A company manager can export a CNC program for one specific part without running the full nesting of the order. The file is prepared right away for the selected machine and post-processor format.
Who can use it
The feature is available to company managers only. A customer never sees this button — it appears only when a manager is working with the order.
When it is needed
- An urgent remake of a single part — a defect or a replacement for the customer.
- A test run of a new operation on the machine before series production.
Where the button is
The "Export file" button is an icon in the part actions menu. In the order header there is a companion button, "Post-processors", which does the same for all parts of the order at once.
The button is not always shown. It will be missing if:
- the part has no CNC operations at all (drilling, grooves, milling and other machining; a chamfer counts only when an angle, an offset or a template is set for it);
- the part material is glass;
- the order can no longer be edited.
How to export
- Open the part actions menu and click "Export file".
- In the "Select machine and post-processor format" window choose the machine and the file format — these are two separate lists.
- For some formats you additionally specify whether to export the part or the blank.
- Click "Send". The project is saved automatically before the export, after which the program opens in a new tab.
What else is in that window
- CNC testing — run the part through virtual machines, including ones you do not have in the workshop. See the article "CNC testing on virtual machines" for details.
- Machine program preview — view the program in 3D without exporting a file.