{"id":3851,"date":"2016-01-25T18:03:38","date_gmt":"2016-01-25T23:03:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jtechphotonics.com\/?p=3851"},"modified":"2026-05-06T09:31:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T15:31:18","slug":"vectric-v-carve-pro-laser-post-processor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jtechphotonics.com\/?p=3851","title":{"rendered":"Vectric Laser Post Processor"},"content":{"rendered":"

Information on our Vectric Laser Post Processor&lt;\/h2><\/h2>\n

We have been asked by a lot of people to make a laser post processor to the Vectric Software<\/a> so it can be used with the laser. \u00a0You ask and you shall receive! \u00a0We started one\u00a0for the X Carve, but it should not really have anything that specific in it to make it unusable for other machines as well. \u00a0If you would like to modify it the source file can be edited with a standard text editor pretty easily. \u00a0We have made now specific versions for different machine controllers. \u00a0If you have a new post processor for another controller that you would like to share, just let us know!<\/p>\n

This post processor will work with all of the Vectric Products including Cut2D, V Carve, and Aspire.\u00a0 It works with the desktop and the Pro versions.<\/p>\n

The basic concept is that you set up a tool in V Carve Pro (or other Vectric Software) that has the laser parameters to it (the spot size is the drill bit width). \u00a0Then, you draw in V Carve Pro (or other Vectric Software) to get the file that you want. \u00a0When you make your G Code, the laser post processor will change all of the “retract” portions in the file where the spindle moves up to a laser OFF command. \u00a0 Viola!<\/p>\n

We have a couple of versions depending on the controller you use. \u00a0Here are the download links:<\/p>\n

*Right click “save link as” versus clicking the link *<\/strong><\/h3>\n

GRBL 1.1 – Dynamic Laser Mode M4 & No Z\u00a0 (X Carve, Shapeoko 3, etc.)<\/strong><\/p>\n