Part Commands

The Template file must be given commands in order for a Part Report to be generated. A command specifies what to output, where to place the output and the incremental location for the data in the next operation. The typical structure of a part command is:


Parameter	Meaning
`<Command>`	Command describing the information to extract
`<row>`	The cell row where the information for the first operation will be output
`<column>`	The cell column where the information for the first operation will be output
`<row inc>`	The increment in cell rows for all following operations
`<col inc>`	The increment in cell columns for all following operations

In the following example, we will create the command to output the material alloy group of the part to be machined in the fifth column on the third row of a report.

If we were to output the part's alloy in the first column on the second row, we would use the following command:

In both examples, any following reference to the alloy would be in the same column but one row down.

A comprehensive list of part commands may be found on the following page. The list is also supplied in PDF format. The file Part Commands.pdf may be found in the Documentation folder, which was installed with your new software.

Table 3: Part Commands
Command	Definition	Output	Machine
PartName	Saved name of the part	Text	Mill & Lathe
PartComment	Part Comment	Text	Mill & Lathe
PartFile	Returns full file name & path	Text	Mill & Lathe
PartAlloy	Material Alloy Group	Text	Mill & Lathe
PartFamily	Material Family	Text	Mill & Lathe
PartHardness	Material Hardness	Text	Mill & Lathe
PartUnit	Metric or Inch	Text	Mill & Lathe
PartMinX	Min X Stock Dimension	Value	Mill & Lathe
PartMinY	Min Y Stock Dimension	Value	Mill & Lathe
PartMinZ	Min Z Stock Dimension	Value	Mill & Lathe
PartMaxX	Max X Stock Dimension	Value	Mill & Lathe
PartMaxY	Max Y Stock Dimension	Value	Mill & Lathe
PartMaxZ	Max Z Stock Dimension	Value	Mill & Lathe
PartType	Mill or Lathe	0 - 20 See #1	Mill & Lathe
PartPost	Post file used	Text	Mill & Lathe
PartOutput	NCF File name	Text	Mill & Lathe
PartMddName	MDD Name	Text	Mill & Lathe
PartMddFile	MDD file name	Text	Mill & Lathe
PartTlChangeY	Y Tool Change Position	Value	Mill & Lathe
PartTlChangeX	X Tool Change Position	Value	Mill & Lathe
PartCPX	X CenterPoint	Value	Mill & Lathe
PartMachPos4h	Machine H position	Value	Mill
PartMachPos4v	Machine V position	Value	Mill
PartMachPos4d	Machine D position	Value	Mill
PartMachVec4h	Machine H position	Value	Mill
PartMachVec4v	Machine V position	Value	Mill
PartMachVec4d	Machine D position	Value	Mill
PartMachPos5h	Machine H position	Value	Mill
PartMachPos5v	Machine V position	Value	Mill
PartMachPos5d	Machine D position	Value	Mill
PartMachVec5h	Machine H position	Value	Mill
PartMachVec5v	Machine V position	Value	Mill
PartMachVec5d	Machine D position	Value	Mill
PartMachRange4Xmin	X Min	Value	Mill
PartMachRange4Xmax	X Max	Value	Mill
PartMachRange5Xmin	X Min	Value	Mill
PartMachRange5Xmax	X Max	Value	Mill
PartAutoClear	Value of Auto Clearance	Value	Lathe
PartAutoClrB	Auto Clearance On or Off	"0=Off, 1=On"	Lathe
PartRadius	Radius or Diameter	"0=Dia, 1=Rad"	Lathe
PartClrRad	Clearance Radius	Value	Lathe
PartMachAxes	Number of Axes	Number	Lathe

Part Commands

Underlined items should be used with the MapString command.