Transmission

In this section, the functions related to sending files to and from CNC machines are described. The functions are reachable through the Transmission tab. The toolbar is shown below, and every icon is showed next to the command name.

With the DNC option, the CIMCO Edit V8 user is able to send CNC programs from a PC to a CNC machine or receive programs from it. It is also possible to transfer CNC programs to / from multiple CNC machines at the same time.

The Transmission menu.

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Send File

Transmits a file to a selected machine.

Click this icon to open the search dialog for the file to send. After opening the selected file, the Transmit status window appears, showing the transfer data and the progress of the current transmission.

If the FTP Client Protocol is selected and the option Use split window is enabled, clicking this icon opens the Split Window for transferring the files.

Click on the arrow below the icon to get a drop-down list with the last recently sent files to choose from (without function when Use split window is enabled ).

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Send

Transmits the CNC program currently opened in the Editor window to the selected machine.

This option is disabled when using the FTP Client Protocol.

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Send Selected Lines

Transmits the highlighted CNC program blocks to the selected machine.

This option is disabled when using the FTP Client Protocol.

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Receive File

Receives a CNC program from a selected machine, saving it as a file without opening it.

Click on this icon to open the dialog Receive file for the file to be received. After entering a name for the expected CNC program and clicking Save, the Receive status dialog will appear showing the transfer status.

If the FTP Client Protocol is selected, the split window is always used when receiving a file from the FTP server.

Click on the arrow below the icon to get a drop-down list with the last recently received files.

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Receive

Receives a CNC program from a selected machine, opening it in a new window.

This option is disabled when using the FTP Client Protocol.

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Receive Into Current Window

Receives a CNC program into the current window.

This option is disabled when using the FTP Client Protocol.