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  1. #1
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    Post processor output in conversational?

    Would someone be able to see if the output for v23's postprocessor for a prototrak mx3 control is in conversational format please?
    Ken

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    It outputs G code.

    Save as a .CAM file type for the controller to open the file.

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    Quote Originally Posted by klrskies View Post
    Would someone be able to see if the output for v23's postprocessor for a prototrak mx3 control is in conversational format please?
    Ken
    If you are asking for the post to output in the .mx3 format they have a few
    post made to do that. look here
    http://www.bobcadsupport.com/posts/i...dsupport/posts

    Mark
    "I'll keep my gun, my ammo, my money, my freedom and you can keep the "CHANGE" !

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    It's for the pitiful prototrak edge 3 control, and it only accepts converastional for it's 2-1/2D, unlike the later control that accepts fanuc g-code as well.

    I found Dolphin's partmaster has a postprocessor that outputs conversational for an MX3, so I use it with a few tweaks and it works OK...was hoping I could get a similar postprocessor that would output in conversational in bobcad. I don't know anything about getting a toolpath postprocessed with v23. I have old BOBCAD 17 still going though! so I was hoping someone would know if it were possible to output conversational with one of the post processors in Bobcad v23 library?... seems to be quite a few there.

    Many thanks for responding!
    Ken

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    Here is a code I posted with the MX3 post processor

    Just a simple rectangular profile that leaves tabs. It was just the first file that popped up.


    %
    O100
    N1 (TABS.NC)
    N2 (WED. 06/30/2010 10:07AM)
    N3 ( PROTOTRAK MX3)
    N5 (T1 ENDMILL ROUGH DIAMETER = .125 LENGTH =5.)
    N4 G20
    N5 G00 G90
    N6 T1 M06
    N7 M07
    N8 (JOB 1 CONTOUR)
    N9 (FEATURE PROFILE)
    N10 G90 X-1.1981 Y-1.
    N11 Z-.2
    N12 Z-.3
    N13 G01 Z-.41 F20.05
    N14 X.1103 F39.09
    N15 G00 Z-.2
    N16 X.3613
    N17 Z-.3
    N18 G01 Z-.41 F20.05
    N19 X1.434 F39.09
    N20 G00 Z-.2
    N21 X1.8143
    N22 Z-.3
    N23 G01 Z-.41 F20.05
    N24 X2. F39.09
    N25 Y1.
    N26 X1.8143
    N27 G00 Z-.2
    N28 X1.434
    N29 Z-.3
    N30 G01 Z-.41 F20.05
    N31 X.3613 F39.09
    N32 G00 Z-.2
    N33 X.1103
    N34 Z-.3
    N35 G01 Z-.41 F20.05
    N36 X-1.1981 F39.09
    N37 G00 Z-.2
    N38 X-1.5405
    N39 Z-.3
    N40 G01 Z-.41 F20.05
    N41 X-2. F39.09
    N42 Y-1.
    N43 X-1.5405
    N44 G00 Z-.2
    N45 M09
    N46 M02
    %

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    Yes, thats "normal" G code. The prototrak convesational looks like this:

    PN0 G20
    G130 X0.0000 Y0.0000
    G131 Z0.0000 XM0.0000 XN0.0000 YM0.0000 YN0.0000 ST=00000;

    ( in the line below, everything after Line "N1" represents one complete line of conversational code for the prototrak... quite lengthy and I have a 2000 line limit.)

    N1 G101 XB+0.2304A YB+0.2985A ZR+0.0250A ZB+0.0000A XE+0.1879A YE+0.3295A ZE+0.0000A TC0 F5.0000 FZ1.0000 D0.1880 CR0.000 T3 AE1

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    Okay how about this:

    PN100 G20;
    G130 X0.0000 Y0.0000;
    G130 Z0.0000 XM0.0000 XN0.0000 YM0.0000 YN0.0000 ST=00000;
    N1 G101 XB-1.1981A YB-1A ZR-0.3A ZB-0.3A XE-1.1981A YE-1.0A ZE-0.41A TC0 F20.0 FZ20.0 D0 CR0.0000 T1;
    N2 G101 XB0.0000I YB0.0000I ZR-0.41A ZB-0.41A XE0.1103A YE-1.0A ZE-0.41A TC1 F39.1 FZ20.0 D0.0625 CR0.0000 T1;
    N3 G101 XB0.3613A YB-1A ZR-0.3A ZB-0.3A XE0.3613A YE-1.0A ZE-0.41A TC0 F20.0 FZ20.0 D0 CR0.0000 T1;
    N4 G101 XB0.0000I YB0.0000I ZR-0.41A ZB-0.41A XE1.434A YE-1.0A ZE-0.41A TC2 F39.1 FZ20.0 D0.0625 CR0.0000 T1;
    N5 G101 XB1.8143A YB-1A ZR-0.3A ZB-0.3A XE1.8143A YE-1.0A ZE-0.41A TC0 F20.0 FZ20.0 D0 CR0.0000 T1;
    N6 G101 XB0.0000I YB0.0000I ZR-0.41A ZB-0.41A XE2.0A YE-1.0A ZE-0.41A TC2 F39.1 FZ20.0 D0.0625 CR0.0000 T1;
    N7 G101 XB0.0000I YB0.0000I ZR-0.41A ZB-0.41A XE2.0A YE1.0A ZE-0.41A TC2 F39.1 FZ20.0 D0.0625 CR0.0000 T1;
    N8 G101 XB0.0000I YB0.0000I ZR-0.41A ZB-0.41A XE1.8143A YE1.0A ZE-0.41A TC2 F39.1 FZ20.0 D0.0625 CR0.0000 T1;
    N9 G101 XB1.434A YB1A ZR-0.3A ZB-0.3A XE1.434A YE1.0A ZE-0.41A TC0 F20.0 FZ20.0 D0 CR0.0000 T1;
    N10 G101 XB0.0000I YB0.0000I ZR-0.41A ZB-0.41A XE0.3613A YE1.0A ZE-0.41A TC2 F39.1 FZ20.0 D0.0625 CR0.0000 T1;
    N11 G101 XB0.1103A YB1A ZR-0.3A ZB-0.3A XE0.1103A YE1.0A ZE-0.41A TC0 F20.0 FZ20.0 D0 CR0.0000 T1;
    N12 G101 XB0.0000I YB0.0000I ZR-0.41A ZB-0.41A XE-1.1981A YE1.0A ZE-0.41A TC2 F39.1 FZ20.0 D0.0625 CR0.0000 T1;
    N13 G101 XB-1.5405A YB1A ZR-0.3A ZB-0.3A XE-1.5405A YE1.0A ZE-0.41A TC0 F20.0 FZ20.0 D0 CR0.0000 T1;
    N14 G101 XB0.0000I YB0.0000I ZR-0.41A ZB-0.41A XE-2.0A YE1.0A ZE-0.41A TC2 F39.1 FZ20.0 D0.0625 CR0.0000 T1;
    N15 G101 XB0.0000I YB0.0000I ZR-0.41A ZB-0.41A XE-2.0A YE-1.0A ZE-0.41A TC2 F39.1 FZ20.0 D0.0625 CR0.0000 T1;
    N16 G101 XB0.0000I YB0.0000I ZR-0.41A ZB-0.41A XE-1.5405A YE-1.0A ZE-0.41A TC2 F39.1 FZ20.0 D0.0625 CR0.0000 T1;
    %;

    That is with the SWI MX3 post.

    I've never posted to a conversational machine before.

    ~Scott

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    Yes, That looks like it! Many thanks Scott!

    Are there any others? Many thanks for looking! Now I have to get up to speed on v23........it's a long way from v17!

    best regards,
    Ken

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    I have V23 on my work computer. I will post others if you need tomorrow.

    Check out this Link and let me know which you would like me to try.

    Those are all the posts BobCAD offers for the Prototrak

    ~Scott

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    Thats very kind, THank you.
    WOuld you try the english (NON Metric versions) of:

    AGE3
    EDGE
    PLUS

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    Sure thing, here ya go.

    AGE3 POST


    (BEGIN PREDATOR NC HEADER)
    (MACH_FILE=3AXVMILL.MCH)
    (MTOOL T1 S1 D.125 H5. DIAM_OFFSET 1 = .0625)
    (SBOX X-2. Y-1. Z-.41 L2. W1. H-.3)
    (END PREDATOR NC HEADER)

    %
    P100
    (PROGRAM NUMBER)
    (PROGRAM NAME - TABS.NC)
    (POST - PROTOTRAK AGE3)
    (DATE - THU. 07/01/2010)
    (TIME - 12:53PM)

    N01 G20
    N02 G00 G90 G80 G40 G17

    (JOB 1 CONTOUR)
    (FEATURE PROFILE)

