43

4.1 General Program Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
4.1.1 Editor settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
4.1.2 Printer setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
5 Editor Setup File types 49

5.1 File types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
5.1.1 File types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
5.2 Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
5.3 Block Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
IV CONTENTS
5.4 Load/Save . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
5.5 File compare settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
5.6 Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
5.7 Backplot turning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
5.8 Backplot Milling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
5.9 Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
6 DNC-Max Client 71
6.1 DNC-Max Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
6.2 Portlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
7 Plugins 77
7.1 Plugins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
8 NC-Base Database 79
8.1 The NC Base Explorer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
8.2 Search for programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
9 NC-Base Settings 89
9.1 Client Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
9.2 User setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
9.3 Server settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
9.4 Machine Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
9.5 Database Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
9.6 Database Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
10 DNC settings 111

10.1 Port Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
10.2 Receive settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
10.3 Transmit settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
11 Serial communication overview 119

11.1 RS-232 / RS-422 / RS-485 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
11.1.1 RS-232 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
11.1.2 RS-422 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
11.1.3 RS-485 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
11.2 RS-232 layout for 9 pin connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
11.3 RS-232 layout for 25 pin connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
11.4 Standard RS-232 serial cable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
11.5 How to build a loopback device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
11.5.1 Loopback device for a 9-pin connector . . . . . . . . . 122
11.5.2 Loopback device for a 25-pin connector . . . . . . . . 122
CONTENTS V
12 Using on-line help 125

12.1 Using help in dialogs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
12.2 Printing help information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
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LIST OF FIGURES VII
List of Figures
1.1 Two programs. File Compare Tool Box is floating . . . . . . 2
2.1 CIMCO Edit V5 setup program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

2.2 CIMCO Edit V5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3.1 The file toolbar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

3.2 The File toolbar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3.3 The dialog Add program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3.4 The editing toolbar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
3.5 Mark/delete dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
3.6 The NC toolbar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
3.7 Simple math functions dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
3.8 Adjust feedrate dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
3.9 Adjust spindle speed dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
3.10 Rotate Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
3.11 Mirror Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
3.12 Offset/Tool compensation Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
3.13 Translate Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
3.14 The DNC send/receive toolbar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
3.15 The File Compare Toolbar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
3.16 The Backplot toolbar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
3.17 Backplot Konfigurations-Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
3.18 The Backplot toolbar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
4.1 General setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

4.2 Editor setup dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
4.3 Printer setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
5.1 Dateitypen hinzufgen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

5.2 Color setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
5.3 Block number configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
5.4 Load/Save configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
VIII LIST OF FIGURES
5.5 File compare configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

5.6 Machine type configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
5.9 Filetyp-specific print settings Konfigurations-Dialog . . . . . 68
6.1 DNC-Max client settings dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

6.2 DNC-Max portlist settings dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
7.1 The Plugins dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
8.1 NC Base Explorer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

8.2 Program Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
8.3 Program search with customised search fields (example) . . . 82
8.4 File preview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
8.5 Add/remove columns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
8.6 NC Base Explorer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
9.1 Client settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

9.2 User setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
9.3 Add new user . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
9.4 The Server Settings dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
9.5 Machine Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
9.6 Add a new machine group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
9.7 Rename machine group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
9.8 Add port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
9.9 Associated files are stored in the same directory as the program
files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
9.10 Associated files stored in a sub-directory of the directory where
the program file is stored. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
9.11 Associated files stored where it is specified in Memo directory,
Tool list directory, and Setup sheet directory respectively. . . 105
9.12 Database Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
9.13 Database Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
10.1 DNC Setup dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

10.2 Basic port settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
10.3 Receive settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
10.4 Transmission setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
12.1 Click the question mark. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

12.2 The question cursor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
12.3 The pop-up information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
12.4 Help buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
LIST OF TABLES IX
List of Tables
11.1 9 pin RS-232 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

11.2 25 pin RS-232 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
11.3 Standard RS-232 serial cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
X LIST OF TABLES
1
Introduction
Congratulations on you purchase of CIMCO Edit V5. CIMCO Edit V5 is the
latest version in a long line of proven CNC editing solutions from CIMCO
Integration.
1.1 What is new in this version ofCIMCO Edit

V5
CIMCO Edit V5 includes a number of improvements over previous versions.
• New user interface.

The new user interface in CIMCO Edit V5 follows the latest standards
for windows user interface design.
• Comprehensive on-line help.
Now everything you need to know about functions that was previously
contained in the reference manuals is on-line and at your fingertips.
Stumped on a function? The ? icon, the F1 key, or the Help button
will take you right to the information you need.
• Optimized editor engine.
The new optimized editor engine loads large files quickly, and with
minimal memory usage.
• Flexible configuration.
Flexible configuration of colors, NC commands etc.
• Advanced standard protocol.

Advanced standard protocol allows you to communicate with multiple
CNC’s simultaneously.
2 1. Introduction
1.2 Overview
• Purpose.
You can use CIMCO Edit V5 to make, change and check CNC-programs
for your CNC machines. If you have a serial communication line from
the PC to the CNC machine, you can send and receive programs di-
rectly. Even when working with other CNC-programs.
CIMCO Edit V5 is designed for editing CNC-programs. CIMCO Edit
V5 is able to distinguish between several different formats. ISO, APT
and Heidenhain to name some.
Figure 1.1: Two programs. File Compare Tool Box is floating
• User interface.
CIMCO Edit V5 has a standard Windows user interface, having one
or more child windows for every open file. You can place the child
windows and the toolbars as you wish, but inside the main window.
The functions in CIMCO Edit V5 can be activated through the drop
down menus or through the toolbars.
1.2. OVERVIEW 3
• Functions.
You can undo and redo (almost) all operations you have done since the
file was opened. You can find the position of a tool change, a spindle
speed change or feed rate change, or display the range of the X/Y/Z
axes.
If you are not sure if two CNC-programs are equal, the File Compare
functions of CIMCO Edit V5 helps you to pinpoint the differences. The
File Compare lets you choose two files, and they are put into a two-
frame window. The differences are shown by coloring the line. You can
step through the files, stopping at each difference.
You can customize the colors used to display coordinates and NC com-
mands, renumber block numbers, and add/remove spaces to increase
readability, or decrease program size/transmission time.
The DNC part of CIMCO Edit V5 lets you send and receive CNC-
programs to your CNC machines in the workshop. The file can be
sent from a window in CIMCO Edit V5 or directly from the harddisk.
The file transmission is done while you are working with other CNC
programs.
• Setup.
CIMCO Edit V5 offers you a lot of possibilities for you to control the
behaviour of the editor. The Setup window is divided into tabs: Gen-
eral, Editor and Printing.
In the General tab the appearance of the windows is modified. Further
you can choose whether a file can be displayed in more than one window
and if alterations to a file inside CIMCO Edit V5 through another
program should be indicated.
You can choose if you want scrollbars or not, and the speed of the
keyboard can be set in the Editor tab.
The appearance of the printed CNC-programs is controlled in the Printer
tab. Define a header and/or a footer. If you have a color printer, you
might mark the color option.
CIMCO Edit V5 has 5 different templates for different CNC machines.
You can setup how the NC functions behave and how the NC code
appear in the editor window. The Find function in the Edit Menu
needs a definition of Tool change, Feed rate change etc. This definition
is made here.
• Where to find further information.

4 1. Introduction
In The File menu in the reference manual all CIMCO Edit V5’s func-
tions are described. A lot of functions can also be accessed through one
of the toolbars.
Chapter The Setup menu describes how the behavior of the editor is
changed.
The setup of Machine Types is described in Editor Setup File types.
If you need help on how to setup a serial communication line you can
refer to DNC settings and Serial communication overview.
The On-line help is accessible through the ? icon, the F1 key, or the
Help button. Chapter The Help menu gives you an introduction to
the On-line help.
1.3. LICENSE INFORMATION 5
1.3 License information

Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does
not represent a commitment on the part of CIMCO Integration. The software
described in this document may be used or copied only in accordance with
the terms of the license. The purchaser may make one copy of the software
for a backup, but no part of this user manual may be reproduced, stored in
a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or
mechanical, including photocopying and recording for any purpose other than
the purchaser’s personal use, without prior written permission from CIMCO
Integration.
6 1. Introduction
TERMS OF USE FOR SOFTWARE - CIMCO Edit V5
Date: June 2000

Copyright 1991-2000 CIMCO Integration
Software: CIMCO Edit V5 4.x
Notice:
CIMCO Integration reserves the right to make improvements

to the CIMCO Edit V5 Software at any time and without notice.
Software License
You have the right to use the number of licenses of the

enclosed program, which you have bought from CIMCO
Integration. You may not distribute copies of the program
or related documentation to any persons or companies. You
may not modify or translate the program or related
documentation without the prior written consent of CIMCO
Integration.
Disclaimer of all Warranties and Liability
CIMCO Integration makes no warranties, either express or

implied, with respect to the software, its quality,
performance, merchantability, or fitness for any particular
purpose. The entire risk as to its quality and performance
is with the buyer. Should the CIMCO Edit software prove
defective following its purchase, the buyer (and not CIMCO
Integration, its distributor, or its retailer) assumes the
entire cost of all necessary servicing, repair, of correction
and any incidental or consequential damages. In no event will
CIMCO Integration be liable for direct, indirect, or
consequential damages resulting from any defect in the
software, even if CIMCO Integration has been advised of
the possibility of such damages. Some jurisdictions do not
allow the exclusion or limitation of implied warranties or
liability for incidental or consequential damages, so the
above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you.
NOTICE: The accompanying software is confidential and proprietary to

CIMCO Integration. No use or disclosure is permitted other than as ex-
pressly set forth by written license with CIMCO Integration.
1.3. LICENSE INFORMATION 7
Copyright (c) 1991-2000 CIMCO Integration. All rights reserved.

THIS SOFTWARE CONTAINS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION AND
TRADE SECRETS OF CIMCO INTEGRATION. USE, DISCLOSURE, OR
REPRODUCTION IS PROHIBITED WITHOUT THE PRIOR EXPRESS
WRITTEN PERMISSION OF CIMCO INTEGRATION.
DNC-Max, CIMCO Edit, and the CIMCO Logo are trademarks of CIMCO
Integration.
Microsoft, Windows, Win32, Windows NT and are trademarks or registered
trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
Other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of
their respective holders.
8 1. Introduction
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Installation
To install CIMCO Edit V5 follow the instructions below.
1. Locate installation files.

If you received CIMCO Edit V5 on a CD-ROM open the CIMCO Edit
V5 directory on the CD. If you received CIMCO Edit V5 via e-mail,
save the file in a temporary directory.
2. Run installation program.

Start the installation program by clicking on CIMCO Edit V5 setup
program:
Figure 2.1: CIMCO Edit V5 setup program.
3. Copying your keyfile.

If you do not have a keyfile and wish to install an evaluation version,
just proceed to the next step.
If you have received a keyfile, it should be copied to the CIMCOEdit
directory after the installation is completed.
4. Starting the editor for the first time.

When the installation is completed, and you have copied your keyfile,
you are ready to start the editor for the first time. Click on the CIMCO
Edit icon on you desktop.
Figure 2.2: CIMCO Edit V5
When the editor is started, verify that your company name is shown in
the Licensed to field in the about box, if not, you forgot to copy the
keyfile to the editor directory.
10 2. Installation
Note: If you are running an evaluation version, the license name is

Demo version.
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Functions in CIMCO Edit

The functions in CIMCO Edit V5 are accessible through the dropdown
menus. A lot of the functions in the dropdown menus can also be accessed
from buttons in toolbars. If a function can be executed through a toolbar,
the actual icon will be shown.
3.1 The File menu

In this chapter opening, saving and printing files are described. The functions
are listed in the same order as in the File drop down menu. If the function
can be activated through the File Toolbar or a keyboard shortcut, the icon
or the keystroke will be shown next to the command name.
Figure 3.1: The file toolbar.
• New / / Ctrl-N
An empty window will be opened, ready for input. Set the machine
type for the program by selecting from the list in .
• Open / / Ctrl-O
The open file dialog window lets you open an existing program.
• Close / Ctrl-F4
Close current window. You will be prompted to save changes if the file
has been modified.
• Close All
Closes all open windows. You will be prompted to save changes for all
modified files.
• Save / / Ctrl-S
Saves the current CNC-program.
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• Save As
Saves the current CNC-program under a new name.
• Save All /
Saves all the open CNC-programs under their current names.
• Print /
Prints the current CNC-program. This icon is on the Edit toolbar.
If you want to print a part of a program, mark the area of interest and
choose Print.
• Printer Setup
The dialog window for printout configurations is opened. Please refer
to The Setup menu.
• Recent /
A list of recently used files. Click the down arrow next to the Open
icon, to open recently used files.
• Exit / Alt-F4
Exit CNC-Edit. If there are files open, which have not been saved, you
will be prompted to save the files.
3.2 Database
This section describes the functions of the database. The database is op-
tional and will be present in the Editor menu only if you also purchased the
database.
All functions can be called from the toolbar or the Database Menu.Some
functions also have keyboard short cuts assigned. These are shown next to
the commands, along with the toolbar icons.
Figure 3.2: The File toolbar.
• Explorer / / Ctrl-E
Opens the database window.
3.2. DATABASE 13
A dialog will appear to let you log into the database.Enter your User
Name and Password in the corresponding fields and close the dialog by
clicking the OK button.
Further information on User Rights is found under User setup.
• Add Program /
Add a program to the database.
This means importing to the database an already existing program
from anywhere on your PC or from a PC on your network.
Notice: You can also use drag-and-drop to import files to the data-
base or to move or copy associated files within the database from one
program group to another, providing that Disable file dragging and
Disable drop files are NOT checked in Client Settings.
Further information on settings for the drag-and-drop function is found
under Client Settings
To add a program, select Database, Add Program or click on the
corresponding toolbar icon. Select a program in the menu Add Program
and click on Open. The following dialog appears:
Figure 3.3: The dialog Add program

