+================================================
+                                                
+ ShopSabre Post Processor for WinCNC Control using Vectric Software
+                                                
+================================================
+                                                
+ History                                        
+                                                
+ Who      		When       		What                         
+ =========== ========== ===========================
+ Tony     		 05/08/2006 	Written         
+ Mike Queen	 07/15/2011 	Edited to work correctly with WinCNC   
+================================================

POST_NAME = "Shopsabre Laser INCH  (*.tap)"

FILE_EXTENSION = "tap"

UNITS = "INCHES"




+------------------------------------------------
+    Line terminating characters                 
+------------------------------------------------

LINE_ENDING = "[13][10]"


+------------------------------------------------
+    Block numbering                             
+------------------------------------------------

LINE_NUMBER_START     = 1
LINE_NUMBER_INCREMENT = 1
LINE_NUMBER_MAXIMUM = 9999999


+================================================
+                                                
+    Formating for variables                     
+                                                
+================================================

VAR LINE_NUMBER = [N|A|N|1.0]
VAR SPINDLE_SPEED = [S|A|P|1.0]
VAR FEED_RATE = [F|A|F|1.1]
VAR X_POSITION = [X|A|X|1.6]
VAR Y_POSITION = [Y|A|Y|1.6]
VAR Z_POSITION = [Z|A|Z|1.6]
VAR ARC_CENTRE_I_INC_POSITION = [I|A|I|1.6]
VAR ARC_CENTRE_J_INC_POSITION = [J|A|J|1.6]
VAR X_HOME_POSITION = [XH|A|X|1.3]
VAR Y_HOME_POSITION = [YH|A|Y|1.3]
VAR Z_HOME_POSITION = [ZH|A|Z|1.3]


+================================================
+                                                
+    Block definitions for toolpath output       
+                                                
+================================================

+---------------------------------------------------
+  Commands output at the start of the file
+---------------------------------------------------

begin HEADER

" [91]VECTRIC CNC OUTPUT FOR SHOPSABRE SINGLE TOOL [93]"
" [91]MACHINES WITH WINCNC CONTROL ONLY[93]"
" "
" [91]FILENAME: [TP_FILENAME][93]"
" [91][TIME], [DATE][93]"
" "
" [91]MATERIAL size: [XLENGTH][34] x [YLENGTH][34] x [ZLENGTH][34][93]"
" [91]Z Zero Position: [Z_ORIGIN][93]"
" "
" G90 [91]ABSOLUTE MODE[93]"
" "
" M5 [91]SPINDLE OFF[93]"
" G53 Z0 [91]LIFT Z TO TOP[93]"
" "
" [91][TOOLNAME][93]"
" "
" L251"
" G53 Z0 [91]LIFT Z TO TOP[93]"
" "
" L249[S]"
" "
" [91]TOOLPATH NAME: [TOOLPATH_NAME][93]"
" F[FC] XY [91]SET FEEDRATE FOR X AND Y[93]"
" F[FP] Z [91]SET FEEDRATE FOR Z[93]"

+---------------------------------------------------
+  Commands output for rapid moves 
+---------------------------------------------------

begin INITIAL_RAPID_MOVE

" G0 [X] [Y]"
" G0 [ZH]"

begin RAPID_MOVE

" G0 [X] [Y] [Z]"


+---------------------------------------------------
+  Commands output for the first feed rate move
+---------------------------------------------------

begin FIRST_FEED_MOVE

" G1 [X] [Y] [Z]"


+---------------------------------------------------
+  Commands output for feed rate moves
+---------------------------------------------------

begin FEED_MOVE

" G1 [X] [Y] [Z]"


+---------------------------------------------------
+  Commands output for clockwise arc  move
+---------------------------------------------------

begin CW_ARC_MOVE

" G2 [X] [Y] [I] [J]"

+---------------------------------------------------
+  Commands output for counterclockwise arc  move
+---------------------------------------------------

begin CCW_ARC_MOVE

" G3 [X] [Y] [I] [J]"


+---------------------------------------------------
+  Commands output for a new segment - toolpath
+  with same toolnumber but maybe different feedrates
+---------------------------------------------------

begin NEW_SEGMENT

" "
" "
" [91]TOOLPATH NAME: [TOOLPATH_NAME][93]"
" F[FC] XY [91]SET FEEDRATE FOR X AND Y[93]"
" F[FP] Z [91]SET FEEDRATE FOR Z[93]"
" "

+---------------------------------------------------
+  Commands output at the end of the file
+---------------------------------------------------

begin FOOTER

" G0 "
" L250"
" G53 Z0"