    N03 T1 M06 D1
    N04 S5011 M03
    N05 X-1.1981 Y-1.
    N06 G43 H1 Z-.2 M08
    N07 Z-.3
    N08 G01 Z-.41 F20.05
    N09 X.1103 F39.09
    N10 G00 Z-.2
    N11 X.3613
    N12 Z-.3
    N13 G01 Z-.41 F20.05
    N14 X1.434 F39.09
    N15 G00 Z-.2
    N16 X1.8143
    N17 Z-.3
    N18 G01 Z-.41 F20.05
    N19 X2. F39.09
    N20 Y1.
    N21 X1.8143
    N22 G00 Z-.2
    N23 X1.434
    N24 Z-.3
    N25 G01 Z-.41 F20.05
    N26 X.3613 F39.09
    N27 G00 Z-.2
    N28 X.1103
    N29 Z-.3
    N30 G01 Z-.41 F20.05
    N31 X-1.1981 F39.09
    N32 G00 Z-.2
    N33 X-1.5405
    N34 Z-.3
    N35 G01 Z-.41 F20.05
    N36 X-2. F39.09
    N37 Y-1.
    N38 X-1.5405
    N39 G00 Z-.2
    N40 M09
    N41 M05
    N42 M02

    (END OF PROGRAM)
    %


    EDGE POST


    %
    P100 ( PROGRAM NUMBER )
    ( PROGRAM NAME: TABS.NC)
    ( POST: PROTOTRAK EDGE)
    ( DATE: THU. 07/01/2010 , TIME: 12:55PM)
    ( T1 ENDMILL ROUGH , DIAMETER = .125 , LENGTH = 5.)
    N01 G20
    N02 G00 G40 G80 G90
    (JOB 1 CONTOUR)
    (FEATURE PROFILE)
    N03 T1 M06
    N04 S5011 M03
    N05 G90 G54 Z-.2
    N06 G90 G54 X-1.1981 Y-1.
    N07 M08
    N08 Z-.3
    N09 G01 Z-.41 F20.0459
    N10 X.1103 F39.0895
    N11 G00 Z-.2
    N12 X.3613
    N13 Z-.3
    N14 G01 Z-.41 F20.0459
    N15 X1.434 F39.0895
    N16 G00 Z-.2
    N17 X1.8143
    N18 Z-.3
    N19 G01 Z-.41 F20.0459
    N20 X2. F39.0895
    N21 Y1.
    N22 X1.8143
    N23 G00 Z-.2
    N24 X1.434
    N25 Z-.3
    N26 G01 Z-.41 F20.0459
    N27 X.3613 F39.0895
    N28 G00 Z-.2
    N29 X.1103
    N30 Z-.3
    N31 G01 Z-.41 F20.0459
    N32 X-1.1981 F39.0895
    N33 G00 Z-.2
    N34 X-1.5405
    N35 Z-.3
    N36 G01 Z-.41 F20.0459
    N37 X-2. F39.0895
    N38 Y-1.
    N39 X-1.5405
    N40 G00 Z-.2
    N41 M09
    N42 M05
    N43 M02
    %

    PLUS POST


    N1 G20
    N2 G00 G17 G40 G80 G90
    N3 T1 M06
    N4 M03
    N5 S5011 M13
    N6 G00 G90 X-1.1981 Y-1.
    N7 G01 X.1103 Y-1. F39.0895
    N8 G00 X.3613 Y-1.
    N9 G01 X1.434 Y-1. F39.0895
    N10 G00 X1.8143 Y-1.
    N11 G01 X2. Y-1. F39.0895
    N12 G01 X2. Y1. F39.0895
    N13 G01 X1.8143 Y1. F39.0895
    N14 G00 X1.434 Y1.
    N15 G01 X.3613 Y1. F39.0895
    N16 G00 X.1103 Y1.
    N17 G01 X-1.1981 Y1. F39.0895
    N18 G00 X-1.5405 Y1.
    N19 G01 X-2. Y1. F39.0895
    N20 G01 X-2. Y-1. F39.0895
    N21 G01 X-1.5405 Y-1. F39.0895
    N22 M09
    N23 M05
    N24 M02
    %


    These all are the same part as I previously posted.

    ~Scott

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    ok, looks like these wont generate conversational...the swi mx3 is it. many thanks for all your help.

    best regards,
    Ken

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    Not a problem, glad I could help.

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