– Program file
Select the program file to be added to the database. Click on the
folder icon to find the file.
– Program
Enter a name for the program. Click on the lock icon to the right
to toggle the program locked/unlocked.
– Machine Group
Select a Machine Group from the drop down list to associate the
program.Further information on Machine Groups is found under
Machine Groups.
– Customer
To associate the program with a customer, select the customer
from the drop down menu. Click on the icon to the right to add
a new customer to the database.
– Memo File
To associate a Memo File with the program, select a Memo File
Template. If you do not select a Memo File Template and the Dis-
able memo files lists in the Server Settings is not checked, the
Default Memo File Template will be associated with the program.
Notice: The function Select Memo File Template is not shown
in this dialog when ’Disable memo files lists’ is checked in Server
settings.
Further information on settings for the Memo File Template is
found under Machine Groups
– Move program file to machine directory
– Leave copy of program file
– Tool List
To associate a Tool List with the program, select a Tool List Tem-
plate. If you do not select a Tool List Template and the Disable
Tool lists in the Server Settings is not checked, the Default Tool
List Template will be associated with the program. Notice: The
function Select Tool List Template is not shown in this dialog
when Disable Tool lists is checked in Server settings.
Further information on settings for the Tool List Template is found
under Machine Groups
– Set-Up Sheet
To associate a Set-Up Sheet with the program, select a Set-Up
Sheet Template. If you do not select a Set-Up Sheet Template and
the Disable Set-Up Sheets in the Server Settings is not checked,
3.2. DATABASE 15
the Default Set-Up Sheet Template will be associated with the

program. Notice: The function Select Set-Up Sheet Template is
not shown in this dialog when Disable Set-Up Sheets is checked
in Server settings.
Further information on settings for the Set-Up Sheet Template is
found under Machine Groups
• Add Current Program /

Import to the Database the program that is currently open in the editor.
Further information on how to add a current program, see Add Pro-
gram.
• Associate File(s) /
Associate files with programs in the database.
To associate a file with a program in the Database, select the cor-
responding program in the NCBase Explorer Search List, then select
Database, Associate Files, or click on the corresponding icon. Select
a program in the dialog Associate file(s) with programs and click
on Open.
Notice: You can also use drag-and-drop to import files to the data-
base or to move or copy associated files within the database from one
program group to another, provided that Disable file dragging and
Disable drop file are NOT checked in Client Settings.
Further information on settings for the drag-and-drop function is found
under Client Settings
• Edit /
Editing files.
To edit a program present in the database, highlight the program in
the NC-Base search window and select Database, Edit, or simply
double-click on the program.
Any changes made to the program will be stored in the database only
when File, Save is selected.
• Program Information /
This is where you find all the information about each file in the data-
base, information about program files, program names, machine groups,
customers, and associated files, such as memo files, tool lists, set-up
sheets, etc.
In this dialog you can rename a program and associate new machine
groups, customers, and memos/tool lists/set-up sheets.
Notice: This dialog resembles the dialog Add Program.

Further information on this function is found under Add Program in
this section.
If you have specified an optional text field, it is shown here. Further
information on this function is found under Server settings.
To open the dialog ’Program Information’, select Database, Program
Information or click on the corresponding icon. If you want to modify
the program, enter the new values in the corresponding fields and click
Modify.
• Compare /
Compares two files.
Highlight both files and select Database, Compare, or click on the
corresponding icon.
More about the File Compare function under The File compare menu.
• Delete /
Deletes selected programs and or associated files.
To delete one or more programs or files, highlight the program(s) or
file(s) and select Database, Delete, or click on the corresponding icon.
Notice: If you delete a program, all associated files (NC program, Set-
up sheet, images, etc.) will be deleted with it.
• Undelete /
Restores deleted programs.
To restore one or more deleted programs, you first select Database,
Find Deleted, whereupon all deleted programs will be shown in the
NCBase Search Window.
Highlight the deleted program(s) to be restored and select Database,
Undelete, or click on the corresponding icon.
• Backup /
Produces a backup of the highlighted program.
To make a backup, highlight the program and select Database, Backup,
or click on the corresponding icon.
• Restore /
Restore a program from a backup.
To restore a program from a backup, highlight the program and select
Database, Restore, or click on the corresponding icon. The following
dialog will appear:
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– Help
Click here to get more information on the Restore function. .
– Purge All
Purges all previous backups of this program.
– Compare
Compares the highlighted backup with the current program.
Click on this button to compare the highlighted backup with the
current program.
More about the file compare function under The File compare
menu.
– Purge
Purges the highlighted program backup.
– Restore
Click on this button to restore the data of the highlighted program
backup.
• Restore Latest /
Restores the program from the most recent backup
To restore the data from the most recent backup, highlight the program
and select Database, Restore Latest, or click on the corresponding
icon.
• Compare With Latest Backup /

Compares the current, highlighted program with the most recent backup.
Highlight the program and select Database, Compare With Latest
Backup, or click on the corresponding icon.
More about the file compare function under The File compare menu.
• Lock /
Locks programs.
To lock a program, highlight it and select Database, Lock, or click
on the corresponding icon.
• Unlock /
Unlocks programs.
To unlock a program, highlight it and select Database, Unlock, or
click on the corresponding icon.
• Approve /
Marks an imported program as approved.
To approve a program, highlight it and select Database, Approve, or
click on the corresponding icon.
• Reject Imported File /

Marks an imported file as rejected.
To reject programs, highlight the programs in question and select Data-
base, Reject Imported File , or click on the corresponding icon.
• Send /
Send program.
To send a program, highlight it and select Database, Send, or click
• Add Customer /
Adds a new customer to the database.
To add a new customer, select Database, Add Customer, or click
on the corresponding icon. The following dialog appears:
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Enter the customers data in the corresponding fields and close the di-
alog by clicking on Add. If you want to exit without entering data,
click on Cancel.
• Modify Customer /
Modify customer data.
To modify customer data, select Database, Modify Customer, or
click on the corresponding icon. A dialog appears, which resembles the
Add Customer dialog, although with the title Modify Customer.
Select a customer in the drop down menu Customer, enter your changes
in the corresponding fields and close the dialog by clicking on Modify.
If you want to exit without entering data, click on Cancel.
• Delete Customer /
Delete customer data.
To delete customer data, select Databasek, Delete Customer, or
click on the corresponding icon. A dialog appears, which resembles the
Add Customer dialog, although with the title Delete Customer.
Select a customer in the drop down menu Customer and close the
dialog by clicking on Delete. If you want to exit without entering
data, click on Cancel.
• Find Unproven /
Displays a list in the NCBase Search Window of all unproven programs.

Select Database, Find Unproven, or click on the corresponding icon.
• Find Imported /
Displays a list in the NCBase Search Window of all imported programs
awaiting approval.
Select Database, Find Imported, or click on the corresponding icon.
• Find Unlocked /
Displays a list in the NCBase Search Window of all unlocked programs.
Select Database, Find Unlocked, or click on the corresponding icon.
• Find Deleted /
Displays a list of all deleted programs in the NCBase Search Window.
Select Database, Find Deleted , or click on the corresponding icon.
• Find Modified Day /

Displays a list in the NCBase Search Window of all programs modified
within the last 24 hours.
Select Database, Find Modified Day, or click on the corresponding
icon.
• Find Modified Week /

Displays a list in the NCBase Search Window of all programs modified
within the last 7 days.
Select Database, Find Modified Week, or click on the correspond-
ing icon.
• Logon /
A window appears, letting you log on to the database.
Select Database, Logon, or click on the corresponding icon.
More about User-/Administrator permissions under User setup.
• Logoff /
Logs you off the database.
Select Database, Logoff, or click on the corresponding icon.
More about User-/Administrator permissions under User setup.
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• Dynamic Program Preview /

Toggles the preview of program files in the lower left corner on and off.
To enable the preview, select Database, Dynamic Program Pre-
view , or click on the corresponding icon.
• Setup /
Lets you configure the database.
To configure the database, select Database, Setup, or click on the
corresponding icon.
3.3 The Edit menu

In this chapter the ordinary text editing functions are described. If the
function can be activated through the Edit Toolbar or a keyboard shortcut,
the icon or the keystroke will be shown next to the command name.
Figure 3.4: The editing toolbar.
A part of the text is marked by dragging the cursor from start point to end
point, while pressing the left mouse button. The background color on the
marked text is changed to indicate the selected area.
• Undo / / Ctrl-Z
Undo the last operation.
• Redo / / Ctrl-Y
Redo the last undo operation. You can redo all undo actions performed
since the file was last opened.
• Cut / / Ctrl-X
Delete the selected text and save it on the clipboard.
• Copy / / Ctrl-C
Copies the selected text to the clipboard.
• Paste / / Ctrl-V
Paste the contents of the clipboard (whatever was cut or copied as
above) at the current cursor position.
• Del / / Del
Deletes the selected part of the CNC-program.
To move a part of a program, select the section of the program you
wish to move, then Cut it, move the cursor and use the Paste function
described above.
• Mark/Delete range
In this dialog window you can specify a range of lines or block numbers,
to be marked or deleted.
Figure 3.5: Mark/delete dialog box
• Goto line/Block number Ctrl-J

Jump to block or line number.
• Select all Ctrl-A

Selects the entire CNC-program.
• Find Ctrl-F
In the appearing dialog box you can specify a text string and search for
it through the CNC-program. You can choose one of the defined tool
operations instead of a text string.
• Find next F3
Finds the next occurrence of the specified search string in the CNC-
program.
• Find previous Shift-F3

Finds the previous occurrence of the specified search string in the CNC-
program.
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• Replace
Replaces a specified string in the CNC-program with another string.
Specify the search string and the substitute string in the dialog box.
• Insert file
Inserts a file at the cursor position.
• Append file
Appends a file at the end of the current CNC-program.
3.4 The NC Functions menu

This chapter describes the functions concerning the appearance of the CNC-
program. For instance the commands and the block numbers can be changed.
If the function can be activated through the NC Toolbar an icon is shown
next to the command name.
Figure 3.6: The NC toolbar.
• Insert block numbers / / Ctrl-T

Inserts block numbers in the CNC-program (or renumber the block
numbers if some already exist in the CNC-program).
• Remove block numbers /

Deletes all block numbers from the CNC-program.
• Remove Whitespaces /
Deletes all the space characters and tab signs from the CNC-program
(whitespace characters).
• Insert Whitespace /
Inserts space characters between the commands in the CNC-program,
where there is no space character between two commands. Existing
space characters are left as they are.
• Uppercase
Changes the case of the text to uppercase.
• Lowercase
Changes the case of the text to lowercase.
• Next Tool change /

Finds the next tool change in the CNC-program.
• Previous Tool change /

Finds the previous tool change in the CNC-program.
• Find X/Y/Z Ranges

Finds the highest and lowest values for X, Y, Z, A, B, C, F, and S in
the CNC-program.
• Simple math functions

Performs simple mathematical functions on the chosen NC file parame-
ters.
Figure 3.7: Simple math functions dialog
– Parameter(s)
Check the fields of the parameters to be changed.
– Other
Check this field to enter parameters with more than one character.
– UPPER/lower case
Use this field to specify UPPER and/or lower case of the parame-
ters to be changed.
– Addition / /
Adds the specified value to all selected parameters.
– Subtraction / /
Subtracts the specified value from all selected parameters.
– Multiplication / /
Multiplies all selected parameters by the specified value.
– Division / /
Divides all selected parameters by the specified value.
– Value
Enter the value to be inserted in the mathematical functions (Ad-
dition/Subtraction/Multiplication/Division) in this field.
– Maximum value
Enter the maximum value in this field. Parameters with values
higher than specified here will not be altered by the math func-
tions.
– Minimum value
Enter the minimum value in this field. Parameters with values
lower than specified here will not be altered by the math functions.
– Decimals
In this field, enter the number of decimals to the right of the
decimal point.
– Keep decimals
Check this field to provide the new value with the same number
of decimals as the original value.
– Strip trailing 0’s
Check this field to remove all zeros from the end of the number.
– Strip leading 0’s
Check this field to remove all zeros from the beginning of the
number.
– Selection only
Check this field to change the value of the selected program block
only.
• Adjust feedrate
In this dialog it is possible to adjust the feedrate of the active program.
To do this, click and drag the pointer, or click on the sliding bar of the
pointer, or enter the new feedrate in the field New feedrate (see the
following in this section). Click cancel to close this window without
any changes taking effect.
Figure 3.8: Adjust feedrate dialog
– New feedrate
In this field the percentage with which the feed rate should be
changed is entered.
– Minimum value
Enter the minimum feedrate into this field.
– Maximum value
Enter the maximum feedrate into this field.
– Decimals
Enter number of decimals to the right of the decimal point into
this field.
– Selection only
Check this field to alter the feedrate in the selected program blocks
only.
• Adjust spindle speed

