Batch mode

SPP can post-process a file with no user interaction at all, so it can be called directly from a CAM system's post button, a script, or from another application — such as SPC, which uses this mode to generate the G-code it then simulates.

• ConfigFileName
  The configuration file name only (not a full path) — SPP looks for it in its own configuration folder under the current user's application data.
• InputCLFile
  Full path to the APT/CL file to post-process. It must exist.
• OutputFile
  Full path where the generated G-code is written. Next to it SPP also writes <OutputFile name>.tools.xml (e.g. Part01.tools.xml for Part01.nc), the list of the tools of the CL file — number, name from PPRINT/'Tool n is <name>.', type and CUTTER geometry — used by SPC for the simulation.
• Options (optional)
  A string that can contain:
  • W (uppercase) — run with the window maximized
  • w (lowercase) — run with the window minimized
  • a number from 0 to 19 — forces the machine kinematic type for this run, overriding what the configuration specifies

In batch mode SPP hides its menu, side panel, status bar and toolbar, showing only a small output window while it compiles and runs the script, then closes automatically once the file has been written.

Note: batch mode still requires a valid network license at startup, exactly like the interactive application: if none is granted, the License window opens before the run — see License. There is no trial mode for SPP: if the window is closed, the file is post-processed in demo mode and no output file is written.