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      <p class="para_topic">This dialog allows you to define the output characteristics of each of the words that your postprocessor outputs. Note that this dialog modifies groups of words that use the same format.&nbsp;&nbsp; This dialog allows you to modify the format.&nbsp;If you want to specify a different format for one of the words, you must go to the word address section of N/C Data Definitions.&nbsp;The following fields are available:</p>
      <p class="para_topic">Address This field contains the system's name of the word.&nbsp;This name is the same name that you find in the word address section of the N/C Data Definitions section.</p>
      <p class="para_topic">Leader/Code This field allows you to modify the leader for any word.&nbsp;The leader is the character than precedes the numeric information.&nbsp;For instance, if the word is X12.345, then the leader is X.&nbsp;You can either type in a new leader or right click on the existing leader and choose from the list.</p>
      <p align="center"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/pb_image7nh.gif"></p><a name="prog_toolpth_prog_word_summary_data_type"></a><p class="para_topic">Data Type The data type can be either numeric or text.&nbsp;Usually all N/C code is numeric.&nbsp;You need to specify text when the code you need cannot be formatted from a number directly into a word address and a value like most N/C code.&nbsp;One example of this is if you need a G84.1 for tapping and G81 (without a decimal) for drilling.&nbsp;In this case you have to make the G_motion word a text and change all the G codes to G81 instead of 81 and a leader of G.&nbsp;You can also go to the format dialog in N/C Data Definitions to change only the G_motion word to text.</p><a name="prog_toolpth_prog_word_summary_plus"></a><p class="para_topic">Plus (+) This option allows you to get a plus sign for all positive numbers.&nbsp;If you set this option to No you get an X1.0.&nbsp;If you set this to yes, you get an X+1.0.&nbsp;You always get a minus sign for all numeric data if the specified number is negative.</p><a name="prog_toolpth_prog_word_summary_lead_zero"></a><p class="para_topic">Lead Zero The option allows you to define whether or not you output leading zeroes with your N/C Code.</p><a name="prog_toolpth_prog_word_summary_integer"></a><p class="para_topic">Integer This option controls how many digits are output to the left of the decimal point.&nbsp;You get an error if your numeric data exceeds the format you have specified.</p><a name="prog_toolpth_prog_word_summary_decimal"></a><p class="para_topic">Decimal (.) This option controls whether or not the numeric data has a decimal point.&nbsp;You get an error if you suppress the decimal point and do not output at least leading or trailing zeroes.</p><a name="prog_toolpth_prog_word_summary_fraction"></a><p class="para_topic">Fraction This option determines how many digits the system outputs to the right of the decimal point.</p><a name="prog_toolpth_prog_word_summary_trail_zero"></a><p class="para_topic">Trail Zero The option allows you to define whether or not you output trailing zeroes with your N/C Code.&nbsp;</p>
      <p class="para_topic">Post Builder automatically outputs a zero format that is compatible with the options you have chosen.&nbsp;If you suppressed the decimal point, your format for outputting zero is M0.&nbsp;If you are outputting the decimal point, your zero format is X0.0.&nbsp; If you want to change how your postprocessor outputs a value of zero for your coordinate data, see the  <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('postbuilder/ncdata_format.html');return(false);">zero option</a> for formats in the N/C Data Definitions section. 
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