Re: added laser cutter to my mill (pics)

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "skykotech" <rick@s...> wrote:

> One problem is I can't see a way in VisualMill Pro 5 to control the
> laser. I have just been using the shopbotgcode post processor

which

> doesn't even use the G00 command for rapids. I figured I could

turn

> the laser off every time a G00 command was issued. Coolant and
> spindle are only turned on/off at the beginning and end of the
> program.

Rick, DeskCNC comes with a generic laser post processor that will
turn off air and laser whenever there is a rapid. It uses M8 and M88
for Laser and M7 and M87 for air flow. These are probably different
for your control, but you can easily change these to whatever codes
you need to activate your relays.


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