I need help editiding my post processor.

[knight_toolworks]

in aspire I want to edit the post processor so it does not job back home when cutting multiple toolpaths. Does anyone know what to change?

[Brady Watson]

Search for these 2 lines in the middle and end of the PostP you are using: "J2,[XH],[YH]"

Then modify them thusly, to comment them out:

+"J2,[XH],[YH]"

Save the post and close the file. You can open it with notepad or wordpad.

You MUST close and reopen the software in order to generate an SBP that contains the changes you made in the post, since post processors are only loaded on startup.

Be SURE to comment properly at the top when & what you changed - and verify the code is correct (the SBP code) by using FE before you do any cutting.

-B

[Brian Moran]

Hi Steve,

Brady's edits look correct, but you don't need to exit the program on all recent versions of Aspire / VCP / PartWorks to see the result of simple edits to the post.

If you change the name or filename of a post, you must exit and restart the program as Brady states.

If you are just editing an existing post, we reload and parse it every time it is used, so you can keep PartWorks/Aspire/VCP open, edit the post in say notepad, save the changes from notepad and just re-save toolpaths until you get the output you want - this can save a lot of time if making many changes.

Brian

[Brady Watson]

...you don't need to exit the program on all recent versions of Aspire / VCP / PartWorks to see the result of simple edits to the post.

If you change the name or filename of a post, you must exit and restart the program as Brady states.

Thanks Brian!

-B

[knight_toolworks]

right after I posted it I found that line. Also moved the spindle stop line to before the jog home. That way I don't have to wait for it to stop after jogging home to change a bit.