In this dialog the spindle speed of the active program is adjusted. click
and drag the pointer, or click on the sliding bar of the pointer, or
enter the new spindle speed in the field New spindle speed (see the
following in this section). Click Cancel to close this window without
any changes taking effect.
Figure 3.9: Adjust spindle speed dialog
– New spindle speed
Enter into this field the percentage with which the spindle speed
should be changed.
– Minimum value
Enter the minimum spindle speed here.
– Maximum value
Enter the maximum spindle speed here.
– Decimals
Enter the number of decimals to the right of the decimal point

here.
– Selection only
Check this field to change the spindle speed in the selected pro-
gram blocks only.
• Rotate
In this dialog you can rotate the outline around a specified point and
with a specified angle. Click Cancel to close this window without any
changes taking effect.
Figure 3.10: Rotate Dialog
– Point (X,Y)
Enter the co-ordinates of the center of the rotation in these fields.
– Angle
Enter the angle of rotation by degrees in this field.
– ARC type
Specifies the arc type. You can choose between Auto detect,
Relative to start, Relative to end, and Absolute arc center.
Auto detect is default.
– Decimals
Enter into this field the number of decimals to the right of the
decimal point.
– Comma as decimal symbol
Check this field to use a comma as a decimal separator.
– Assume G91
Check this field when the control is preset for relative co-ordinates.
• Mirror
In this dialog you can mirror the outline around a specified line. Click
Cancel to close this window without any changes taking effect.
Figure 3.11: Mirror Dialog
– Point (X,Y)
Enter into these fields the co-ordinates of the point of the mirror
axis .
– Angle
Enter into this field the angle of rotation by degrees of the mirror
axis.
– ARC type
– Decimals
decimal point.
– Assume G91
• Offset/Tool compensation
In this dialog you can define a tool compensation for the active program
(offset left G41, offset right G42).
Figure 3.12: Offset/Tool compensation Dialog
– Offset
Enter the offset value into this field.
– Offset Left (G41)
Enables compensation of the milling path, offset left (G41).
– Offset right (G42)
Enables compensation of the milling path, offset right (G42).
– ARC type
– Decimals
decimal point.
– Assume G91
• Translate
This dialog translates the outline. The outline is moved to a position
offset by the values entered in the Translate (X,Y,Z) fields.
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Figure 3.13: Translate Dialog
– Translate (X,Y,Z)
Enter into these fields the X, Y, and Z values to offset the outline.
– ARC type
– Decimals
decimal point.
– Assume G91
• Convert Heidenhain to ISO

Converts 3D Heidenhain Programs to ISO-Programs.
• Stop a long operation /
Stops a long operation, such as renumbering a large file.
3.5 The Transmission menu

In this chapter the functions related to sending files to and from CNC-
machines are described. The functions are reachable through the Trans-
mission toolbar. The toolbar is shown below, and every icon is showed next
to the command name.
Figure 3.14: The DNC send/receive toolbar.
Note: The editor must be licensed for DNC operations to use this toolbar.
• Send /
Transmits the current CNC-program to a selected machine.
• Receive /
Receives a CNC-program from a selected machine, opening it in a new
window.
• Receive into current window /
Receives a CNC-program into the current window.
• Send File /
Transmits a file to a selected machine.
• Receive File /
Receives a CNC-program from a selected machine, saving it as a file.
• Status /
List the status of current transmissions and/or receptions.
• DNC Setup /
Configures the DNC settings in CNC-Edit.
3.6 The File compare menu

In this section the functions used to compare two files are described. You
start a comparison of two files by choosing the files. The files are put into a
double framed window, and you can start the search for differences. To exit
the file compare window use the End File Compare menu item or button .
The functions can be activated through the Transmission toolbar. Some
functions have a keyboard shortcut. The icons and the keystrokes are shown
next to the command name.
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Figure 3.15: The File Compare Toolbar.
Note: The editor must be licensed for file compare to use this toolbar.
• Next difference / / Ctrl-down

Find the next difference.
• Previous difference / / Ctrl-up
Go to the previous difference.
• Synchronize left to right / / Ctrl-right
Synchronize current difference from the left to the right.
• Synchronize right to left / / Ctrl-left
Synchronize current difference from the right to the left.
• Goto first difference /
Go to first difference.
• Goto last difference /
Go to last difference.
• Compare with Window /
Compare the file in the current window with a file in another.
• Compare with File /
Compare the file in the current window with a file. The other file is
opened through the open file dialog.
• Compare File with File /
Compare two files which are not already in a window. The files are
opened using the open dialog.
• Setup /
The behavior of the File Compare functions are changed through the
Machine Type settings.
To use single step through differences mark the ’Single line step’ option.
• Stopping file compare /
The File compare session is stopped and both files are left open.
3.7 Backplot Turning

This section describes the optional 3D/2D backplot function.
In the following, when the function can be executed both from the toolbar
and a keyboard short cut, the corresponding icon and the key combination
will be shown next to command. The backplot session is terminated by a
click on the button.
All functions can be executed from the toolbar. Some functions also have
keyboard short cuts. Icons and short cuts are shown next to the command.
Figure 3.16: The Backplot toolbar.
Notice: You need a backplot enabled licence key to use this function.
• Backplot window /
Splits the window in two, allowing the lines of the program file and
their toolpath simulation to be shown simultaneously. This icon is
active only when a program file is already present.
• Backplot file /
Opens up a back plot window from an existing file without showing the
program.
• Rotate view /
Click on this icon to rotate the view in any direction using click and
drag directly on the image.
• Zoom view /
Click on this icon to zoom in and out, using click and drag.
• Pan view /
Click on this icon to be able to move the image across the window with
click and drag.
• View reset /
Click on this icon for the default perspective view.
• View from top (XY/G17) /
Click on this icon to view the simulation from the top.
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• View from front (YZ/G19) /

Click on this icon to view the simulation from the front.
• View from left /
Click on this icon to view the simulation from the left.
• Show rapid moves /
Shows the paths of the tool when in rapid traverse.
• View arcs /
Highlights arcs so that they stand out from the straight lines.
• Show tool /
Toggles the tool image on and off.
• Setup /
This section describes how to configure backplot. The following dialog
appears:
Figure 3.17: Backplot Konfigurations-Dialog
• Turning
Check this field to configure backplot turning.
• Diameter programming
Check this field to select diameter programming.
• Arc center is specified as diameter

Check this field to select diameter programming for Arc centers also (I
coordinate).
• Show plot as positive X/I

Check this field to show programs with negative X/I values above the
Z-Axis line.
• Arc type
Check this field if a full circle should be drawn on arcs with the same
start and end-point.
• Print Quality
Use this field to specify the printing quality. Higher quality looks better,
but requires more time and memory to generate.
• Draw ’zero’ arcs

• Show cycles
Check this field to plot cycles.
• Animation speed
Controls the speed and direction of the animation play-back: Forward;

Move control to the right. Back; Move control to the left.
• Move to start /
Moves back to the starting point.
• Move back /
Back-traces at slow speed.
• Single step back /

Goes back one step per click, one step being the equivalent of a program
line.
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• Pause /
Stops the animation at the step reached. Animation can be resumed
by clicking any of the other control buttons.
• Single step forward /

Goes forward one step per click, one step being the equivalent of a
program line.
• Move forward /
Starts the animation.
• Move to end /
Moves to the end of the program, presenting the static view of the
complete toolpath.
3.8 Backplot Milling

This section describes the optional 3D/2D backplot function.
In the following, when the function can be executed both from the toolbar
and a keyboard short cut, the corresponding icon and the key combination
will be shown next to command. The backplot session is terminated by a
click on the button.
All functions can be executed from the toolbar. Some functions also have
keyboard short cuts. Icons and short cuts are shown next to the command.
Figure 3.18: The Backplot toolbar.
Notice: You need a backplot enabled licence key to use this function.
• Backplot window /
Splits the window in two, allowing the lines of the program file and
their toolpath simulation to be shown simultaneously. This icon is
active only when a program file is already present.
• Backplot file /
Opens up a back plot window from an existing file without showing the
program.
• Rotate view /
Click on this icon to rotate the view in any direction using click and
drag directly on the image.
• Zoom view /
Click on this icon to zoom in and out, using click and drag.
• Pan view /
Click on this icon to be able to move the image across the window with
click and drag.
• View reset /
Click on this icon for the default perspective view.
• View from top (XY/G17) /

Click on this icon to view the simulation from the top.
• View from front (YZ/G19) /

Click on this icon to view the simulation from the front.
• View from left /

Click on this icon to view the simulation from the left.
• Show rapid moves /

Shows the paths of the tool when in rapid traverse.
• View arcs /
Highlights arcs so that they stand out from the straight lines.
• Show tool /
Toggles the tool image on and off.
• Setup /
This section describes how to configure backplot. The following dialog
appears:
:
• Milling
Check this field to configure backplot Milling.
• Tool Diameter
Use this field to specify the tool diameter.It is possible to specify the
diameter as a fraction. Ex. 1/8.
• Tool type
Use this field to specify the tool type.
• Arc type
• Print Quality
• Show cycles
• Animation speed
Controls the speed and direction of the animation play-back: Forward;

Move control to the right. Back; Move control to the left.
• Move to start /
Moves back to the starting point.
• Move back /
Back-traces at slow speed.
• Single step back /

Goes back one step per click, one step being the equivalent of a program
line.
• Pause /
Stops the animation at the step reached. Animation can be resumed
by clicking any of the other control buttons.
• Single step forward /

Goes forward one step per click, one step being the equivalent of a
program line.
• Move forward /
Starts the animation.
• Move to end /
Moves to the end of the program, presenting the static view of the
complete toolpath.
3.9 The Setup menu

The setup is described in depth in the chapters The Setup menu and Editor
Setup File types.
Setup menu items for CIMCO Edit in general
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• Global
Global settings. Please refer to section 4.1 for further information.
• Editor
Settings for the editor. Please refer to section 4.1.1 for further infor-
mation.
3.9.1 Menu items for setting up Machine Templates
There is one set of settings for each machine template. Please refer to section
5 for further information.
• Colors
Color settings, for highlighting specific commands, comments and se-
lections.
• Block numbers
Settings for block numbering in the CNC-program.
• Machine templates
Settings for program syntax for the different machine templates.
3.9.2 Menu items for toolbar behavior

• Show Status Bar
Select, whether the status line is to be visible or not.
• Show Toolbars
Select which of the toolbars are to be visible.
3.10 The Window menu

This section describes how the sub-windows containing the CNC-programs
can be arranged.
• Cascade
Places the open files in an overlapping cascade in the window.
• Arrange
Assembles the icons of the minimized CNC-programs in the lower left
corner of the window.
• Tile horizontally
Places the open files in horizontal editor windows in the program win-
dow.
• Tile vertically
Places the open files in vertical editor windows in the program window.
3.11 The Help menu

The on-line help system is explained in Using on-line help.
• On-line help / F1
Open the on-line help file.
• About
Show information on CIMCO Edit V5 and CIMCO Integration.
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Editor Setup general

This section describes how to configure general CIMCO Edit settings.
4.1 General Program Settings
If you wish to change the program settings concerning the program in gen-
eral, enter the Setup menu and click on the Global Setup. The general
configuration dialog is shown below:
Figure 4.1: General setup.
• Start maximized
When this field is checked CIMCO Edit V5 will always start maximized,
i.e. filling up the whole screen.
44 4. Editor Setup general
• Remember window position

When this field is checked, the editor is given the same size and position,
as the last time the editor was used.
• Open windows maximized

When this field is checked, edit windows will be opened maximized.
• Warning beeps
Check this field to use warnings beeps (switch this off for silent opera-
tion).
• Protect read only files

Check this field to prevent read only files from being modified or edited.
• Check external changes

When this field is checked, the editor will check if a file is modified
outside the editor.
If a file is modified outside the editor, you will be notified. And you
will be asked if you want to reload the file. If you choose to do that,
any changes made since the last save are lost.
• Open file multiple times

Check this field if you want to be able to open the same file in more
than one window in the editor.
• Language
Select the language to be used in menues and dialogs.
Note: Changing language will not have effect until the program is
restarted.
4.1.1 Editor settings
By clicking on the Editor in the Setup menu the Editor window will be
displayed (see below). In this window you can configure the settings for the
editor.
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Figure 4.2: Editor setup dialog
• Keyboard acceleration
Enables your cursor to move faster.
• Prompt when unable to undo

When this is active, you will be told when you are about to do some-
thing (such as renumbering a large file) which cannot be undone. If
this is switched off, no such warning will appear.
• Vertical scroll bar

Enables a vertical scroll bar.
• Horizontal scroll bar

Enables a horizontal scroll bar.
• Use virtual space

Allows the cursor to move into space that currently contains no text.
• Backspace at start of line

