Gerber EIA RS274-D

[pete_hull]

I've reworked a 3axis mill post to output gerber compatible code. It works fine, but I would like to eliminate/ignore all blocks that represent Zaxis moves. I'm getting an unwanted block on all retract moves. Is there an easy fix ? thanks.

highlighted blocks are the unwanted 'retracts'  

[Ben Wood]

Are you trying to eliminate all lines that have a "D2"?  If so I think it should be fairly easy.

[pete_hull]

Thanks for the reply Ben. The D2 moves are rapids. The first one is what would be a rapid retract in the original 3axis post, followed by a rapid XY positioning move. Seeing as this is a 2axis machine, do not need the first of the D2 moves. Basically want the post to ignore anything in what would've been 'Z'.

 

[nickbe10]

15 hours ago, pete_hull said:

Basically want the post to ignore anything in what would've been 'Z'.

This output is generated in one of two places depending on your base post and any mods.

pretract or peof

[crazy^millman]

21 hours ago, pete_hull said:

Thanks for the reply Ben. The D2 moves are rapids. The first one is what would be a rapid retract in the original 3axis post, followed by a rapid XY positioning move. Seeing as this is a 2axis machine, do not need the first of the D2 moves. Basically want the post to ignore anything in what would've been 'Z'.

 

How is the program written? If you have removed all the retracts and made everything in the operation with no Z moves then the post shouldn't output them. If you didn't program it that way then switch all the linking parameters to Absolute and Zero and see if that helps.