Create comment linked to configurations file data

[LearnItAlready]

I hoping to accomplish the following:

I’m trying to do is create a comment at the beginning of an NC file that refers to a specific configuration “Component Name,” “Part Number,” and “Description.” Each will have its own line of code as a comment.

The standard format for writing a comment that I can find is this:

/**

Output a comment.

*/

function writeComment(text) {

writeln(formatComment(text));

}

What is the code that links to specific configuration aspects like “Component Name,” “Part Number,” and “Description"?

I would appreciate your help very much. Thank you amazing community!

[boopathi.sivakumar · Accepted solution]

You can create a manual NC comment which would invoke the function writeComment() while post processing

[LearnItAlready]

Thank you for your quick reply. I don't think I explained myself well enough the first time. 

I would like to output the Part Number into my NC file. Is there a way to do that?

Thanks!

[Jorge_Jaramillo · Accepted solution]

Hi,

The model information (components, bodies, etc) are not shared to the post-processors, and that is why their properties are not available there.

I think there are three ways to send information to the post-procesor:

1) With Manual NC 's commands like @boopathi.sivakumar  suggested before

2) With a custom post-property (yellow highlighted in the image below)

3) Using the "notes" parameter (red highlighted in the image below)

In any case you might need either set its value manually or develop a script that copies the component properties you need to it.

Then in the post-processor you need a custom modification to look for the property/parameter and to write it to the post-file with the writeComment() function.

Regards,

Jorge Jaramillo