+================================================ + + USBCNC - Vectric machine output configuration file + +================================================ + + History + + Who When What + ======== ========== =========================== + Tony 15/11/2005 Written for metric + Tony 06/01/2006 Added ATC option + Tony 14/05/2006 Fixed G21 mm in header + Tony 24/07/2006 Added G2 & G3 Arc support + removed (( )) + Tony 18/06/2007 Replaced the Tool comment + Mark 14/08/2008 Added G1 to Feed moves, + Mark 28/08/2009 Added G91.1 to force use of incremental arcs + Mark 30/11/2009 Added TOOLPATHS_OUTPUT. + Brian 15/12/2009 Remove M05 from NEW_SEGMENT + Masanori 17/05/2011 Modified to read in USBCNC + Jay 2016-05-30 Laser support and remove Z +================================================ POST_NAME = "USBCNC Laser NoZ (inch) (*.nc)" FILE_EXTENSION = "nc" UNITS = "INCHES" SUBSTITUTE = "({)}" +------------------------------------------------ + Line terminating characters +------------------------------------------------ LINE_ENDING = "[13][10]" +------------------------------------------------ + Block numbering +------------------------------------------------ LINE_NUMBER_START = 0 LINE_NUMBER_INCREMENT = 10 LINE_NUMBER_MAXIMUM = 999999 +================================================ + + Formating for variables + +================================================ VAR LINE_NUMBER = [N|A|N|1.0] VAR SPINDLE_SPEED = [S|A|S|1.0] VAR FEED_RATE = [F|C|F|1.1] VAR X_POSITION = [X|C|X|1.3] VAR Y_POSITION = [Y|C|Y|1.3] VAR Z_POSITION = [Z|C|Z|1.3] VAR ARC_CENTRE_I_INC_POSITION = [I|A|I|1.3] VAR ARC_CENTRE_J_INC_POSITION = [J|A|J|1.3] 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] +VAR SAFE_Z_HEIGHT = [SAFEZ|A|Z|1.3] +================================================ + + Block definitions for toolpath output + +================================================ +--------------------------------------------------- + Commands output at the start of the file +--------------------------------------------------- begin HEADER "( [TP_FILENAME] )" "( File created: [DATE] - [TIME])" "( USBCNC Postprocessor )" "( Material Size)" "( X= [XLENGTH], Y= [YLENGTH], Z= [ZLENGTH])" "([FILE_NOTES])" "(Toolpaths used in this file:)" "([TOOLPATHS_OUTPUT])" "(Tools used in this file: )" "([TOOLS_USED])" "[N]G00G20G17G90" "[N]G80" "[N] ([TOOLNAME])" +"[N]G00G43[ZH]H[T]" +"[N][S]M03" "[N](Toolpath:- [TOOLPATH_NAME])" "[N]([TOOLPATH_NOTES])" "[N]G94" "[N][XH][YH][F]" +--------------------------------------------------- + Commands output for rapid moves +--------------------------------------------------- begin RAPID_MOVE "[N]G00[X][Y]" +--------------------------------------------------- + Commands output for the first feed rate move +--------------------------------------------------- begin FIRST_FEED_MOVE "[N]G1[X][Y][F]M3 [S]" +--------------------------------------------------- + Commands output for feed rate moves +--------------------------------------------------- begin FEED_MOVE "[N]G1[X][Y]" +--------------------------------------------------- + Commands output for the first clockwise arc move +--------------------------------------------------- begin FIRST_CW_ARC_MOVE "[N]G2[X][Y][I][J][F]M3 [S]" +--------------------------------------------------- + Commands output for clockwise arc move +--------------------------------------------------- begin CW_ARC_MOVE "[N]G2[X][Y][I][J]" +--------------------------------------------------- + Commands output for the first counterclockwise arc move +--------------------------------------------------- begin FIRST_CCW_ARC_MOVE "[N]G3[X][Y][I][J][F]M3[S]" +--------------------------------------------------- + Commands output for counterclockwise arc move +--------------------------------------------------- begin CCW_ARC_MOVE "[N]G3[X][Y][I][J]" + --------------------------------------------------- + Commands output for Retract Moves + --------------------------------------------------- begin RETRACT_MOVE "M05" +--------------------------------------------------- + Commands output for a new segment - toolpath + with same toolnumber but maybe different feedrates +--------------------------------------------------- begin NEW_SEGMENT "[N][S]M03" "([TOOLPATH_NAME])" "([TOOLPATH_NOTES])" +--------------------------------------------------- + Commands output at the end of the file +--------------------------------------------------- begin FOOTER +"[N]G00[ZH]" "[N]M05" "[N]G00[XH][YH]" "[N]M09" "[N]M30" %