PVA PVA2000 - Pathmaster 1.5 & Pre 1.5 Projects; Text File; DMC File; Subroutine

PathMaster® Manual Rev. H 6/03
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PathMaster® 1.5 & Pre 1.5 Projects
To import a PathMaster® 1.5 or pre 1.5 project, select the File -> Import -> Project -> PathMaster 1.5 or
Pre PathMaster 1.5 option from the main menu. When the file dialog box opens, select the location and the
file name of the project to import. Click Open.
NOTE: You may need to change the file filter (type) to *.txt, or *.dmc to see the project file in the dialog
box.
Text File
A properly format tab delimited text file can be imported into PathMaster® as a path program. Select the
File -> Import -> Program -> Text File option from the main menu. When the file dialog box opens, select
the location and the file name of the project to import. Click 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 fitler (type) to *.txt to see the project file in the dialog box.
DMC File
A properly format DMC file can be imported into PathMaster® as a path program. Select the File ->
Import -> Program -> DMC File option from the main menu. When the file dialog box opens, select the
location and the file name of the project to import. Click Open.
NOTE: You may need to change the file filter (type) to *.dmc to see the project file in the dialog box.
Subroutine
A properly formated subroutine can be imported into PathMaster® using the import subroutine option.
Select the File -> Import -> Subrotuine -> Text File option from the main PathMaster® menu or the File ->
Import subroutine option from the subroutine edit window menu. Select the location and name of the
subroutine and click the Open button.
NOTE: You may need to change the file filter (type) to *.txt to see the project file in the dialog box.
Once the import is complete, the subroutine edit window will be open.
Exporting Files
The PathMaster® export function can export programs, projects and subroutines.
Text File
To export a program to a tab delimited text file, select the File -> Export -> Program -> Text File option
from the main menu. When the dialog box appears, select a location and file name for the program, and
click Save.
DMC File
To export a project to a DMC or DMC compressed file, select the File -> Export -> Project - > DMC File
or Compressed DMC File from the main menu. When the dialog box appears, select a location and file
name for the program, and click Save.