Notepad++ Language for editing PowerMill macros.

[Anonymous]

If you would like to edit your PowerMill macro in full colours, you can use Notepad++ editor with a user defined language.

You can also fold code, because {} characters are set as keywords for folding.

I have attached a .zip file that contains the PowerMill language, and a macro example.

You can download Notepad++ text editor from here: https://notepad-plus-plus.org/download

In Notepad++ click "View > User Defined Dialogue..."
Click Import button and select the "Notepad++PowerMillLanguage.XML" file.

Open a the PowerMill macro example "CreateBlockAndWorkplane.mac".
Code should now appear colour coded. You can fold code by "View > Fold All" command, or by clicking + and - markers.

You can comment and uncomment selected lines of code using Ctrl+Q shorcut.

If you can't see the marco in colours, try "Language > PowerMill" command from the top menu.

Screencast for using the PowerMill language in Notepad++ can be found here:
https://knowledge.autodesk.com/community/screencast/e7d3e8e1-5222-431d-abc0-caa356d6342

[iamcdn79]

Take the mac.rar, uncompress it then move the mac folder to C:\Users\your user name\.vscode\extensions

Credit to @TK.421 for this extension

[t_dueber]

i have the same issue

[t_dueber]

figured it out.

I changed the hex colour code from "000000" to "00ff00" in the previous uploaded file as you can see in the screenshot.

Also set the marker as in the Pink bubble. Then you will have this look which looks okay to me.

[nguyenthinhvt95]

Thank you very much, now it 's working well.

[arnoldiW3K8A]

Hello, today after many test i find a solution to add the add the autocomplation in notepad ++ 8.6.

i paste in  "C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\autoCompletion\" the file xml in attached 

[moraschini]

Hello Everyone, i hope to be usefull for someone of you,

today after many test i find a solution to add the hint and the autocompletion in notepad++ 8.6.

you have to copy the file in attach in "C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\autoCompletion\"

with this passage i get this result.

have a good day

[nguyenthinhvt95]

After pass the file in C disk, how to setting in Notepad++ to use this?

[arnoldiW3K8A]

hello, you need the powermill language that you load from

language>User Defined Language>Define Your Language...> import...

here you have to choice the powermill language, in attached the one created by me

close notepad++ and reopen, open a file with extension '.mac' and start writing.

if everithing works fine when u start writing it should show the hint and on the function (maybe with ctrl+space key) the terms of the function.

[nguyenthinhvt95]

Now It's working well.
Thank you very much

[moraschini]

hello, happy to  helped you