PostProcessInput.create Method

Parent Object: PostProcessInput
Defined in namespace "adsk::cam" and the header file is <Cam/CAM/PostProcessInput.h>

Description

Creates a new PostProcessInput object to be used as an input argument by the postProcess() and postProcessAll() methods on the CAM class for posting toolpaths and generating CNC files.

This is a static method.


returnValue = adsk.cam.PostProcessInput.create(programName, postConfiguration, outputFolder, outputUnits)

This is a static method.


#include <Cam/CAM/PostProcessInput.h>

returnValue = adsk::cam::PostProcessInput::create(programName, postConfiguration, outputFolder, outputUnits);

Return Value

Type	Description
PostProcessInput	Returns the newly created PostProcessInput object or null if the creation failed.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
programName	string	The program name or number. If the post configuration specifies the parameter programNameIsInteger = true, then the program name must be a number.
postConfiguration	string	The full filename (including the path) to the post configuration file (.cps) The post config file can be stored in any path but for convenience you can use the genericPostFolder or the personalPostFolder property on the CAM class to specify the path if your .cps file is stored in either of those locations. You must add a forward slash (this works for Mac or Windows) to the path defined by these folder properties before the filename (e.g. postConfiguration = cam.genericPostFolder + '/' + 'fanuc.cps')
outputFolder	string	The path for the existing output folder where the .cnc files will be located. This method will create the specified output folder if it does not already exist. It is not necessary to add a slash to the end of the outputFolder path. You should use forward slashes in your path definition if you want your script to run on both Mac and Windows.
outputUnits	PostOutputUnitOptions	The units option for the CNC output. Valid options are DocumentUnitsOutput, InchesOutput or MillimetersOutput

Samples

Name	Description
Post Toolpaths API Sample	Demonstrates posting toolpaths in the active document.

Version

Introduced in version January 2016