Customizing Posts

[Namliek_J@TheeCircle™]

I want to begin custominzing posts for my machines. Is there any place out there that has a tutorial about this? I have never really got into it before but would like to learn how to do it and to understand more about it. I am looking for something to get me started. Thanks.

[Guest]

Tutorial?

 

Your here

 

You reseller should be able to offer you a post cd with a TON of information on it. I belive it is still V9 but much, not all, of the information is still viable in VX.

[Namliek_J@TheeCircle™]

What program can I use to open and edit my posts? I try to open them and I get a message saying that I dont have the right program to open the post. What does that mean?

[John13]

You can use the mastercam X editor or the cimco editor.

 

Personally, I use the mastercamX editor

 

1 more thing, Back up your post before you modify it

[Namliek_J@TheeCircle™]

cool, thanks very much.

[Nathan G. Baldwin]

J,

You can also use any available text editor, like word or notepad or wordpad. Cimco is really nice because it has the post separated and color coded. it makes it much easier to navigate.

The thing you're looking for as far as learning the MP language is the V9.1 post reference guide, which your reseller should be able to get for you rather easily. This site is also one of the best references I use for postwork.

 

HTH,

[Mike Mattera - TFM]

It's a little outdated, but the basic principles still apply. It's a beginners overvier of the Mastercam post format.

 

Go here and click on "How To Edit A Post"

http://www.mmattera.com/mastercam/index.htm

 

Mike Mattera

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

Something else, I prefer to use PFE32 (mcamxcommoneditorspfe) for editing posts because it will return to where you last left off in editing.

 

This forum is a great resource for post modification, your reseller should be able to hook you up with the Post CD. This is a MUST for anyone seriously considering modifying Post Processors.

[Jimmy Wakeford from Barefoot CNC]

What I tell people that want to come to a post class is that first they have to have a "project" in mind. In other words you need to know how you want the output "nc code" changed.

 

If you already know this then tell us what change you want in the code and we'll point you in the right direction.

 

I use notepad for post editing and have the nc code go to pfe.

[HEAVY METAL]

how much for the post cd

[Rich Taft from CNC Software]

Here's a little tip for editing posts using the Mastercam Editor:

 

If you type the first few letters of a variable name and hit [control] + [space] a handy little list will pop up so you can select the correct name. The same type of functionality exists when editing VBScripts too.

[Don S at Barefoot CNC South]

Also in version X in the folder documentation look for this file: MastercamX_Post_Parameter_Ref.pdf

It may help as well.