QUICK-LINK - STANDARD

STATE OF THE ART NC-CODE EDITING AND COMMUNICATIONS for PC-DNC

QUICK-LINK for WINDOWS provides a low-cost, NC-Editing, fast BI-directional machine data file transfer and storage solution for your machine tool controllers. QUICK-LINK includes a comprehensive list of powerful, easy to learn and use capabilities that provide the user with a flexible Editing / Verifying & DNC solution. Along with the ability to interface to other software applications.

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QUICK-LINK EDITING FEATURES:

• Easy to learn and use. Follows all WINDOWS interface standards. Extensive on-Line help is always available.

• Huge editing capacity, edit several multi-megabyte files at once. Full 32 Meg File Editing

• Cut / Copy & Paste Between Files

• Smart Editing - Knows your machine.

• For 32/64 Bit WINDOWS XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / 10

• Powerful NC-Commands for fast NC-Code changes

• Works with NC-files from any CAD/CAM system or utility.

• NC-Code macros — Standard sequences of blocks can be easily stored / retrieved

• Color Pretty Printing - NC-Code listings enhanced for easier reading

• Syntax Highlighting with Customizable Colors

• Customizable Editor Background Color
   

QUICK-LINK DNC FEATURES:

• Advanced machine COMMUNICATIONS package. Includes advanced high speed protocols, and extensive customization options.

• Use with up to 16 Serial Ports (256 for the Professional Version)

• Detailed instructions on cabling and setup of most all popular CNC's

• Print Machine Settings/list of all DNC settings

• Multiple Uploads -- Select & upload several files to your machine tool at once, using a single command.

• Default Directory Override -- If preferred, Up/Down loads can be automatically routed to the "current" directory instead of the default directory for the current machine.
   

QUICK-LINK ADDITIONAL FEATURES:

• File Comparison - Shows changes between two version of a file.

• Triangle Solver - Solves any Triangle (NOT just Right Triangles)

• Feed & Speed Calculator Works like a spreadsheet, change one number the rest are automatically updated. Supports Milling/Turning, Inch and Metric.

• Quick-Calculator -- Built in simple desktop calculator.

• Powerful Fanuc MACRO-B interpreter. Build, Test, and Debug MACRO-B Programs in QUICK-LINK, not at the Machine. Special Language Extensions Allow for Use as a General Purpose NC Calculation Language. Example: A General Bolt-Circle Macro is Included, Once Run and the Coordinates Calculated, the Code Can then be Reformatted for Any Machine, not just Machines With MACRO-B Capability.

• Centralized Setup of All QUICK-LINK Defaults

• One Step Backup/Restore for All DNC/Machine Settings.

• NC-Code Analyzer -- The NC-Code analyzer is included with Quick-Link. A single command integrates these two programs. Click on a single icon and the NC-Code Analyzer is started and your current NC-Code file and machine automatically loaded.

SPECIALIZED NC COMMANDS

• NC block numbers re/un-sequencing

• Adjust (mathematically, ADD, SUBTRACT, MULTIPLY, DIVIDE) the tape registers (Ex: X, Y Z)

• Reformatting (changing the decimal, leading/trailing zero format)

• Speed & feed overriding

• Change the start/end of every block

• Removing comments

• Adding / removing spaces

• Single click File Cleanup

• Create columized listings.

Sample File Comparison

Jump to Tool Command -- Scans the NC-Code file for all tool changes and provides a quick way to jump directly to a specified tool.

Customization

Setup defaults for each machine include, format information, communications parameters, default loading / saving, upload & download directories. Default file extension, Even store default answers for the special NC-Commands.

System Security -- Quick-Link now includes a full password/user security system. Individual users are assigned a user name and a password. Each user can have specific "Privileges" turned on or off. For example you may want to limit a night shift user to be able to send and receive files, but not edit them. You may want strictly a manager to be able to change the system settings. A full activity log showing who did what and at what date and time.

Password Manager Dialog

Sample System Activity Log.

New Features in Quick-Link Standard

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