Prevents that lines are joined by using the backspace key.
• Replace from top
Any search and replace options will automatically start from the be-
ginning of the file.
• Replace tabs with space
Inserts spaces when the tab key is used, and replaces existing tabs with
spaces when a file is opened.
• Show replaced count
Shows the number of strings that were replaced after the replace all
function has been used.
• Pad with tabs
Uses tabs to fill in large empty spaces in virtual space. (Please refer to
Use virtual space above.)
• Mark to end of line
If a whole line is selected, the indication continues across virtual space

to the side of the window.
• Copy without selection
Enables you to copy the line at the cursor, without marking it as a

selection.
• Font settings
Click Select font to change the font used in the editor window.
4.1.2 Printer setup
To change printer settings, choose Printer setup from the File menu. The
printer configuration dialog is shown below:
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Figure 4.3: Printer setup.
• Syntax highlight
Use Bold and Italic to highligt NC commands and comments.
• Use colors
Enables color printouts. This requires a color printer.
• Print headers
Prints headers on every page.
• Print footers
Prints footers on every page.
• Use template
Applies a pre-defined printer template. A template contains definitions
of different headers and footers.
• Raw print
Produces simple text output to the printer.
• Send form feed
Sends a form feed after every printed page.
• Template
Select one of the templates from the shown list. A template contains
definitions of different headers and footers.
• Printer font
Select font size and type for the printout.
• Left margin/Right margin
Specifies the size of the margins in centimeters. If the margins are in
inches add ”in”.
Example:To specify a one-inch margin enter ”1in”.
• Paper width/ Paper height
Specifies the size of the paper, in width and height of the paper in
characters.
• Header/ footer
Use these fields to specify the contents of the header and footer.
The following options are available:
– %p
page number
– %P
page count
– %f
file name
– %F
file name with path
– %t
time
– %d
date
– %c
company name
When clicking on the Print Test button a test page will be printed.
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Editor Setup File types

This section describes how to configure file type settings.
File type settings determine how to perform renumbering, look for tool
changes, backplot settings, colors, where to save files etc.
5.1 File types

This section describes how to configure file type settings.
File type settings determine how to perform renumbering, look for tool
changes, backplot settings, colors, where to save files etc.
5.1.1 File types
Figure 5.1: Dateitypen hinzufgen

50 5. Editor Setup File types
5.1.1.1 File types
List of defined File types
• Delete
To delete a File type, highlight it and click on the button Delete
• Rename
Click this button to rename a machine group.
To rename a File type, highlight it and click on the button Rename
• Add
Click this button to add a new File type
To add a File type, highlight it and click on the button Add
5.2 Colors
To define the colors used for highlighting with a certain File typ, select Col-
ors from the Setup menu. The color configuration dialog is shown below.
Figure 5.2: Color setup.

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5.2.0.2 Color settings
• Use colors
select this option to use color highlighting.
• Use modal colors

Check this field to use ’modal’ colors. When this option is selected,
block containing rapid moves, linear moves and arcs will be assigned
different colors.
• Use colors in blocks

Use color highlighting inside a selected block.
5.2.0.3 List of defined colors
• Text
The color used for text, when Use colors is not checked.
• Background
The background color used for editor windows.
• Block color
The background color within a selection.
• Comments
The color used for comments, as defined by the Comment start and
Comment end, or Block Skip character on the Machine template con-
figuration tab.
• Value
The color used for numeric values.
• Select color /
Select a new color. To select a new color highlight a color in list and
click on the button (you can also double click in the list).
• Add new color /

Press this button to add a new color (you can also double click in the
list).
• Remove selected color /

Press this button to remove the selected color (you can also double click
in the list).
Notice: You can only remove new added colors.
• Up/Down arrows
Use these buttons to move the selected color up and/or down on the
list. Entries higher on the list has higher priority.
• Text
Use this field to specify a string that will be highlighted using the
selected color.
• Apply color to trailing digits

If this option is selected, the selected colors will be applied to any digits
following the selected letter.
• Apply color to entire the line

Check this field if the selected color should be applied to the entire line.
• Apply color to trailing letter

If this option is selected, the selected colors will be applied to any letters
following the selected letter.
• Help
Opens the on-line help.
• Default
Click this button to revert to default settings.
• Cancel
Click on this button to close the Color Configuration window without
executing changes.
• OK
Click this button to execute the new settings made in the Color Con-
figuration window.
Note: The color settings will only affect the selected File typ.
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5.3 Block Numbers

To configure renumbering and/or automatic block numbering, select Block
numbers from the Setup menu, or click the configure block numbering icon
. The block number configuration dialog is shown below:
Figure 5.3: Block number configuration.
5.3.0.4 Renumbering settings
• Auto block numbering

Inserts line numbers automatically, according to the format described.
If you make a new line (after the existing lines), the new line number will
be governed by the preceding line number and the setting for Interval.
If you insert a line in an existing program, the new line number will be
midway between the preceding line and the following line.
• Auto indent lines
Indents new lines. The indention is set at the same level as the line
above.
• Disable undo prompt for large files
When this is switched off, you will be told when you are about to
renumber a large file, which cannot be undone. If this is switched on,
no such warning will appear.
5.3.0.5 Block Format
• Format
A list of available block number formats. Notice, that this will not
limit the number of digits in the line number. If you wish to limit the
number of digits, you have to specify a maximum line number in the
Restart every field.
• Start with
Makes it possible to specify the starting value of the block number.
• Interval
Here, you select the interval which the block number must increase by,
for each block. If you select one of the ’Auto...’ options, the number
selected is the maximum block number, and the interval will be se-
lected to distribute the block numbers as evenly as feasible, within this
maximum block number.
• Restart every
Specifies when the line number must restart. This number is equal to
the maximum line number.
• Precedes lines with
Here you can enter a string that will be inserted before the line number.
For ISO type machines this is normally the letter ’N’.
• From line
Specifies the first line in the program which will be given a line number.
• Spaces after blocknumber
Use this field to specify the number of spaces to insert after the block
number. To insert block numbers with a specific column width, specify
a negative value.
• To line
If a positive number is written here, it specifies the last line to be
renumbered, counted from the beginning of the program. If a negative
value (-N) is specified, the last N lines (counted from the end of the
program) will not be renumbered.
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• Skip lines starting with

Defines that the lines starting with a particular string and/or characters
should be omitted. Multiple strings can be specified using a ’,’ as
separator. If you wish to omit lines beginning with ’,’, specify with ’,,’.
• Start renumbering from line containing

Use this field to specify a renumbering start trigger. If you specify a
renumbering start trigger, renumbering will start from the first block
containing the specified string. To start from the first block after the
block containing the string, check the ’Start at next block’ option below.
• Skip lines containing

Here you can specify that lines containing a string and/or character
should be omitted. Multiple strings can be specified, using a ’,’ as
separator.
• Help
• Default
• Cancel
Click on this button to close the Block Numbers window without exe-
cuting changes.
• OK
Click this button to execute the new settings made in the Block Num-
bers Configuration window.
Note: The Block number settings will only affect the selected File typ.
5.4 Load/Save
To configure load/save parameters, select Directories/Extensions from

the Setup menu. The load/save configuration dialog is shown below:
Figure 5.4: Load/Save configuration.
5.4.0.6 Load/Save
• Default extension
Specify a default extension to use. This extension will be appended
to any new files saved, unless an extension is specified in the ’Save as’
window
• Register Default extensions

Check this field to register the specified ’Default Extensions’. When
a an extension is registered in Windows, clicking on a file with the
specified extension in the Windows Explorer, will automatically open
the file in CIMCO Edit.
• Additional extensions
Define additional file extensions associated with your machine type.
Extensions determines the type(s) of file(s) you wish to open (only files
with the extension(s) defined here will be displayed in an ’Open file’
window). You can define more than one extension using a comma ’,’
as separator.
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• Register additional extensions

Check this field to register the specified ’Additional Extensions’. When
a an extension is registered in Windows, clicking on a file with the
specified extension in the Windows Explorer, will automatically open
the file in CIMCO Edit.
• Default save path

This function specifies the default save path, which is where the file
save dialog will first point to, when you wish to save a new file of the
selected type or when you used the file save as menu. If no path is
defined the last directory you saved a file in will be used.
Click on the folder button to browse for an adequate save path.
• Default load path

This function specifies the default load path, which is where the file
open dialog will first point to. If no path is defined the last directory
you loaded a file from will be used.
Click on the folder button to browse for an adequate load path.
• Use separate load/and save directories

When this field is checked, the editor will remember the last load and
save position independently.
5.4.0.7 Backup/Save
• Auto save interval

Select the length of the interval between auto saves from this list. Auto
save saves your file at a regular interval, overwriting the original file
• Save with linefeed type

Use this field to specify the linefeed type used when saving files.
Auto: Do not change linefeed type. When saving new files, the DOS/Windows
linefeed type is used
DOS/Windows: CR LF (ASCII 13 10)
Unix: LF (ASCII 10)
Mac CR (ASCII 13)
• Help
• Default
• Cancel
Click on this button to close the Load/Save window without executing
changes.
• OK
Click this button to execute the new settings made in the Load/Save
Configuration window.
Note: The Load/Save settings will only affect the selected File typ.
5.5 File compare settings

To configure file compare settings, select File compare from the Setup
menu, or click on the Setup file compare icon on the file compare toolbar.
The file compare configuration dialog is shown below:
Figure 5.5: File compare configuration.

5.5. FILE COMPARE SETTINGS 59
5.5.0.8 File compare settings
• Single line step

Highlights only the difference on the current line.
• Show all differences

Check this field to show all differences at the same time.
• Jump to next difference after sync.

When you select this option, the editor will jump to the next difference
after you have synchronized two differences.
• Use tab to switch window

Select this option if you want to use the tab key to switch between the
two files being compared. You will not be able to insert tabs in any of
the files when this option is enabled.
• Mark Changes only

Only the difference will be highlighted, not the entire line.
• Use smart marking

Not only the different part of the command will be marked, but the
complete command, if it contains differences.
5.5.0.9 Ignore Options
• Ignore Block numbers

The values of block numbers will be ignored, as will the presence/absence
of block numbers (i.e. it will be ignored, if there are block numbers in
one file and not in the other).
• Ignore White spaces

White space characters will be ignored. White space characters are
space (ASCII 32) and tab (ASCII 9).
• Ignore Comments
Anything inside a comment will be ignored. For this to work, you
must have specified the correct ’Comment start’ and ’Comment end’
characters for this machine template under the ’Machine templates’
tab.
• Ignore Case
It will be ignored, if one program contains lowercase and the other

UPPERCASE characters.
• Ignore Numeric format
Leading and trailing zeros will be ignored, as will optional ’+’ charac-
ters, i.e. ’X+14.10’ matches ’X14.1’ if this option is used.
• Help
• Default
• Cancel
Click on this button to close the File compare window without execut-
ing changes.
• OK
Click this button to execute the new settings made in the File compare
Note: The File Compare settings will only affect the selected File typ.
5.6 Machine
To configure machine specific characters and commands, select Machine

from the Setup menu. The machine configuration dialog is show below:
5.6. MACHINE 61
Figure 5.6: Machine type configuration.
5.6.0.10 Special Characters
• Comment start
Enter the comment start character here.
• Comment end
Enter the comment end character here.
• Block skip
Enter the block skip character here. If you don’t want a block skip
character, just leave the field empty.
• Decimal point
Enter the decimal separator here.
• Block skip after block number
A list of commands you can select from.
• Use decimal point on numeric keypad
Check this field if the decimal key on the numeric keypad should insert
the decimal point specified above.
5.6.0.11 NC Codes
• Tool Change
Use this field to specify the tool change prefix. Example: If the tool
number is specified as T010101, specify ’T’ in this field.
• Tool load
Use this field to specify the tool load command. If the tool load com-
mand is found on the same line as the tool change command, the tool is
loaded immedeatly. Example: N1230 T020202 M6Use this field to spec-
ify the tool load command. If the tool load command is found on the
same line as the tool change command, the tool is loaded immedeatly.
Example: N1230 T020202 M6.
• Set feedrate
Use this field to specify the feedrate prefix. Example: If the feedrate is
specified as F1000, specify ’F’ in this field.
• Delete
Click this button to delete a command.
• Set spindelspeed
Use this field to specify the spindle speed prefix. Example: If the
spindle speed is specified as S1000, specify ’S’ in this field.
5.6.0.12 Units
• Toopath unit
Use this field to specify the path unit.
• Arc type
Use this field to specify the arc type.
• Feedrate unit
Use this field to specify the feedrate unit.
• Rapid speed (mm / min)

Use this field to specify the rapid feedrate.
• Help
5.6. MACHINE 63
• Default
• Cancel
Click on this button to close the Machine Configuration window with-
out executing changes.
• OK
Click this button to execute the new settings made in the Machine
Note: You can not delete the built-in commands.
5.7 Backplot turning

This section describes how to configure Backplot turning. The following
dialog appears:
5.7.0.13 Other settings
• Turning
Check this field to configure backplot turning.
• Diameter programming
Check this field to select diameter programming.
• Arc center is specified as diameter
Check this field to select diameter programming for Arc centers also (I
coordinate).
• Show plot as positive X/I
Check this field to show programs with negative X/I values above the
Z-Axis line.
5.7.0.14 Milling/Turning
• Arc type
• Print Quality

