DNC communications software can do many great things for anyone operating CNC machines. It is at the core of all of our customers installations, even if the emphasis is on our other products such as Machine Data Collection or Manufacturing Data Management. This guide is provided to assist customers considering DNC to get some background on what is involved and what it will … [Read more...]
How to Install your CIMCO License Key
You've purchased a CIMCO product and now you are ready to setup your license key file. In this guide we'll cover the following: Selecting your Licensing Options Installing your CIMCO License Key File with a license server Installing your CIMCO License Key File on a single computer. Selecting Your CIMCO Licensing Options For starters you should know there are a … [Read more...]
CIMCO Editor Training and Educational Resources
There is a newer version of this post! CIMCO Editor Training and Educational Resources Revisited Get the Most Out of Your CIMCO Editor Investment Tools are designed to make us more efficient and in business being more efficient makes us more profitable. CIMCO Editor is a CNC programmers tool, and to get the most out of it requires training and practice. Here are a number of … [Read more...]
How to Load and Re-Load Common Parameters in CIMCO CNC-Calc
A couple months ago a useful feature was added to CNC-Calc. This feature will enhance the experience for people who frequently use the same toolpath parameters. The change includes the addition of a new tree on the left side instead of a tabbed interface. New buttons allow you to Load/Save and Reset the parameters. Pressing the Load Parameters button will list the … [Read more...]
How Does CIMCO Software Maintenance Work?
One question we get asked frequently is how maintenance works with CIMCO Software products. The best way to think of the maintenance cost of your software is as an entitlement to receive all software updates for the duration of the term. It doesn't matter if the updates are just that, an incremental update of an existing version or a completely new version of the software; a … [Read more...]
How to Change the Order of User Input Variables in CIMCO Edit Professional
For this Wednesday's product related content we're going to update you on a feature within the Editor that controls the order of user input variables. You may have at one time had to write a macro to modify this, but with CIMCO Edit Professional Version 7 it is no longer necessary. The function to change the order of the user input variables is in the Macro Definitions. You can … [Read more...]