Hi, This is EXACTLY what I need, to automate my process ! I understand how to create operations and store them to operations library. I understand how to import / merge geometry. But HOW can I (using .NET-C# Hooks) import an operation, an "link it´s machining surface" , for example, to Geometry from Level 5, and link machining boundary to chain geometry in Level 6 ? I´m talking about MC_X9 and 5 axis operations like Surface High Speed, Multiaxis Mash (Geodesic and others ....) ..... Thanks, Edi.

Hi, "How can I" (the famous starting line ...) "create a silhouete boundary with .NET-Hook, or C-Hook .... in MC_X9 ? Would it be possible to use "FT Functions" ? For example, in other topic about "Rolling" geometry I´ve read your advice to use code in C-Hook : post_FT_command ("Mastercam", "do_xform_roll"); So, can something like that be used from .NET Hook to generate "Silhouete" ? In Mastercam.ft I´ve found FT function "create_SilhouetteBoundary", so in C-Hook I could do it like : post_FT_command ("Mastercam","create_SilhouetteBoundary"); ? That would do it ? OK, if that works, the questions that raise are : - first I have to select geometry that would be used for Silhouete ... how can I do that ? - first I must choose Level, View, etc. (that would be destination for Silhouete boundary) .... how can I do that ? Can we call FT functions also from .NET-C# hooks ? How would this same code look like (select view, level, geometry and then call FT "create_SilhouetteBoundary" ... ) in .NET-C# ? thanks a lot. ! Edi.

Hello Gorazd, Nice to see you here, last time we met was about 15 years ago in Ljubljana So, is this idea you´re talking about the way to make 6 axis post ? All this I´m thinking about is just for that reason - how to solve post for 6 axis machine, for one project I´m working on. regards, Edi

Thanks Colin. Well, my task now is to write a post for 6 axis mill, and I´we never done that before. I´m just looking the way to do it. Of course, so far I´we done 5 axis posts, and that is standard in MC with good resources to start from (generic 5x posts). At the moment I have zero resources (like some generic post as an idea how to start) or anything. Luckily I have some time to do it, right now it´s more like "can you do it" than "when will you finish it". I´d be gratefull for some guidance. Edi

Hm, so that would be the way to write 6 axis post ? Is there some resurce that would give me more info about how to write 6 axis post ? If there would be something like generic 6 axis post, I´d be the luckiest guy at the moment I haven´t found anything, anything so far ! Thanks, Edi

Hi, I´m the one writting custom posts But this should be my first post for 6-axis machine. I´we done 5-axis posts so far, that´s not a problem.

Hi, Thanks for a start. How can I process external file ... I´we searched and can´t find proper way to do it ? I´d like to test it, to see if it takes me anywhere. I was thinking how to make one 6-ax post, but I allways get stuck with issue that the whole post is set up for one specific kinematic, and that kinematic uses 5 axes. Edi

Hi, Can please someone give me a Little help about way to solve 6 axes posting. I´we concluded that I should build a postprocessor that will run 3 subpostprocessors. Why do I want that ? Maybe I´m wrong and someone has other idea ? So, first I would build 3 posts that would process different kinematics : 1) X,Y,Z,A,B 2) X,Y,Z,A,C 3) X,Y,Z,B,C Then, the "main postprocesor" would have logic to detect which post would be used for particular operation and call particular "subpost". And then, while posting, we would have something like this : OP1 -> post 2) OP2 -> post 3) OP3 -> post 2) OP4 -> post 1) .... etc. .... all together would go to one joint .NC file So, can I do something like that ? Is there a function that can call another post from post ? Thanks all, Edi.

Hi, Can please someone give me a Little help, something similar to this topic. So, I Need to build a postprocessor that will run 3 subpostprocessors. Why do I want that ? I´m working on post for 6 axes machine, and I´we concluded (maybe I´m wrong and someone has other idea ?) that first I would build 3 Posts that would process different kinematics : 1) X,Y,Z,A,B 2) X,Y,Z,A,C 3) X,Y,Z,B,C Then, the "main postprocesor" would have logic to detect which post would be used for particular operation. And then, while posting, we would, for example, have something like this : OP1 -> post 2) OP2 -> post 3) OP3 -> post 2) OP4 -> post 1) .... etc. .... all together go to one .NC file So, can I do something like that ? Is there a function that can call another post from post ? Thanks all, Edi.