• Show cycles
• Help
• Default
• Cancel
Click on this button to close the Backplot Configuration window with-
• OK
Click this button to execute the new settings made in the Backplot
5.8 Backplot Milling
This section describes how to configure Backplot milling. The following dia-
log appears:
5.8.0.15 Other settings
• Milling
Check this field to configure backplot Milling.
• Tool Diameter
Use this field to specify the tool diameter.It is possible to specify the
diameter as a fraction. Ex. 1/8.
• Tool type
Use this field to specify the tool type.
5.8.0.16 Milling/Turning
• Arc type
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• Print Quality
• Show cycles
• Help
• Default
• Cancel

• OK
5.9 Other
This section describes how to configure Filetyp-specific print settings. The

following dialog appears:
Figure 5.9: Filetyp-specific print settings Konfigurations-Dialog
5.9.0.17 General settings
• Print Columns
Use this field to specify the number of columns to print.
• Max line length indicator

Use this field to the position of the ’Max line length indicator’. Notice:
If you are using a proportional font (i.e. all letter are not the same
width), the indicator does not show the exact line length.
• Help
• Default
• Cancel
5.9. OTHER 69
• OK
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DNC-Max Client
In this section you will find general information about the functions and
settings of the DNC-Max Client interface.
6.1 DNC-Max Client

This section describes how to configure DNC-Max client settings. The DNC-
Max client is the primary interface to DNC-Max for monitoring server activi-
ties, manually controlling transmissions and configuring ports. The following
dialog appears:
Figure 6.1: DNC-Max client settings dialog
6.1.0.18 Show tabs
• Show Manual Control

72 6. DNC-Max Client
Check this field to display the ’Manual’ tab
• Show terminal
Check this field to display the ’Terminal’ tab.
• Shows log
Check this field to display the ’Port log’ tab.
• Shows Feed/Speed
Check this field to display the ’Feed/Speed’ tab.
• Show System Log

Check this field to display the ’System Log’ tab.
• Show Debug
Check this field to display the ’Debug tab’ tab.
• Show Progress View

Check this field to display the ’Progress View’ tab.
• Show Messanger
Check this field to display the ’Messenger’ tab.
6.1.0.19 Client configuration
• Allow users to restart port

Check this field to allow users without administrator privileges to restart
ports.
• Never connect to remote servers

Check this field if you do not wish to administrate remote servers from
this client.
• Show links in log

Check this field to show links to files in the port log.
• Double click to open links

Check this field to open file links with a double click.
• Double click to configure ports

Check this field to allow administrators to configure port by double
clicking in the port list.
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• Always show ’All Files’ in file dialog

Select this option to show ’All Files’ by default.
• Always start in’root’ directory

Select this option to open file dialogs in the ’root’ directory. I.e. Send
operations will default to $SENDROOT, and receive operations will
default to $RECVROOT.
• Keep file dialog open after edit

Check this field to keep the file dialog open when launching the editor.
• Use NC-Base logins

Check this field to use NC-Base logins.
• Show only ports allowed by NC-Base

Check this field to auto logon when the client is started. To use this
feature, the user must click ’Remember Password’ on the NC-Base login
dialog.
• Help
• Default
• Cancel
Click on this button to close the DNC-Max Client Configuration win-
dow without executing changes.
• OK
Click this button to execute the new settings made in the DNC-Max
Client Configuration window.
6.2 Portlist
This section describes how to configure portlist settings. The following dialog
appears:
Figure 6.2: DNC-Max portlist settings dialog
6.2.0.20 Show Tabs
• Show Send/Recv/Error colors

Check this field to a different background color for active ports (Blue=Sending,
Green=Receiving, Red=Error).
• Show progress background

Check this field to show the progress in the background when sending
files.
• Drag’n’drop between groups¡/B¿¡P¿ Check this field to allow

administrators to Drag’n’Drop ports between groups.
• Show groups in full sceen mode

Check this field to show the port groups in the port list when the client
is not docked.
• Show groups when docked

Check this field to show the port groups in the port list when the client
is docked.
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• Show group name

Check this field to show the selected column in the port list.
• Show status
• Show transfer time
• Show progress
• Show lines transferred
• Show program name
• Show filename
• Show COM port
• Show protocol type
• Show server name
• Help
• Default
• Cancel
Click on this button to close the Port List Configuration window with-
• OK
Click this button to execute the new settings made in the port List
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Plugins
In this section you will find general information about how to manage Plugins
in CIMCO Edit.
Note: The editor must be licensed according to the plugins you whish to
run in the Editor.
7.1 Plugins
This section describes how to configure Plugins in CIMCO Edit. The follow-
ing dialog appears:
Figure 7.1: The Plugins dialog
7.1.0.21 Select plugins
• Disable backplot
78 7. Plugins
Check this field to disable the Backplot module.

• Disable DNC/Serial communikation
Check this field to display the ’Terminal’ tab.
• Disable File compare

Check this field to display the ’Port log’ tab.
• Disable advanced NC-Functions
Check this field to display the ’Feed/Speed’ tab.
• Disable NC-Base
Check this field to display the ’System Log’ tab.
• Disable DNC-Max client
Check this field to display the ’Debug tab’ tab.
• Disable CNC-Calc
Check this field to display the ’Progress View’ tab.
7.1.0.22 Configuration password
• Configuration password
Check this field to allow users without administrator privileges to restart
ports.
• Help
• Default
• Cancel
Click on this button to close the Plugins Configuration window without
executing changes.
• OK
Click this button to execute the new settings made in the Plugins Con-
figuration window.
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NC-Base Database
In this section you will find general information about the functions and
settings of the NC-Base interface, as well as information on setting up search
criteria to find programs in the database.
With the NC-Base v4, a system for information storing and transfering is at
your disposal, which makes it possible for you to search for programs without
necessarily knowing all details about them. An example of such a database
could be the search system of a common library: The books in the shelves
are sorted by the names of the authors. If you know only the title of the book
it may result in a long search through the bookshelves. A database allows
you to search for certain book using the title as search key, the result in this
case being the name of the author, or you could enter the name of the author
as search key and the result would be all titles by this author to date.
8.1 The NC Base Explorer

The NC-Base v4 consists of two applications: The NC-Base Server (no user
interface, runs in the background as a service) and the NC-Base Client (NC-
Base Explorer).
The function of the NC-Base Server is primarily the data storage and the
actual data processing, e.g. the search for specific programs.
The NC-Base Explorer serves as user interface for the service provided by
the NC-Base Server, thus enabling the entering of search criteria, as well as
the (graphical) presentation of the results, the further processing of programs,
and the possibility of program data modification.
Using the Explorer, you can perform operations like program search, ’Add
Program’, ’Associate file(s)’, ’Lock’ program, make ’Backup’, ’Add Cus-
tomer’, ’Send’ program, etc.
Edit program files
The NC-Base Explorer allows editing of NC programs in the CIMCO Edi-
tor, as well as the modification of associated files by means of applications
outside NC-Base, normally used when opening these files. Depending on the
configuration of your PC, only a double click on the file is needed to start
80 8. NC-Base Database
the corresponding application. From there, you edit your file as you normally
would and click save, and all changes will be assumed by the database.
Notice: Do not save the file clicking Save As.... If the file is saved in
another directory the modified data will not be stored in the database.
To start NC Base Explorer
To start NC Base Explorer, select Database, Explorer, or click on the

corresponding icon. The following window will appear:
Enter your User Name and Password in the corresponding fields and click
OK.
Notice: Further information on the assignment of user permissions is found

underUser setup.
The following window appears:

8.1. THE NC BASE EXPLORER 81
Figure 8.1: NC Base Explorer
• Common information
The Nc-Base Explorer consists of two parts: On the right a tree struc-
tured presentation of all programs for showing table contents, and on
the left preview and entering of search criteria.
• Program search
The fields ’Program’, ’File name’, ’Machine group’, and ’Customer’ are
pre-defined (see following picture).
Figure 8.2: Program Search
• Program search with customised search fields

If you have defined ’Text field 1’, ’Text field 2’, ’Text field 3’, etc in
Server settings, these fields will be recognised as search fields (see fol-
lowing picture).
Figure 8.3: Program search with customised search fields (example)
Notice: You can specify up to 9 customised search fields.

8.1. THE NC BASE EXPLORER 83
• Preview
If you highlight an NC program or an associated file in the the NC-Base

search window to the right, the contents will be displayed to the left,
in a separate window below Search for programs (see the following
picture).
Figure 8.4: File preview
Notice: In Client Settings you can de-activate the preview by checking

the ’Disable preview’ field, or you can specify whether to ’Preview
associated files’.
• Add/remove columns
By right-clicking the title bar of any column i the search window, you
can add or remove columns from the Explorer search result window
(see following picture).
Figure 8.5: Add/remove columns
In the context menu, which appears when right-clicking the title bar,
check or un-check a column title to make it appear in, or disappear
from, the Explorer search result window.
• Column order
You can easily change the column order by clicking a column title and
dragging it to a new position.
Notice: Click and drag between column titles to adjust the width of
the nearest column to the left.
8.2 Search for programs

In this section you will find information on how to enter search criteria to
find programs in the database.
8.2. SEARCH FOR PROGRAMS 85
By entering search criteria in the fields Program, File name, Machine group,
etc. you can make a search for specified programs. Using wildcards like ’ ?’
(for any uspecified character) and ’*’ (for a string of unspecified characters)
you can limit the search to come up with programs having certain character
strings in common.
To search for a program in NC-Base, select Database, Explorer, or click
In the ’logon’ dialog, enter your User Name and Password and click on OK.
The following window appears:
Figure 8.6: NC Base Explorer
• Search for programs

A search can be simple or complicated, narrow or broad. A ”succesful”
search is (user finds all information wanted) should be simple and broad.
In the Program Search window you can enter part or all of the search
term. If a field is left empty it will not be included in the search criteria.
You can thus enter search terms into one, some, or all of the fields, as
well as select machine group and customer from the drop down lists.
When the desired search terms have been entered, click Search.
All programs matching the search criteria will be shown in the search
result window, as shown in the following example:
Click on Clear if you wish to clear the search fields.
• Advanced search
In NC-Base v4 you can extend the search to include groups of data not
defined by field names. Check the field Advanced search to activate
the extended search options. The following window will appear:
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• Date
Do not search by date : A search for programs without considering
the dates of their modification or creation (Options ’Between:’, ’and:’
grayed out).
Created and modified time : A search for programs created and modified
within the dates specified in the ’Between:’ and ’and:’ fields.
Created time : A search for programs created within the dates specified
in the ’Between:’ and ’and:’ fields.
Modified time : A search for programs modified within the dates spec-
ified in the ’Between:’ and ’and:’ fields.
• Approved
All : A search for approved and unapproved programs, including im-
ported programs waiting for approval.
Yes : A search for approved programs, including imported programs

waiting for approval.
No : A search for unapproved programs.
Imported awaitng approval : A search for imported programs waiting
for approval.
• Locked
Both : A search for locked and unlocked programs.
Yes : A search for locked programs.
No : A search for unlocked programs.
• Deleted
Both : A search for deleted and not deleted programs.
Yes : A search for deleted programs.
No : A search for not deleted programs.
Deleted on date : A search for programs deleted within the dates spec-
ified in the ’Between:’ and ’and:’ fields.
• Programs without a machine group
Check this box to search for programs not linked to a machine group.
• Programs without a customer
Check this box to search for programs not linked to a customer.
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NC-Base Settings
This section describes in detail the configuration of the NCBase database,
including Client Settings, User Permissions, Passwords, Machine Groups,
etc. The configuration of the database depends on which machine is to be
connected to it, where programs and associated files should be stored, which
user should have access and with which permissions, etc.
Notice:In order for you to be able to configure the database you must be
permitted access as system administrator and have access to the PC where
the NCBase Client is installed.
When you start to configure the database you will be prompted to enter your
password.
9.1 Client Settings
In this section is described how to set up and use the NC-Base Client (NC-
Base Explorer) functions.
The NC-Base Client is the user interface of the NC-Base Server.
To configure the client, select Database, Setup. The Cimco NC-Base Con-
figuration window appears. Select Client Settings from the left hand list.
The following dialog appears:
90 9. NC-Base Settings
Figure 9.1: Client settings
• Remember password
Check this field to log in automatically.
Notice: Selecting this option will render the properties of the Auto
logout function inactive.
• Remember last search
Check this field to store the latest search made.
• Double click opens program info
With this field checked, the dialog Program Info will start when a
program is double-clicked.
• Double click opens program
With this field checked, you can open and edit the program file with a
double click.
• Disable multiple search windows
Check this field to de-activate the function Multiple Search Windows.
With this option selected, the user can open only one search window
at a time.
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• Disable file dragging

Check this field to disable file dragging. With this option selected,
the user cannot copy or move associated files between programs by
DragnDrop.
• Disable drop files
Check this field to disable drop files. With this option selected, the
user cannot copy or move program files or to-be associated files into
the database by using DragnDrop.
• Disable change columns
Check this field to disable the function change columns. With this op-
tion selected, the user cannot change which columns are displayed in
the search window.
• Disable column re-arrange
Check this field to disable the function column re-arrange. With this
option selected, the user cannot change the order of the columns in the
NCBase search window.
• Disable editor setup
Check this field to disable the editor configuration dialogs. This limi-
tation should not be imposed on users with administrator access.
• Disable preview
Check this field to disable the preview window.
• Preview associated files
Check this field to enable the preview of associated files.
• Show preview below results
Check this field to show the preview below the search results.
• Disable external editors
Check this field to disable the option external editors. All files are then
viewed or edited using CIMCO Edit.
• Show file path
Check this field to show the file paths of associated files in the search
window.
• Show file types
Check this field to show the file types of associated files in the search
window.
• Remember templates
Check this field if the last memo/tool/setup templates should be re-
membered when adding new programs.
• Auto completion
Check this field to enable the function Auto completion.
Notice: If you have a slow network/computer, you should disable this
option.
• Keep dialogs open
Check this field to keep dialogs open. When this option is selected,
the customer and program dialogs stay open after adding a new entry.
This makes is easier to add multiple programs/customers.
• Move files to program directory
• Leave original when moving files
Check this field to leave a copy of the original file in the program
directory when the file is moved.
• Auto unlock
Check this field to automatically release program files or associated files
for editing.
• Disable other groups
• Auto logout time (mins)
Enter the time in minutes before automatic logout.
The value 0 will deactivate the automatic logout.
Notice: This option is not available when the option ’Remember pass-
word’ is active.
• Max search results
Enter the maximum search results.
• Help
• Default
• Cancel
Click on this button to close the NCBase Configuration window without
executing changes.
9.2. USER SETUP 93
• OK
Click this button to execute the new settings made in the NCBase
9.2 User setup
This section describes the setup and use of user access.

