Applies to: DentalCNC 8.09
Where can I see machined jobs? Can I restore machined jobs?
The job archive lists all jobs that have been machined with the CAM computer
The computer that is connected to your machine and which runs DentalCAM and DentalCNC. since DentalCAM was installed. The job archive is useful for the following tasks:
- Viewing details about previously machined jobs
- Viewing error codes when machining failed
- Restoring jobs to machine them again
- Open the Job archive with the following icon in the main icon bar:
The sections of the machining view
- Job details
- Machining parameters
- Error codes and machining times
- Icons to restore the job
The data in the job archive
The job archive shows the following data:
- Job details
Basic job details including the job ID.
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Machining parameters
The machining parameters used to process the job.
- Error code
If the job was not machined correctly, the error code displays here. If the job was machined without any recognizable error, OK displays.
- Machining time
Machining duration in the format <hours:minutes>
Error codes
The following error codes may occur in the Error code column:
| Error code | Description |
|---|---|
| Canceled by user | The user canceled machining via DentalCNC |
| Disconnection | The connection to the machine was interrupted during machining |
| Error while reading NC data | DentalCNC could not read the files with the calculated job data |
| No tool available | At least 1 required tool was not in the tool magazine |
| Tool breakage | A tool broke during machining |
Restoring jobs
Jobs are removed from the Job list after they have been machined, but their data is not immediately removed from the CAM computer The computer that is connected to your machine and which runs DentalCAM and DentalCNC.. This enables you to restore machined jobs via the job archive so that they display in the job list again.
As job data take up a significant amount of disc space, DentalCNC automatically removes the data after a specific time period. You can specify this time period in the general application settings of DentalCNC.
Restoring jobs is useful in the following situations:
- You want to machine a successfully machined job again
- You want to move a failed job back onto the job list to machine it again
You restore jobs in the job archive as follows:
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Select the following icon:
The icon for restoring jobs in the Job archive.
If the icon doesn’t display, the data has already been deleted and the job cannot be restored.
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A dialog window opens. DentalCNC prompts you to confirm the action.
- Confirm the current message.
- The following happens:
- The current dialog window closes.
- The job is re-added to the Job list.
- The job is opened in the Machining view.
- DentalCNC removes the job from the job archive.
