Re: What is a post processor? Q from newbie

Does the post processor also make the hexapod type machines possible
that I saw on the NIST site?

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "Robert Campbell" <bob@c...>
wrote:

> Most CAM programs include a post processor. A post processor is

needed to

> customize the G code output to work with different machine

controllers. Each

> controller can have different requirements. For example on a

Multicam CNC

> router the Z axis requires a positive value to move the router down

into the

> work. It normally would be a negative value. The circle G02 or G03

commands

> can be different for different machines.
>
> Bob Campbell
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> > I am new to cnc and am currently assembling a gantry router. I have
> > seen some posts looking for a post processor for turbocnc or master5.
> > If everything is done with step and direction outputs what is a post
> > processor intended for?
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