The Post Options control the type of CNC machine that FeatureCAM targets for NC output.
CNC file — The file name for the type of machine. The file is either one that comes 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 FeatureCAM\Posts\Turn folder to find the CNC files that come standard with FeatureCAM.
Select the file name and click Open to select a CNC file.
See a description of some of the most-used CNC files for turn.
Defaults — Returns all the Post Options to their default values.
Min. Arc — 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.
Block Start — Sets the starting line number for your CNC programs.
Block Increment — Sets the increment between line numbers in your CNC programs.
A number of system features are enabled at the bottom of the dialogs. These settings allow these options to be individually set on features. Note that these settings must be set on the feature to be activated. By turning off these settings, the options is turned off system-wide. These options include:
Disable Macros — This turns off macro generation for the NC code. This option is not available for all posts. Refer to Hole macros for more information about setting up macros.
Tool Change Location — Enter the point where the tip of the tool moves to before a tool change. This location is absolute.