MacOS KukaPRC Alternate Code Generation

[louislamont1]

Good Morning all,

Just seeing if there's any plans to integrate the other types of code generation (kukaCNC, kukaSUNRISE) in the MacOS version of PRC?

Also, when we generate KukaCNC code with our PC workstation - we get an SRC file that looks similar to an NC file (screenshot + file attached).

We changed the file extension to NC / would this work or do we need a natively exported NC file?

Any guidance is massively appreciated!
Cheers.

[Johannes @ Robots in Architecture]

Hello,

The "problem" with the macOS version is only the UI, the overall KUKA|prc functions are all integrated (though not 100% tested).

If you want to generate KUKA.CNC code on macOS, you can try to use the "headless" (= UI-less) version of KUKA|prc, which is included in the member version.

Get the blue HL Settings component, retrieve the standard values (see screenshot below) and then change the settings manually. If the clipboard causes problems on macOS, I have also included the default settings here as a TXT file. The setting you are looking for is cncon.
Of course this is mostly a developer functionality, so not super user friendly.

And thank you for pointing out the extensions problem, that must have been some automated search/replace which caused that to switch to SRC. This will be fixed in the next version, if it's annoying in your workflow I can also provide you with a early build.

A general note regarding KUKA.CNC: It leaves quite a bit of room for customization, our implementation was built with/for one or two partners. So some settings may not be ideal for you.

Best,
Johannes

[artem]

Hello everyone,

I would like to know if there is a KUKA for Mac, in particular M1 Mac. I didn't find it on the website. If there is a version for MacOS, can I get the download files?

Thanks in advance!
Best,
Newcomer:)

[Johannes @ Robots in Architecture]

Hello,

The Mac version is limited regarding its user interface, but the basic functionality work well.
We currently only provide the Mac version as a beta to our members, it is currently not publicly available.

Best,
Johannes

[louislamont1]

Hi Johannes,

Thanks for your detailed response - I've successfully got the HL core and settings working with the txt file, but when I flip the bool values for 'cncon' or 'sunriseon' I don't get any outputs / files. When it's just 'krlon' I get my generated src file in the chosen directory but nothing for the others. Has this been demonstrated on Mac before or am I sailing into uncharted waters?

Cheers,
Louis

[Johannes @ Robots in Architecture]

Hello Louis,

You are definitely in uncharted territory here, but technically I don't see anything that should go wrong here. But Macs can be weird sometimes, like with file paths and how strings are formatted.
In this case, make sure to disable krlon. It's an If-Else if... structure that is dates back a long time.

Best,
Johannes

[jason_r_Crow]

Hi Johannes, Can you clarify where to find the Blue HL Settings component? - Jason

[Johannes @ Robots in Architecture]

Hello Jason,

As you wrote in the email, the HL component only shows up with your license installed. I'm pasting that here as well, in case it helps anyone!

"In GH, go into File/Special Folders/Component folder which should open a Finder window, go into KUKAprcGH and place the license file there as KUKAprcLicense.json (without the university name). Then restart Rhino and it should work!"

Best,
Johannes