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Macro remove text block

Anonymous — Sat, 16 May 2020 20:35:10 GMT

Hi everyone, I have this simple macro to add a certain block of text on all the tool paths of an NC program which in this specific case is a programmed stop.
I would like to know if there is also a way with a macro to remove them all from the nc program.

Re: Macro remove text block

lee_sanders — Sun, 17 May 2020 18:57:49 GMT

Hi @Anonymous

This seemed to work for me

STRING Remove = INPUT ENTITY NCPROGRAM "Seleziona NcProgram"
ACTIVATE NCPROGRAM $Remove
EDIT NCPROGRAM $Remove REMOVE ITEM 1
EDIT NCPROGRAM $Remove REMOVE ITEM 2

Re: Macro remove text block

Anonymous — Mon, 18 May 2020 05:59:37 GMT

Hi, it doesn't work clear the text block but also the toolpath.
I was interested in erasing only the blocks of text.

Re: Macro remove text block

lee_sanders — Mon, 18 May 2020 08:41:24 GMT

Hi @Anonymous

Can you share an example PM project?

Re: Macro remove text block

Anonymous — Mon, 18 May 2020 08:51:26 GMT

Yes

Re: Macro remove text block

lee_sanders — Wed, 20 May 2020 11:20:11 GMT

hi @Anonymous

here is a workaround, this relies on the programs and text block being added sequentially.

I'm trying to get a more robust method

// count stores the number of programs in the NC program
INT count = 0
// counter is based on there being a text block before and after each program
INT counter = 0

STRING nc_program = INPUT ENTITY NCPROGRAM "Seleziona NcProgram"

// enter the number of programs in the NC program
string prompt = "Enter number of programs in NC"
$count = input $prompt
$count = $count *2

WHILE $counter < $count {
EDIT NCPROGRAM $nc_program REMOVE ITEM $counter
$counter = $counter + 2
}
// deletes last text block
EDIT NCPROGRAM $nc_program REMOVE ITEM $counter

Re: Macro remove text block

Anonymous — Thu, 21 May 2020 05:41:33 GMT

Hi, I tried your macro, also delete the nc programs together with the blocks of text.

Re: Macro remove text block

lee_sanders — Thu, 21 May 2020 14:56:57 GMT

hi @Anonymous

please try this below, this will remove ALL text blocks from the NC programs

FOREACH $item in components(entity('ncprogram','')) {
if ($item.roottype=='nctextblock') {
EDIT TEXTBLOCK $item.Identifier REMFROMNCPROG
}
}

Re: Macro remove text block

Anonymous — Fri, 22 May 2020 05:43:46 GMT

Thanks, mythical works fine

Re: Macro remove text block

ksrinivas94GLE — Wed, 23 Nov 2022 09:56:54 GMT

can you please share any video clip ,this macro is not working to us.

Re: Macro remove text block

ksrinivas94GLE — Wed, 23 Nov 2022 10:52:15 GMT

CAN YOU SHARE THE PROCEDURE