Where are the helical post processors?

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Where are the helical post processors?

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When I watched the new features of 9.5 I was interested in the helical posts. However I cant find them. Is this an Aspire only feature?

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Re: Where are the helical post processors?

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You have to edit the post processor yourself to create the sections for helical arcs that relate to your setup or see if there is one available on the support site of whatever control software you're using.

The ShopSabre posts are the only ones I know of that come with the helical arc sections in as standard.

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Re: Where are the helical post processors?

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There is a bit about it in the 9.5 is here thread, sure I read another post about it as well but can't find that. If you try a search you may have more luck, I am not that good with searches :oops:

http://forum.vectric.com/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=30471

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Re: Where are the helical post processors?

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For the most part, post processor modifications of upgrades would be handled by the OEM or MFGR of a given machine. Or not, depending on whether that feature is compatible with the controller that runs the machine.
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Re: Where are the helical post processors?

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I added the following 4 blocks to the regular "g-code(mm)" post processor (right before the end section) and renamed the "post name" line. That worked right away. Have not tested it much, though.

+---------------------------------------------------
+ Commands output for clockwise helical arc move
+---------------------------------------------------
begin CW_HELICAL_ARC_MOVE

"G2[X][Y][Z][J]"

+---------------------------------------------------
+ Commands output for first clockwise helical arc move
+---------------------------------------------------
begin FIRST_CW_HELICAL_ARC_MOVE
"G2[X][Y][Z][J][F]"

+---------------------------------------------------
+ Commands output for ccw helical arc move
+---------------------------------------------------
begin CCW_HELICAL_ARC_MOVE

"G3[X][Y][Z][J]"

+---------------------------------------------------
+ Commands output for ccw helical arc move
+---------------------------------------------------
begin FIRST_CCW_HELICAL_ARC_MOVE

"G3[X][Y][Z][J][F]"

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Re: Where are the helical post processors?

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Thanks
I'll give it a try

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Re: Where are the helical post processors?

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Tried a few times but couldn't get modified file to show in the list of post processors. I sent a request to support and received a working file promptly.
Thanks again
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Re: Where are the helical post processors?

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The list shows the name of the post processor rather than the file so if you didn't rename it by changing the POST_NAME at the start of the file it would have shown up as whatever that name was set to.

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