Calling all post processors. ( Help me to help you )

[ronin26]

Hello.  I need a post processor for mastercam V9 and through the search feature I found this thread.  Will this post work for V9 as well??  How do I save it in mastercam??  I tried downloading it and saving to my desktop where I copied it and pasted in the posts folder, but when I try to post a file from mastercam I cannot select this post.  In other words it does not show up in the selections in mastercam.  Please help.  All this is new territory, thanks for helping.

Doug

[creep_pea]

Hi

I'm not sure if the post I modified will work or not but there is another post processor for mastercam V9 that I've found from the links section of this webpage, see here http://cnc.novalab.org/mach_files.htm about half way down the page.

Cheers

Chris

[ronin26]

Thank you very much, I'll give that one a try.   

[francopuk]

HI to all, i have installed BOSS_MACH.pst on my Mastercam9, this return on error:

"Combined Mill and Lathe Post Processor Version 9.00r  (c) Copyright 1992-2002  CNC Software, Inc.
Processing file with BOSS MACH3...Illegal character $ on left side of equation.
Post line number  127
Program execution halted due to error(s) in .pst"

and not write file CNC

what is the problem?

thank in advance

Franco

[salty72]

Yer I tried the Boss Mach.Pst file and got the same errors, when you go thru and remove all the $ signes then there are other messages saying things like "errror in line 137 qualifier expected ($) or other such device"

I am currently using the PSt offered by Novalab and have no problems (touch wood...SO FAR!!!) .

[creep_pea]

I'm fairly sure it just because the Boss Mach.pst file is for mastercamX not V9, I don't think you will be able to get it working either, I sugest using the one from Novalab or the standard fanuc post, it's near enough the same anyway.

Chris

[cncdarren]

Does anyone have a post that works with MastercamX? I tried the one in this thread and could not get it to work right. we just upgraded to X at work and i'd like to beable to use the code at home on my router.

Darren

[creep_pea]

Darren

What doesn't work, the Boss_Mach3.txt, if so have you changed the .txt to .pst and if you've done that what's the problem, try and be as specific as you can and I might be able to help.

Chris

[Bodini]

I'm looking for a Featurecam --> Mach 3 post with 4th axis support.

I figured it was worth it to ask before I dive into the unknown (for me)realm of editing a post processor. 

Thanks,

Nick
bodini[at]twmi.rr.com

[beachbum]

ok - who can help a newbie to MC-X -
How do I get Mastercam X to output a g-code file
to cut with Mach3 ?
I downloaded creep_pea's mach3 post processor,
(renamed to .pst), and saved with alll the other pst files.
now what ?