To define different users with different access profiles has some advantages:
1. Limits the number of users allowed to alter configurations.
2. The normal user cannot accidentally alter or delete important configura-
tion setups, nor delete an entire NC program (configuration dependent).
3. Possible monitoring of each users program changes.
4. Possible conferment of individual user access for each user.
To open the dialog NCBase User Set-up, select Database, Setup, or click
on the corresponding icon. Then click on User Setup on the list to the left.
The following dialog appears:
Figure 9.2: User setup

9.2.0.23 User Info
• Add user
To add a new user, click on the button Add user. The following dialog
appears:
Figure 9.3: Add new user
.
Enter a User ID and a password and click OK. If you want to exit
without changes taking effect, click Cancel.
• Delete
To delete a user, highlight the user to be deleted and click Delete.
Notice: The administrator ADMIN cannot be deleted.
• Set password
If you want to change the password of a user, highlight the user and
click on the button Set password.
9.2.0.24 User Permissions
There are two access levels: Administrator and User. You can permit
a new user access on administrator level. More on this in the section
Administrator below.
Allowed groups
List of all defined machine groups.
To allow the selected user access to a machine group, check the check
box next to it.
• Edit
Check this field to allow the selected user the editing of programs.
9.2. USER SETUP 95
• Add Programs
Check this field to allow the selected user to add new programs.
• Modify
Check this field to allow the selected user to modify program data.
• Delete
Check this field to allow the selected user to delete programs.
• Un-delete
Check this field to allow the selected user to restore deleted programs.
• Backup
Check this field to allow the selected user to make back-ups.
• Purge Backups
Check this field to allow the selected user to purge back-ups.
• Restore
Check this field to allow the selected user to restore back-ups.
• Add customer
Check this field to allow the selected user the adding of new customers.
• Modify customer
Check this field to allow the selected selected user to modify customer
data.
• Delete customer
Check this field to allow the selected user to delete customers.
• Lock
Check this field to allow the selected user to lock programs.
• Unlock
Check this field to allow the selected user to unlock programs.
• Approve
Check this field to allow the selected user to approve programs.
• Auto Approve
Check this field if programs should be auto approved when this user
locks a program.
• Purge
Check this field to allow the selected user to purge deleted files.
• Auto purge
Check this field if any programs deleted by this user should be auto-
matically purged.
• Send
Check this field to allow the selected user to send programs.
• Receive
Check this field to allow the selected user to receive files.
• Associate files
Check this field to allow the selected user to associate files
• Administrator
Check this to make the selected user a system administrator.
• Help
• Default
• Cancel
executing changes.
• OK
9.3 Server settings
This section describes the set up and use of the NCBase Server functions.
The function of the NCBase Server (No user interface, runs in the back-
ground as a service) is primarily the data storage and data processing, such
as searching for individual programs.
9.3. SERVER SETTINGS 97
The server offers functions like Use CIMCO DNC-Max, Disable memo files
lists, Send only approved files, Max number of back-ups, Programs not ap-
proved when released, Send only approved files, Only back-up if changed, etc.
In this dialog is also defined the optional search fields.
To open the dialog Server Settings, select Database, Setup, or click on the
corresponding icon. Then, in the left window of the dialog CIMCO NCBase
Configuration, click on Server Settings. The following dialog appears:
Figure 9.4: The Server Settings dialog.
• Use CIMCO DNC-Max

Check this field if CIMCO DNC-Max should be used as DNC link.
• Use UNC names
Check this field to use UNC names.
• Allow files outside program directory
Check this field to allow programs to be placed outside the program
directory.
• Allow files outside base directory
Check this field to allow programs to be placed outside the base direc-
tory.
• Use locking system

Check this field to activate the locking system.
When the locking system is active, the user cannot edit program files.
• Use approval system
Check this field to activate the approval system.
When the approval system is active, the user can send only approved
program files. When a program is released for editing it is automatically
marked as ’unproven’. After this, the program file can only be sent to
the machine when a user with the required access has approved it.
• Set locked files ’Read Only’
Check this field if program files should be set to ’Read Only’ when
locked.
• Set associated files ’Read Only’
Check this field if associated files should be set to ’Read Only’ when
the program is locked.
• Backup files when unlocking
Check this field if program files should be backed up when they are
unlocked.
• Backup associated when unlocking
Check this field if associated files should be set to ’Read Only’ when
the program is locked.
• Only backup if changed
Check this field if a backup should be generated only when the file is
different from the latest backup.
• Auto purge
Check this field to enable the automatic purge of deleted files from the
database.
• Disable user management
Check this field to disable user management.
• Disable tool lists
Check this field to disable the tool lists.
• Disable memo files
Check this field to disable memo files.
9.4. MACHINE GROUPS 99
• Disable setup sheets

Check this field to disable setup sheets.
• Disable customer info
Check this field to disable customer info.
• Disable file search
Check this field to disable file search.
• Add new edit programs
Check this field to add NC programs, edited in CIMCO Edit, directly
to the database.
Notice: Using this function, the command Save/Save as in the
CIMCO Editor automatically opens the NCBase Dialog Add pro-
gram.
• Max number of backups
Use this field to specify how many backups should be kept in the data-
base.
Notice: To disable backups specify a value of 0 in this field.
• Help
• Default
• Cancel
executing changes.
• OK
9.4 Machine Groups

The functions in the dialog Machine Groups make it possible to attach a
defined machine group to a DNC port. Whether the machine groups are
defined in the Editor or in DNC-Max depends on the ’Use DNC-Max’ setting
in the server configuration dialog.
In NCBase it is possible to associate programs with a machine group, which

in turn is connected to a DNC port. In this way, NC programs imported to
the database can be accessed or sent directly from the machine control (this
method utilises the optional DNC-Max functions Remote Request and Auto
Receive).
To open the dialog Machine Groups, select Database, Setup, or click on the
corresponding icon. Then, in the left window of the dialog CIMCO NCBase
Configuration, click on Machine Groups. The following dialog appears:
Figure 9.5: Machine Groups
• Program directory /
Click this button to change the program directory of the selected ma-
chine.
• Delete machine group /

Click this button to delete the highlighted machine group.
• Add Group
Click this button to add a new machine group.
To add a DNC port to a machine group, a machine group must first

be made. Click on the button Add Group. The following dialog will
appear:
Figure 9.6: Add a new machine group
Assign an indicative name to the machine group and click OK.
• Rename
Click this button to rename a machine group.
To rename a machine group, highlight it and click on the button Re-

name. The following dialog will appear:
Figure 9.7: Rename machine group
Assign a new name to the machine group and click OK.
• Add port
Click Add port to add a DNC port to the selected machine groups.
The following dialog will appear:
Figure 9.8: Add port
Highlight the machine to connect to and click OK.
Notice: DNC Ports are either defined in the Editor DNC configuration
or in DNC-Max, depending on the ’Use DNC-Max’ setting on the server
configuration dialog.
9.4.0.25 Associated files
Apart from storing program files, CIMCO NC-Base also assumes manage-
ment of associated files. All formats accepted by Windows can be stored,
e.g. Word files (*.doc), PDF files (*.pdf), images (*.jpg, *.gif, and others),
etc.
This section concerns the associated files Memo, Tool list, and Setup sheet.
Notice: If these files are to be used they must not be de-activated in the
dialog Server Settings. Further information on the settings for associated
files is found in the section Server settings.
• Associated files location
Specify here where Memos, Tool lists, and Setup sheets are to be stored.
Store in program directory: Files are stored in the same directory as

the program files (see following picture).
Figure 9.9: Associated files are stored in the same directory as the program
files.
Store in sub-directory: Files are stored in a directory subordinate to

the program directory (see following picture).
Figure 9.10: Associated files stored in a sub-directory of the directory where

the program file is stored.
Store in specified directory: Files are stored in the directories specified

below (see following picture).
Figure 9.11: Associated files stored where it is specified in Memo directory,

Tool list directory, and Setup sheet directory respectively.
• Sub-directory
Use this field to specify the name of the sub-directory where associated
files should be stored.
• Memo template
Use this field to specify the location of the Memo file template. The file
templates are by default placed in C:\CIMCO\NCBase4Server\Programs\Default.
If you do not select a Memo file template of your own, and have not
checked the field Disable memo files in Server Settings, the default
Memo file template (as a text file) will be associated with the program.
Further information on settings for associated files is found in the sec-
tion Server settings.
• Tool list template
Use this field to specify the location of the Tool list template. The file
templates are by default placed in C:\CIMCO\NCBase4Server\Programs\Default.
If you do not select a Tool list template of your own, and have not
checked the field Disable tool lists in Server Settings, the default
Tool list template (as a text file) will be associated with the program.

• Setup sheet template

Use this field to specify the location of the Setup sheet template. The
file templates are by default placed in C:\CIMCO\NCBase4Server\Programs\Default.
If you do not select a Setup sheet template of your own, and have
not checked the field Disable setup sheets in Server Settings, the
default Setup sheet template (as a text file) will be associated with the
program.
• Help
• Default
• Cancel
executing changes.
• OK
9.5 Database Settings
In this section is described how to define a Base Directory, declare Custom

Fields, and affix prefix/suffix to the Memo, Tool, and Setup files.
To open the dialog Database Settings, select Database, Setup, or click on

the corresponding icon. Then, in the left window of the CIMCO NC-Base
Configuration, click on Database Settings. The following dialog appears:
9.5. DATABASE SETTINGS 107
Figure 9.12: Database Settings
9.5.0.26 Base Directory
• Base Directory
In this field the program Base Directory is defined.
9.5.0.27 Custom Fields
• Text field 1
Enter into this field the title of custom search field 1. If you do not
want to use custom search fields, leave these text fields empty.
• Text field 2
• Text field 3
• Text field 4
• Text field 5
• Text field 6
• Text field 7
• Text field 8
• Text field 9
9.5.0.28 Associated Files Prefix/Suffix
• Memo Prefix
• Tool Prefix
• Setup Prefix
• Memo Suffix
• Tool Suffix
• Setup Suffix
• Help
• Default
9.6. DATABASE SERVER 109
• Cancel
executing changes.
• OK
Click this button to execute the new settings made in the NC-Base
9.6 Database Server

In this dialog, the host address of the CIMCO NC-Base Server is entered.
Figure 9.13: Database Server
• NC-Base ServerName
Enter into this field the computer name/address under which the CIMCO
NC-Base Server is installed. The server name can be entered either as
an IP address or a host name.
Notice: If the NC-Base Server runs on this computer, you can enter
’localhost’ (or the computer name).
• Help
• Default
• Cancel
executing changes.
• OK
Click this button to execute the new settings made in the NC-Base
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DNC settings
If you wish to configure the settings for communication between the PC and
a selected machine, you can do it in two ways: You can select DNC Setup
from the Transmission menu, select the desired machine, and click Setup.
Or you can select the desired machine in the communications toolbar and
click on the configure DNC icon on the communications toolbar.
If you select DNC Setup from the Transmission menu, this window will
appear:
Figure 10.1: DNC Setup dialog.
• Machine
If there are several machines connected to the computer, you can select
which machine to communicate with or configure.
• Protocol
112 10. DNC settings
Here, you select the communications protocol for the selected machine.
Notice that you can not select a protocol which you have no license
for. If tried, the computer will automatically select the earlier used
protocol.
• Port information
Shows - in shorthand - the most important of the machine settings.
• Machine Type
Shows a list of different machines, which can be used as templates.
• Setup
Enters the configuration dialog for the selected machine.
• Delete
Click this button to delete a configuration.
• Add new
Click this button to add a new configuration.
• Rename
Click this button to rename a configuration.
10.1. PORT SETUP 113
10.1 Port Setup

