The Post Options control the type of CNC machine that FeatureCAM targets for NC output.
CNC File — This is the file name and location for the type of machine. The file is either one that comes as standard with FeatureCAM or one that you created with the XBUILD program. Click Browse to select your CNC file from the list of available files. Browse presents a list of files on disk. You may put your files anywhere on disk, but look in the Posts subdirectory of the FeatureCAM directory to find the CNC files that come as standard with FeatureCAM.
See a description of some of the most-used CNC files for milling.
You can also use the Autodesk post processor files *.pmopt and *.pmoptz with XBUILD.
Some XBUILD reserved words have no equivalent in PMOPT. However these are available as PMOPT user-defined parameters:
XBUILD reserved word |
PMOPT user-defined parameter |
<P1> |
udp_P1 |
<P2> |
udp_P2 |
… |
… |
<P100> |
udp_P100 |
<FIXTURE> |
udp_FIXTURE |
Select the file name and click Open to use a file.
Edit — This opens the post processor, XBUILD, for the current CNC file.
Defaults — Click this button to return all the Post Options attributes to their default values.
Min Arc — This defines the limit for any arc whose radius is transferred to the CNC machine as a line. Arcs greater than this limit are sent as arcs.
Max Arc — This defines the maximum arc radius. Arcs greater than this limit are translated into lines.
Block Start — This sets the starting line number for your CNC programs.
Block Increment — This sets the increment between line numbers in your CNC programs. Refer to Hole macros for more information about setting up macros.
Enable Cut Comp — This enables output of cutter compensation NC code.
Force segment start for each operation — Enable this option to force a Segment Start format for each operation. You can also set this option to ON or OFF in XBUILD in the post options.
Non-Modal Decel. override — This is an optional setting for the G-code for overriding the automatic deceleration of a control.
Tool Change Location — This is the point where the tip of the tool moves to prior to a tool change.