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Machine Operati on Manual Revision L / February 2020 Page 137 of 200 Figure 172 : Teach the Star t Point 9. Select the file to imp ort. Figure 173 : Impo rt Flies After a successful import t he path will be dis played in…

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The snap to tolerance is the maximum distance between points where the points are
considered connected. If the distance between the points is more than this value the
points will not be connected.
Figure 170: Snap to Tolerance
NOTE: The snap to tolerance makes sure the translation of the drawing entities is correct.
5. Select the “Next” button.
6. Select the method of importation as either Paths from Begin to End or All Entities.
“Paths from Begin to End” will import the file as drawn, with the segment order
(BEGIN1,END1, etc.) kept as shown. “
All Entities” ignores commands for order but is useful
for large files with many paths, where each segment is not numbered.
Figure 171: Import Method
7. Teach the start point of the path. You can use the teach pendant or type the
position.
8. Select “Next”.
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Figure 172: Teach the Start Point
9. Select the file to import.
Figure 173: Import Flies
After a successful import the path will be displayed in a path preview window.
Figure 174: Path Preview
The file will be imported as individual paths (Line, Arc, etc.). The paths are ready for
playback or may be made into a Polyline.
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PathMaster 1.5 and Pre 1.5 Projects
PathMaster® 1.5 and earlier projects can be imported into the current version of
PathMaster®.
1. Select
File -> Import -> Project -> PathMaster 1.5 or Pre PathMaster 1.5
option from
the main menu.
2. When the file dialog box opens, select the location and the file name of the project
to import.
3. Select “Open”.
NOTE: You may need to change the file filter (type) to *.txt, or *.dmc to see the project file
in the dialog box.
PathMaster PRJBCK Files
PathMaster® Project Backup files (PRJBCK) can be imported and exported.
To Import
1. Select
File -> Import -> Project -> Project File (PRJBCK)
option from the main menu.
2. When the file dialog box opens, select the location and the file name of the project
to import.
3. Select “Open”.
To Export
1. Select
File -> Export -> Project - > Project File (PRJBCK)
option from the main menu.
2. When the dialog box appears, select a location and file name for the program.
3. Select “Save”.
Text File
A correctly formatted tab delimited text file can be imported into PathMaster® as a path
program. PathMaster® can also export text files.
To Import
1. Select
File -> Import -> Program -> Text File
option from the main menu.
2. When the file dialog box opens, select the location and the file name of the project
to import.
3. Select “Open”.
A text file program is typically a file that was exported as a text file from PathMaster®.
NOTE: You may need to change the file filter (type) to *.txt to see the project file in the
dialog box.