Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: EMC SurfCAM PostFiles?

If you found a Post that is close, You can modify a post in the free surfcam to comply with what you need. Especially if you are only removing a few lines.

I used to use Surfcam daily at the V6 level..... then I switched Jobs. I wanted to see what V7 was like so I tried the Freeware. My 60 days ran out and I have not renewed. But I did go in and make a
post for my FlashCut control.

Doing it in V6 long ago certainly jogged my memory to do it in V7 but as I sit here I forget just what to do. I know you need to look in the "MPost" folder under Surfcam, Then open "PostForm.m" with a
text editor. You should be able to see what you do not like in the output, and even add what you want it to stick in to your code.

Pretty harmless really IF you make a good copy and store it away safely before you fiddle with it. If you do goof it up so bad it does not work, just restore the good file and start over.


Chris L

snuckleton wrote:

> Bert,
> No, yours is the first response. After muddling around a bit,
> I read where the EMC interpreter was similiar to the Fanul(?) so
> that is the one I chose. After Surfcam generates the gcode,
> I manually delete an odd line at the top, I think it is
> O00 which seems to cause trouble for EMC. I also remove some
> M codes for good measure. (I don't have the Surfcam in front
> of me, if you want a more precise description of what I remove
> let me know.) In general, the Gcode is pretty good.
>
> What I like about surfcam is it will remove large pockets of
> material. I don't think GCode2000 will do that (which I am also
> looking at). GCode2000 seems to do only outlines.
>
> Also, SurfCam will create a toolpath with cutter compensation
> handled by SurfCam rather than EMC. EMC is very strict about
> gouging when you use cutter compensation G41, G42. On the other
> hand, since SurfCam is less strict, it must also be gouging in
> some cases. I don't know if the tolerance is settable.
>
> Art
>
> --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., "Bert Pirson" <hpirson@b...> wrote:
> > Art,
> >
> > Did you ever get a response to your post. I have only briefly
> looked at
> > SurfCAM but was wondering the same thing.
> >
> > Bert
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "snuckleton" <snuckleton@y...>
> > To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y...>
> > Sent: Monday, March 25, 2002 10:34 PM
> > Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] EMC SurfCAM PostFiles?
> >
> >
> > > I am trying SurfCAM2DFree and I have gotten to the
> > > point where I can generate the GCode for the toolpath.
> > > SurfCAM has profiles for some machines such as
> > > Fanul, HAAS, FADAL, Mazatrol and some others, but not
> > > EMC. These profiles customize the GCode output for the dialect
> > > understood by the particular machine.
> > >
> > > -Has anyone customized a post profile for EMC?
> > > -Is this even necessary? Is one of the provided profiles
> > > close enough?
> > >
> > > BTW, the SurfCAMFree2D tutorial is pretty good.
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > > Art
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