Newbie- Link between Post and License key

[Klaas1985]

Hello,

When your creating a new post in the Code Wizzard, excactly where can you lock the post to only work with a certain License key?

Kind regards
Klaas

[jstikeleather]

Hello Klaas,
That functionality does not exist.

If you would like that to exist then contact your local Edgecam reseller and ask that they create an enhancement request describing exactly what you just did.

Regards,
Jeremiah Stikeleather

[Klaas1985]

Hello,

I think it does exist. We have bought 3 Posts for our machines, from the Dutch Edgecam reseller. We tried to use these at another company (with a different license) and it doesnt work. It says that the we are not licensed in the code it generates, and is incomplete.

So this is why i think that theres some kind of link in the post.

Am I right?

Regards
Klaas

[jstikeleather]

They probably do not have the same licensing as you.

Look at your licenses and then compare it to theirs.

Please post your results.

Regards,
Jeremiah Stikeleather

[sea-n-see]

this may be what you've got, but I'm not sure if it can be user removed. I found the following in a post supplied by an EdgeCAM reseller, supplied to "help" with a machine issue. ( the xxxx's replace customer & vendor names for privacy )
In code wizard : Code Constructor_NC Program General_Program Start
This must look at the key for a user name and match it against that listed in the code.

;CODE:#USER20=0
;CODE:%IF CUSTOMERNAME="xxx xxxxxx Ltd" %THEN #USER20=1
;CODE:%IF CUSTOMERNAME="xxxxx xxx xxxxx." %THEN #USER20=1
;CODE:%IF #USER20=1 %THEN %GOTO @GENERATENC
You are not authorized to generate NC Code with this Post Processor
NC Code generation aborted

Please Contact:

xxx xxxxx Ltd
123 Your Street
Mytown,
Zip
Country
Email : support@xxx xxxxx.com
Tel : 1-555-123-4567
Website: www.xxx xxxxx.com
;CODE:%GOTO @ENDPROG
;**************************************************************************************
;CODE:@GENERATENC
;***************************************************************************************
%
[PROGID]([PROGDESCR])
(************************************)
(* Machine Tool : [MACHINENAME])
(* Part Name : [PARTNAME])
(* Sequence : [SEQUENCENAME])
(* Programmed By : [PROGRAMMER])
(* Date : [DATE])
(* Time : [TIME])
(* Total Machining Time : [CYCLETIME] Minutes)
(*************************************)
[DELETE][BLKNUM] G0[<C>PLANEGCODE][<C>UNITSGCODE][<C>COMP OFF] G80[<C>ABS-INC]
;CODE: @ENDPROG

[tonny]

Hallo Klaas gewoon het stuk er uit gooien uit de post ,dan gaat het werken op elke licentie Gr en helper

[jsanders]

It is possible to encrypt files to a license during the compile process.

Working posts have value to you - the end user. Think about this:

In order to run a machine successfully, someone has put in the work to understand the CAM software, write a post that works, and test it to make sure the required functions work. The more complex the machine, the more work required in the post. Let's say that you did that work - is it worth anything?

If I were looking for a post, I would contact my reseller and find out about purchasing the post. If I feel that the value of the post is not worth what the post developer wants for compensation (over-priced), I don't have to purchase it! Edgecam's Code Wizard is a great post development tool that a knowledgeable end user can write good posts with, and it's a standard part of every Edgecam license!

[Mike Mattera]

I was in a post class a couple of years ago and asked for that exact feature. They (at that time) told me it couldn't be done.

Keying off of the customers name and creating a conditional statement to check for that string, seems like an interesting work around. Until you find someone willing to "dig" into the code, to change the string to a different company.

Mike Mattera