DX32 Post proceccessor problem

[fiatspider]

I am having a problem with my post processor, whenever it moves from one operation to the next, instead of moving in the xy plane and then down it moves all three axis at once. In the verify in Mastercam everything is correct, but when I post and run on the machine it is not. All of the feed planes and retract planes have been set well above where there can be a problem.

The post puts out a line such as:

G1 X4.0 Y5.0 Z1.2

 

Where it should be:

G1 X4.0 Y5.0

G1 Z1.2

 

Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks

[gravydog]

From the Main Menu, select "File", "Edit", "Pst",

then select your post for DX32 and click on "open". Search for "nobrk" (without the quote marks). You should see something like this:

 

nobrk : 1

 

If you change this line to:

 

nobrk : 0

 

then your post should break rapid moves into two lines of code.

 

To break all moves (feed and rapid)

 

nobrk : 2

 

Hope this helps.

 

[ 04-04-2002, 11:00 AM: Message edited by: gravydog ]

[rsbeadle]

Sounds like you might be missing an M code at your tool change. I think it is M26 for Bridgeport mills. Try this if the above suggestion doesn't work.

[perfecseal mankato]

If this is version 9 you may want to

look at the way the post outputs the rapid moves

in the fadal post for example, the break rapid moves did not take care of this problem.( I had the same problem)

if the post outputs somewhat like this after a tool change or beginnning of program

 

*tlngno, pfxout, pfyout, pfzout

 

try moving the pfzout to the line after

to look like this

 

*tlngno, pfxout, pfyout, e

pfzout, e

 

this will resolve the problem

 

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