To change DNC settings, select DNC Setup from the Transmission menu,
or click the DNC setup button, on the transmission toolbar.
The basic port configuration dialog is shown below:
Figure 10.2: Basic port settings.
• Port
List of the serial ports on your PC. Select the one you wish to use with
this machine configuration.
• Baud rate
The transmission speed, in bits per second.
• Stop bits
The number of stop bits appended after each character in the commu-
nication to separate the data bits.
• Data bits
The number of bits in each character.
• Parity
An error checking method which indicates if a transmission was suc-
cessful or not. The method can operate in different modes:
None. Is selected when no parity error checking is to be used.
Even parity. An even number of 1’s in each character.
Odd parity. An odd number of 1’s is used in each character.
Mark parity. The parity bit is always ’1’ and the line is ’low’.
Space parity. The parity is always ’0’ and the line is ’high’.
• Flow control
The handshake procedure for synchronizing the communication be-
tween the computer and the control. Software handshake uses the
XON/XOFF ASCII characters, Hardware handshake uses the RTS/CTS
control lines in the RS-232 communication specifications.
• Advanced port settings
If you want CIMCO Edit V5 to report parity errors, then mark the
Check parity box. Every time an error occurs the specified character
is inserted into the file at the receiving point.
Non standard XOn and XOff characters can be specified.
10.2. RECEIVE SETTINGS 115
10.2 Receive settings

To configure receive settings, click on the Receive tab. The receive config-
uration dialog is shown below:
Figure 10.3: Receive settings.
• CR/LF
Use this field to specify the line feed character(s).
If you select Auto, the DNC will try to auto-detect the CR/LF combi-
nation used. If the remote machine does not use any of the standard
combinations of ASCII 13 and ASCII 10, you must enter the CR/LF
combination manually.
The normal combination is ASCII 13 followed by ASCII 10. ASCII
13 and ASCII 10 have no character representation, so they must be
entered as \13 and \10 respectively.
• Omit lines containing

Exclude lines containing one or more selected characters. The conse-
quence of entering anything here is, that any line containing one of
these characters or strings will be discarded when received.
• Remove characters
Selected characters will automatically be removed from the received
stream. You can select ’None’, ’ASCII 0’ or ’All below ASCII 32’ from
the dropdown menu if one of those is appropriate.
• Start trigger
Start triggers are characters indicating that CIMCO Edit V5 should
start saving incoming data. If no start trigger is used and the field
therefore is left empty, CNC-Edit will start saving at the beginning of
the file.
• End trigger
End triggers are characters indicating that CIMCO Edit V5 should stop
saving incoming data. If no end trigger is used and the field therefore
is left empty, CIMCO Edit V5 will continue to save until the end of the
file, where a timeout occurs.
• Receive timeout in seconds

Indicates the time delay after the last character has been received from
the remote machine, until the computer concludes that the receiving is
finished. If no end trigger is specified, you should specify a value here,
or you will have to stop the receive process manually from the receive
status dialog.
• Send XOn
When this field is checked, the DNC will send a XOn character when
it is ready to receive data.
• Send at start of reception

Use this field to specify a string that should be sent to the CNC when
a receive operation is started.
Note: When entering characters in one of the character entry fields, the char-
acters can be entered in two ways. You can enter the characters themselves,
like $*, or you can enter the ASCII values of the characters, like \36\42.($
has the ASCII code number 36).
10.3 Transmit settings

To configure transmit settings, click on the Transmit tab. The transmit
configuration dialog is shown below:
10.3. TRANSMIT SETTINGS 117
Figure 10.4: Transmission setup.
• CR/LF.
In this field you can select the carriage-return or line-feed character(s)
from the drop-down menu, or you can enter them manually. ASCII
13 and ASCII 10 have no character representation, so they must be
entered as \13 and \10 respectively.
• Send at start of feed

Here, you can specify a certain character or a string that should be sent
at the start of the transmission.
• Send at end of feed

Here, you can specify a certain character or a string that should be sent
at the end of the transmission.
• Omit lines containing

Exclude lines containing one or more selected characters. The conse-
quence of entering anything here is, that any line containing one of
these characters or strings will not be transmitted.
• Break after receiving characters

Ends the transmission to the control after a specified number of char-

acters have been sent, even if the program is not finished. If this field
is left empty, any incoming characters are ignored.
• Handshake timeout in seconds
The chosen time that CIMCO Edit V5 should wait after receiving a stop
flow signal from a remote machine, before it terminates the connection.
If the timeout value is not specified, it will wait until a start flow is
received.
• Delay before each line in ms
The time given in milliseconds, CIMCO Edit V5 should wait before it
begins transmitting a new line.
• Remove white spaces
White spaces and tabs are removed automatically from the file trans-
mitted to the remote machine. This feature is activated with a mark
in the box.
• Replace tabs with spaces
Replaces tabs with spaces before sending the file to the remote machine.
This feature is activated with a mark in the box.
• Wait for Xon
This box is checked if you wish CIMCO Edit V5 to wait for an Xon
before transmitting data. This option is only available if Software hand-
shake is enabled in the port settings.
Note: When entering characters in one of the character entry fields, the char-
acters can be entered in two ways. You can enter the characters themselves,
like $*, or you can enter the ASCII values of the characters, like \36\42.
119
Serial communication
overview
This section contains information about how to build a standard serial cable,
and loopback device.
11.1 RS-232 / RS-422 / RS-485
11.1.1 RS-232
Quite possibly the most widely used communication standard is RS-232. This
implementation has been defined and revised several times and is often re-
ferred to as RS-232 or EIA/TIA 232. The IBM PC computer defined the
RS-232 port on a 9-pin D sub connector and subsequently the EIA/TIA ap-
proved this implementation as the EIA/TIA 574 standard. This standard is
defined as the 9 Position Non-Synchronous Interface between Data Terminal
Equipment and Data Circuit-Terminating Equipment Employing Serial Bi-
nary Data Interchange. Both implementations are in widespread use and will
be referred to as RS-232 in this document. RS-232 is capable of operating
at data rates up to 20 Kbps at distances less than 50 ft. The absolute max-
imum data rate may vary due to line conditions and cable lengths. RS-232
often operates at 38.4 Kbps over very short distances. The voltage levels
defined by RS-232 range from 12 to +12 volts. RS-232 is a single ended or
unbalanced interface, meaning that a single electrical signal is compared to a
common signal (ground) to determine binary logic states. A voltage of +12
volts (usually +3 to +10 volts) represents a binary 0 (space) and 12 volts (
3 to 10 volts) denotes a binary 1 (mark). The RS-232 and the EIA/TIA-574
specification defines two type of interface circuits, Data Terminal Equipment
(DTE) and Data Circuit-Terminating Equipment (DCE).
11.1.2 RS-422
The RS-422 specification defines the electrical characteristics of balanced

voltage digital interface circuits. RS-422 is a differential interface that defines
voltage levels and driver/receiver electrical specifications. On a differential
120 11. Serial communication overview
interface, logic levels are defined by the difference in voltage between a pair of
outputs or inputs. In contrast, a single ended interface, for example RS-232,
defines the logic levels as the difference in voltage between a single signal
and a common ground connection. Differential interfaces are typically more
immune to noise or voltage spikes that may occur on the communication
lines. Differential interfaces also have greater drive capabilities that allow for
longer cable lengths. RS-422 is rated up to 10 Megabits per second and can
have cabling 4000 feet long. RS-422 also defines driver and receiver electrical
characteristics that will allow 1 driver and up to 32 receivers on the line at
once. RS-422 signal levels range from 0 to +5 volts. RS-422 does not define
a physical connector.
11.1.3 RS-485
RS-485 is backwardly compatible with RS-422; however, it is optimized for

party line or multi drop applications. The output of the RS-422/485 driver
is capable of being Active (enabled) or Tri State (disabled). This capability
allows multiple ports to be connected in a multi drop bus and selectively
polled. RS-485 allows cable lengths up to 4000 feet and data rates up to
10 Megabits per second. The signal levels for RS-485 are the same as those
defined by RS-422. RS-485 has electrical characteristics that allow for 32
drivers and 32 receivers to be connected to one line. This interface is ideal
for multi drop or network environments. RS-485 tri state driver (not dual
state) will allow the electrical presence of the driver to be removed from the
line. Only one driver may be active at a time and the other driver(s) must
be tri stated. The output modem control signal RTS controls the state of
the driver. Some communication software packages refer to RS-485 as RTS
enable or RTS block mode transfer. RS-485 can be cabled in two ways:
two wire or four wire mode. Two wire mode does not allow for full duplex
communication and requires that data be transferred in only one direction at
a time. For half duplex operation, the two transmit pins should be connected
to the two receive pins (Tx+ to Rx+ and Tx to Rx ). Four wire mode allows
full duplex data transfers. RS-485 does not define a connector pin out or a
set of modem control signals. RS-485 does not define a physical connector.
11.2. RS-232 LAYOUT FOR 9 PIN CONNECTOR 121
11.2 RS-232 layout for 9 pin connector
P in Signal N ame
2 Received Data RX
3 Transmitted Data TX
4 Data Terminal Ready DTR
5 Signal Ground GND
6 Data Set Ready DSR
7 Request To Send RTS
8 Clear To Send CTS
Table 11.1: 9 pin RS-232
Note: Only signals used for regular RS-232 communication are shown.
11.3 RS-232 layout for 25 pin connector
P in Signal N ame
3 Received Data RX
2 Transmitted Data TX
20 Data Terminal Ready DTR
7 Signal Ground GND
6 Data Set Ready DSR
4 Request To Send RTS
5 Clear To Send CTS
Table 11.2: 25 pin RS-232
Note: Only signals used for regular RS-232 communication are shown.
11.4 Standard RS-232 serial cable.

To build a standard RS-232 serial cable, you will need two 9 or 25 pin female
connectors and a cable with 7 wires, preferably shielded cable.
ConnectorA ConnectorB
RX TX
TX RX
DTR DSR
DSR DTR
RTS CTS
CTS RTS
GND GND
Table 11.3: Standard RS-232 serial cable
If the cable is shielded, you should use the shield as ground (GND).
11.5 How to build a loopback device

A loopback is a device that sends the signal back through the same port as
it is sent out of. It is used for testing purposes and is not used under normal
operations.
To make a loopback device, you will need a 9-pin or 25-pin male connector,
and three pieces of wire.
11.5.1 Loopback device for a 9-pin connector

• RX/TX
Connect pin 2 (RX) to pin 3 (TX).
• DTR/DSR
Connect pin 4 (DTR) to pin 6 (DSR).
• RTS/CTS
Connect pin 7 (RTS) to pin 8 (CTS).
11.5.2 Loopback device for a 25-pin connector

• RX/TX
Connect pin 3 (RX) to pin 2 (TX).
11.5. HOW TO BUILD A LOOPBACK DEVICE 123
• DTR/DSR
Connect pin 20 (DTR) to pin 6 (DSR).
• RTS/CTS
Connect pin 4 (RTS) to pin 5 (CTS).
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Using on-line help

This section describes how to use the on-line help system in CIMCO products.
A standard Windows Help file is available through the dropdown Help menu
or by pressing the F1 key.
12.1 Using help in dialogs

To get help for a particular dialog item, click the ? at the top of a dialog
box, as shown below.
Figure 12.1: Click the question mark.
This will change the cursor to an arrow and a question mark indicating that
you are in Help Mode. The new pointer is shown below.
Figure 12.2: The question cursor.
Now click on the item that you want further information about. If help is
available for the selected item, a small window will pop up displaying the
help text. If no help is available the general on-line help is launched. An
example of a pop-up help is shown below.
Figure 12.3: The pop-up information.
You can also display the pop-up help by pressing F1.

