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« on: February 03, 2014, 02:08:21 PM »
The code starts it.
A video by Donek, the company I bought the knife from, says to edit the code below then select the edited file as my post processor.
The example they used was a shopbot file where it read in the code "turning router on" then code following it.
Not knowing anything about g-code yet, without that "turn on / off...." text I'm clueless.
THANKS!
+================================================
+
+ Mach2/3 - Vectric machine output configuration file
+
+================================================
+
+ History
+
+ Who When What
+ ======== ========== ===========================
+ Tony 15/11/2005 Written
+ Tony 06/01/2006 Added ATC option
+ Tony 14/05/2006 Fixed G20 inch in header
+ Tony 24/07/2006 Added G2 & G3 Arc support + removed (( ))
+ Tony 18/06/2007 Replaced the Tool comment
+ Mark 14/08/2008 Added G1 to Feed moves,
+ Removed 2nd G20 in header.
+ Mark 28/08/2009 Added G91.1 to force use of incremental arcs
+ Added Substitution, File & Toolpath Notes.
+ Mark 30/11/2009 Added TOOLPATHS_OUTPUT.
+ Brian 15/12/2009 Remove M05 from NEW_SEGMENT
+================================================
POST_NAME = "Mach2/3 Arcs (inch) (*.txt)"
FILE_EXTENSION = "txt"
UNITS = "inches"
DIRECT_OUTPUT = "Mach|Mach4.Document"
SUBSTITUTE = "({)}"
+------------------------------------------------
+ Line terminating characters
+------------------------------------------------
LINE_ENDING = "[13][10]"
+------------------------------------------------
+ Block numbering
+------------------------------------------------
LINE_NUMBER_START = 0
LINE_NUMBER_INCREMENT = 10
LINE_NUMBER_MAXIMUM = 999999
+================================================
+
+ Formating for variables
+
+================================================
VAR LINE_NUMBER = [N|A|N|1.0]
VAR SPINDLE_SPEED = [S|A|S|1.0]
VAR FEED_RATE = [F|C|F|1.1]
VAR X_POSITION = [X|C|X|1.4]
VAR Y_POSITION = [Y|C|Y|1.4]
VAR Z_POSITION = [Z|C|Z|1.4]
VAR ARC_CENTRE_I_INC_POSITION = [I|A|I|1.4]
VAR ARC_CENTRE_J_INC_POSITION = [J|A|J|1.4]
VAR X_HOME_POSITION = [XH|A|X|1.4]
VAR Y_HOME_POSITION = [YH|A|Y|1.4]
VAR Z_HOME_POSITION = [ZH|A|Z|1.4]
VAR SAFE_Z_HEIGHT = [SAFEZ|A|Z|1.4]
+================================================
+
+ Block definitions for toolpath output
+
+================================================
+---------------------------------------------------
+ Commands output at the start of the file
+---------------------------------------------------
begin HEADER
"( [TP_FILENAME] )"
"( File created: [DATE] - [TIME])"
"( for Mach2/3 from Vectric )"
"( Material Size)"
"( X= [XLENGTH], Y= [YLENGTH], Z= [ZLENGTH])"
"([FILE_NOTES])"
"(Toolpaths used in this file:)"
"([TOOLPATHS_OUTPUT])"
"(Tools used in this file: )"
"([TOOLS_USED])"
"[N]G00G20G17G90G40G49G80"
"[N]G70G91.1"
"[N]T[T]M06"
"[N] ([TOOLNAME])"
"[N]G00G43[ZH]H[T]"
"[N]M03"
"[N](Toolpath:- [TOOLPATH_NAME])"
"[N]([TOOLPATH_NOTES])"
"[N]G94"
"[N][XH][YH][F]"
+---------------------------------------------------
+ Commands output for rapid moves
+---------------------------------------------------
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