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Here you will find information and resources related to editing and creating post processors for the BobCAD-CAM software products.


Revision Notes:

 

  • 09/05/2023
    • Added post questions 58 and 59 to control output of on/off codes based on the next move in LPW jobs.
    • Added post question 560 to allow for output of a helix with multiple revolutions.
      • Added post question 733 and 735 to set the prefix for the total angle, and pitch of the output helix.
    • Added post question 557 to define the r-value in drilling canned cycles. Can now be updated from absolute, to signed and unsigned incremental distance between the rapid plane (initial plane) and the feed plane (reference plane).
    • Added post question 558 to determine whether nested comments are allowed to be output.
      • Added post question 559 to define the replacement string for nested comments.
    • Added new post variable output_note to allow you to include any notes added to the job in the posted output.


  • 09/05/2023
    • Fixed the MDI Post variable name's mistake. The MDI post variable names must begin with the letters "MDI" in capital letters. 
    • The typo for Post Block Number 556 (556. Break Arc segments for Posting Modes) has been corrected.
    • Fixed a spelling error in the API name "MILLTURN_GetCAxisDisable()".
    • The spelling of the three variables "euler_angle_yzy_intrinsic_1",  "euler_angle_yzy_intrinsic_2", and "euler_angle_yzy_intrinsic_3" has been fixed.
    • A typo in the API name "MILLTURN_GetFirstPeckDrillIncrement()" has been fixed.


  • 09/06/2022
    • Included the description of the usage of the new Post question 556 that controls the breakage of arcs for different posting modes.
    • Added the description of charout_xx Post variable.
    • Updated the description of Post question 228  with an example and its connection to the charout_xx variable. 
    • Added the description of Post question 3529 that defines the Polar coordinate mode for the Mill Turn machines.
    • Updated the Post question 3528 description that this Post question is deprecated.
    • Added the description of Post question 3597 that defines the feedrate value for the Polar coordinate mode 2. 


  • 09/02/2022
    • Updated the description of the Post variable thread_g33_feedrate and added a description of new block 1708. 
    • Added the description of the Post Variables thread_chamfer_numofleads and thread_chamfer_distance.
    • Added the descriptions of the Post question 1798 that define the lead value of Thread Chamfer.
    • Added the description of the Post question 1799 that defines the prefix of the Chamfer distance of Lathe thread.
    • Added the description of the Post question 1307, which sets the feedrate mode for the Lathe hole operations(non-tap). 
    • Added the Block 324 that define the maximum DPM feedrate.


  • 08/17/2022 
    • Added notes to the description of Post Block 54 that all the rapid move variables must be in the same line.

  • 06/21/2022
    • Added the description of Post question 239 (Output 0 dwell value?).
    • Added the Post questions and blocks related to Multiple coolant codes.
    • Added the description of Post variables that get the initial positions of X, Y & Z coordinates in the different coordinate modes.