126 12. Using on-line help
12.2 Printing help information

If you wish to print just a single section of this on-line help, press the Print
button on the toolbar (shown below).
Figure 12.4: Help buttons.
If you wish to print more than a few sections, you should open the PDF ver-
sion of the on-line documentation. The PDF produces a much nicer printout.
The PDF version is located in the CIMCO Edit V5 Help directory.
Note: You will need Adobe acrobat reader to open the PDF file.
INDEX 127
Index
About, 42 Apply color to trailing letter, 52

Add, 50 Approve, 18, 95
Add Current Program, 15 Approved, 87
Add Customer, 18 Arc center is specified as diameter,
Add customer, 95 36, 64
Add Group, 100 ARC type, 28–31
Add new, 112 Arc type, 36, 39, 62, 65, 66
Add new color, 51 Arrange, 42
Add new edit programs, 99 Associate File(s), 15
Add port, 101 Associate files, 96
Add Program, 13 Associated files location, 102
Add Programs, 95 Assume G91, 28–31
Add user, 94 Auto Approve, 95
Add/remove columns, 83 Auto block numbering, 53
Addition, 25 Auto completion, 92
Additional extensions, 56 Auto indent lines, 53
Adjust feedrate, 26 Auto logout time (mins), 92
Adjust spindle speed, 26 Auto purge, 96, 98
Administrator, 96 Auto save interval, 57
Advanced port settings, 114 Auto unlock, 92
Advanced search, 86
Allow files outside base directory, Background, 51
97 Backplot file, 34, 37
Allow files outside program direc- Backplot window, 34, 37
tory, 97 Backspace at start of line, 45
Allow users to restart port, 72 Backup, 16, 95
Always show ’All Files’ in file dia- Backup associated when unlocking,
log, 73 98
Always start in’root’ directory, 73 Backup files when unlocking, 98
Angle, 28, 29 Base Directory, 107
Animation speed, 36, 40 Baud rate, 113
Append file, 23 Block color, 51
Apply color to entire the line, 52 Block numbers, 41
Apply color to trailing digits, 52 Block skip, 61
128 INDEX
Block skip after block number, 61 Delete, 16, 50, 62, 94, 95, 112
Break after receiving characters, 117 Delete Customer, 19
Delete customer, 95
Cancel, 52, 55, 58, 60, 63, 65, 67, Delete machine group, 100
68, 73, 75, 78, 92, 96, 99, Deleted, 88
106, 109, 110 Diameter programming, 36, 64
Cascade, 41 Disable advanced NC-Functions, 78
Check external changes, 44 Disable backplot, 77
Close, 11 Disable change columns, 91
Close All, 11 Disable CNC-Calc, 78
Colors, 41 Disable column re-arrange, 91
Column order, 84 Disable customer info, 99
Comma as decimal symbol, 28–31 Disable DNC-Max client, 78
Comment end, 61 Disable DNC/Serial communikation,
Comment start, 61 78
Comments, 51 Disable drop files, 91
Common information, 81 Disable editor setup, 91
Compare, 16, 17 Disable external editors, 91
Compare File with File, 33 Disable File compare, 78
Compare with File, 33 Disable file dragging, 91
Compare With Latest Backup, 18 Disable file search, 99
Compare with Window, 33 Disable memo files, 98
Configuration password, 78 Disable multiple search windows,
Convert Heidenhain to ISO, 31 90
Copy, 21 Disable NC-Base, 78
Copy without selection, 46 Disable other groups, 92
CR/LF, 115 Disable preview, 91
CR/LF., 117 Disable setup sheets, 99
Customer, 14 Disable tool lists, 98
Cut, 21, 22 Disable undo prompt for large files,
53
Data bits, 113 Disable user management, 98
Date, 87 Division, 25
Decimal point, 61 DNC Setup, 32
Decimals, 25–31 Double click opens program, 90
Default, 52, 55, 58, 60, 63, 65, 67, Double click opens program info,
68, 73, 75, 78, 92, 96, 99, 90
106, 108, 110 Double click to configure ports, 72
Default extension, 56 Double click to open links, 72
Default load path, 57 Drag’n’drop between groups¡/B¿¡P¿,
Default save path, 57 74
Del, 22 Draw ’zero’ arcs, 36, 39, 65, 67
Delay before each line in ms, 118 Dynamic Program Preview, 21
INDEX 129
Edit, 15, 94 Jump to next difference after sync.,

Edit program files, 79 59
Editor, 41
End trigger, 116 Keep decimals, 25
Exit, 12 Keep dialogs open, 92
Explorer, 12 Keep file dialog open after edit, 73
Keyboard acceleration, 45
Feedrate unit, 62
Find, 22 Language, 44
Find Deleted, 20 Leave copy of program file, 14
Find Imported, 20 Leave original when moving files,
Find Modified Day, 20 92
Find Modified Week, 20 Left margin/Right margin, 48
Find next, 22 Lock, 18, 95
Find previous, 22 Locked, 88
Find Unlocked, 20 Logoff, 20
Find Unproven, 19 Logon, 20
Find X/Y/Z Ranges, 24 Lowercase, 24
Flow control, 114
Font settings, 46 Machine, 111
Format, 54 Machine Group, 14
From line, 54 Machine templates, 41
Machine Type, 112
Global, 41
Mark Changes only, 59
Goto first difference, 33
Mark to end of line, 46
Goto last difference, 33
Mark/Delete range, 22
Goto line/Block number, 22
Max line length indicator, 68
Handshake timeout in seconds, 118 Max number of backups, 99
Header/ footer, 48 Max search results, 92
Help, 17, 52, 55, 57, 60, 62, 65, 67, Maximum value, 25–27
68, 73, 75, 78, 92, 96, 99, Memo File, 14
106, 108, 110 Memo Prefix, 108
Horizontal scroll bar, 45 Memo Suffix, 108
Memo template, 105
Ignore Block numbers, 59 Milling, 39, 66
Ignore Case, 60 Minimum value, 25–27
Ignore Comments, 59 Mirror, 28
Ignore Numeric format, 60 Modify, 95
Ignore White spaces, 59 Modify Customer, 19
Insert block numbers, 23 Modify customer, 95
Insert file, 23 Move back, 36, 40
Insert Whitespace, 23 Move files to program directory, 92
Interval, 54 Move forward, 37, 40
130 INDEX
Move program file to machine di- Previous Tool change, 24

rectory, 14 Print, 12
Move to end, 37, 40 Print Columns, 68
Move to start, 36, 40 Print footers, 47
Multiplication, 25 Print headers, 47
Print Quality, 36, 39, 65, 67
NC-Base ServerName, 109 Printer font, 48
Never connect to remote servers, Printer Setup, 12
72 Program , 14
New, 11 Program directory, 100
New feedrate, 26 Program file, 14
New spindle speed, 27 Program Information, 15
Next difference, 33 Program search, 81
Next Tool change, 24 Program search with customised search
fields, 82
Offset, 30
Programs without a customer, 88
Offset Left (G41), 30
Programs without a machine group,
Offset right (G42), 30
88
Offset/Tool compensation, 29
Prompt when unable to undo, 45
OK, 52, 55, 58, 60, 63, 65, 67,
Protect read only files, 44
69, 73, 75, 78, 93, 96, 99,
106, 109, 110 Protocol, 111
Omit lines containing, 115, 117 Purge, 17, 96
On-line help, 42 Purge All, 17
Only backup if changed, 98 Purge Backups, 95
Open, 11
Open file multiple times, 44 Rapid speed (mm / min), 62
Open windows maximized, 44 Raw print, 47
Other, 24 Receive, 32, 96
Receive File, 32
Pad with tabs, 46 Receive into current window, 32
Pan view, 34, 38 Receive timeout in seconds, 116
Paper width/ Paper height, 48 Recent, 12
Parameter(s), 24 Redo, 21
Parity, 114 Register additional extensions, 57
Paste, 21, 22 Register Default extensions, 56
Pause, 37, 40 Reject Imported File, 18
Point (X,Y), 28, 29 Remember last search, 90
Port, 113 Remember password, 90
Port information, 112 Remember templates, 92
Precedes lines with, 54 Remember window position, 44
Preview, 83 Remove block numbers, 23
Preview associated files, 91 Remove characters, 116
Previous difference, 33 Remove selected color, 52
INDEX 131
Remove white spaces, 118 Show file types, 91

Remove Whitespaces, 23 Show filename, 75
Rename, 50, 101, 112 Show group name, 75
Replace, 23 Show groups in full sceen mode, 74
Replace from top, 46 Show groups when docked, 74
Replace tabs with space, 46 Show lines transferred, 75
Replace tabs with spaces, 118 Show links in log, 72
Restart every, 54 Show Manual Control, 71
Restore, 16, 17, 95 Show Messanger, 72
Restore Latest, 17 Show only ports allowed by NC-
Rotate, 27 Base, 73
Rotate view, 34, 38 Show plot as positive X/I, 36, 64
Show preview below results, 91
Save, 11 Show program name, 75
Save All, 12 Show progress, 75
Save As, 12 Show progress background, 74
Save with linefeed type, 57 Show Progress View, 72
Search for programs, 85 Show protocol type, 75
Select all, 22 Show rapid moves, 35, 38
Select color, 51 Show replaced count, 46
Selection only, 25–27 Show Send/Recv/Error colors, 74
Send, 18, 32, 96 Show server name, 75
Send at end of feed, 117 Show status, 75
Send at start of feed, 117 Show Status Bar, 41
Send at start of reception, 116 Show System Log, 72
Send File, 32 Show terminal, 72
Send form feed, 47 Show tool, 35, 38
Send XOn, 116 Show Toolbars, 41
Set associated files ’Read Only’, 98 Show transfer time, 75
Set feedrate, 62 Shows Feed/Speed, 72
Set locked files ’Read Only’, 98 Shows log, 72
Set password, 94 Simple math functions, 24
Set spindelspeed, 62 Single line step, 59
Set-Up Sheet, 14 Single step back, 36, 40
Setup, 21, 33, 35, 38, 112 Single step forward, 37, 40
Setup Prefix, 108 Skip lines containing, 55
Setup sheet template, 106 Skip lines starting with, 55
Setup Suffix, 108 Spaces after blocknumber, 54
Show all differences, 59 Start maximized, 43
Show COM port, 75 Start renumbering from line con-
Show cycles, 36, 40, 65, 67 taining, 55
Show Debug, 72 Start trigger, 116
Show file path, 91 Start with, 54
132 INDEX
Status, 32 Unlock, 18, 95

Stop a long operation, 31 Up/Down arrows, 52
Stop bits, 113 UPPER/lower case, 25
Stopping file compare, 33 Uppercase, 23
Strip leading 0’s, 25 Use approval system, 98
Strip trailing 0’s, 25, 28–31 Use CIMCO DNC-Max, 97
Sub-directory, 105 Use colors, 47, 51
Subtraction, 25 Use colors in blocks, 51
Synchronize left to right, 33 Use decimal point on numeric key-
Synchronize right to left, 33 pad, 61
Syntax highlight, 47 Use locking system, 98
Use modal colors, 51
Template, 48 Use NC-Base logins, 73
Text, 51, 52 Use separate load/and save direc-
Text field 1, 107 tories, 57
Text field 2, 107 Use smart marking, 59
Text field 3, 107 Use tab to switch window, 59
Text field 4, 108 Use template, 47
Text field 5, 108 Use UNC names, 97
Text field 6, 108 Use virtual space, 45, 46
Text field 7, 108
Text field 8, 108 Value, 25, 51
Text field 9, 108 Vertical scroll bar, 45
Tile horizontally, 42 View arcs, 35, 38
Tile vertically, 42 View from front (YZ/G19), 35, 38
To line, 54 View from left, 35, 38
To start NC Base Explorer, 80 View from top (XY/G17), 34, 38
Tool Change, 62 View reset, 34, 38
Tool Diameter, 39, 66 Wait for Xon, 118
Tool List, 14 Warning beeps, 44
Tool list template, 105
Tool load, 62 Zoom view, 34, 38
Tool Prefix, 108
Tool Suffix, 108
Tool type, 39, 66
Toopath unit, 62
Translate, 30
Translate (X,Y,Z), 31
Turning, 35, 64
Un-delete, 95
Undelete, 16
Undo, 21

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3 Functions in CIMCO Edit 11

4 Editor Setup general 43

5 Editor Setup File types 49

10 DNC settings 111

11 Serial communication overview 119

12 Using on-line help 125

1.1 Two programs. File Compare Tool Box is floating . . . . . . 2

2.1 CIMCO Edit V5 setup program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

3.1 The file toolbar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

4.1 General setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

5.1 Dateitypen hinzufgen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

5.5 File compare configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

6.1 DNC-Max client settings dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

7.1 The Plugins dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

8.1 NC Base Explorer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

9.1 Client settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

10.1 DNC Setup dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

12.1 Click the question mark. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

11.1 9 pin RS-232 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

1.1 What is new in this version ofCIMCO Edit

• New user interface.

• Advanced standard protocol.

Figure 1.1: Two programs. File Compare Tool Box is floating

• Where to find further information.

1.3 License information

TERMS OF USE FOR SOFTWARE - CIMCO Edit V5

Date: June 2000

CIMCO Integration reserves the right to make improvements

You have the right to use the number of licenses of the

Disclaimer of all Warranties and Liability

CIMCO Integration makes no warranties, either express or

NOTICE: The accompanying software is confidential and proprietary to

Copyright (c) 1991-2000 CIMCO Integration. All rights reserved.

1. Locate installation files.

2. Run installation program.

Figure 2.1: CIMCO Edit V5 setup program.

3. Copying your keyfile.

4. Starting the editor for the first time.

Figure 2.2: CIMCO Edit V5

Note: If you are running an evaluation version, the license name is

Functions in CIMCO Edit

3.1 The File menu

Figure 3.1: The file toolbar.

Figure 3.2: The File toolbar.

Figure 3.3: The dialog Add program

the Default Set-Up Sheet Template will be associated with the

• Add Current Program /

Notice: This dialog resembles the dialog Add Program.

• Compare With Latest Backup /

• Reject Imported File /

Displays a list in the NCBase Search Window of all unproven programs.

• Find Modified Day /

• Find Modified Week /

• Dynamic Program Preview /

3.3 The Edit menu

Figure 3.4: The editing toolbar.

Figure 3.5: Mark/delete dialog box

• Goto line/Block number Ctrl-J

• Select all Ctrl-A

• Find previous Shift-F3

3.4 The NC Functions menu