b'Its Personalpaths them, then automatically sends those files to the controller, you can significantly reduce the manual effort.To give some sense of what scripting can do, its worth noting that Omax Scripting is used in many places inside software. For instance, move lead, swap lead and sprocket commands were written using scripting and dialogues.Scripting is one of the go-to features when en- Hyperspecialized scripting can shavecountering an unusual problem requiring an out- hours from time spent on part production. side-the-box solution, said Applications Lab Su- These small parts benefit from automated pervisor Vlad Bucur.One example is the ne- alignment and optimized piercing.cessity for stationary piercing brittle/laminated materials.In order to command the software to execute a stationary pierce, the programmer must divide the tip of every lead-in approximately 0.001" (0.025 mm) away from the endpoint.This can become tedious if a program has tens or hun-dreds of holes.The simple solution was to write a script that easily managed to execute this com-mand for all the lead-ins on a path. find useful tools that otherwise might not be avail-Although Omax Scripting is more valuable ifable in Omaxs software. Scripts can be written in a user knows how to program or wants to learn,different languages, including Delphi, Object Pas-many demonstration scripts still could be useful.cal, C#, Visual Basic, C and Java.Adventurous people may want to explore these toWeve had a couple of customers work on syn-chronizing Make and a robot, Thomas said. Ro-bots tend to not use PCs, and getting the two sys-about the authortems to talk is a challenge, but it can be done.Users familiar with basic concepts of program-Joshua Swainston is the contentming, such as loops, variables, conditionals and marketing writer at Omax Corp.,functions, and basics of Omax software should Kent, Washington. For more information, call 800-838-0343be able to dive in. Machine shops can load sam-or visit www.omax.com. ple scripts provided by Omax, study the code, run Social CallTh\x1d \x1d aGet out your smartphone, get on the shop floor, and share with us!Cutting Tool Engineering is seeking photos and videos of your shop in action. Send to Gina Stehl at [email protected], and we\'ll share your news with our social media following.22JUNE 2020AbrasvieWaterjets.indd 22 5/14/20 12:36 PM'