Post altering...

[Guest]

In my X post for my machine, how do I change the post to get rid of all the senseless crap, like tool lengths in the comment lines, and the A axis return at the end of each tool. Both very annoying...

[Chris Parish]

Millingman:

 

File edit external...open the post.

 

check post block "ptoolcomment"

 

as well search for "rot_on_x" make sure it is set to "0". If it is look for "pretract" post block.

[Guest]

WOW, senseless???

 

The more information my guys at the machine get the better they and I feel.

 

To each his own I guess.

[Rekd™]

I'm with john. Unless you've got a 2kb memory card in your machine, more info is better.

[jeff]

more info is better for me,that way IF they actually take the time to read,there will be less questions they will have to ask me.

[Hardmill]

Millingman if you have never done any post altering

be sure to make a copy of your post.

Or get some help.

 

 

PEACE

[Guest]

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Millingman if you have never done any post altering be sure to make a copy of your post.

Or get some help.

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Heck, even if you get some help, be sure to make a copy of your post.

 

It's a good move

[Storkman]

Na, start butcherin, have some guts.

[Jimmy Wakeford from Barefoot CNC]

Milling man

There is a v9 post mp_strpst on the ftp under posts. It has only a minimum of postblocks and min of output. I use it for writing custom posts, but could be used for what you want.

 

Sometimes less is more. On my big CNC router, since it is more of a hobby machine, I right very basic gcode progs and move the machine out to were I want to be part zero and hit the start button.

For the smaller machine more is better. Everything needed is in the post to allow for post n run with no manual input or movements on the machine.

 

It boils down to:

put the work into the post one time OR...

put the work into setup everytime.

jm2c