Posting with OneCNC XR3

[glovebox20]

Hello

My shop currently uses Gibbs CAM for programing there mills, and for the most part I'm satisfied for what it does, Although there High Speed Milling seems like it's lacking, but they just ADDED an add on called "VoluMill" that should solve that problem if you don't mind buying options for your software, but whatever.

The real question I want to ask here if the OneCNC users are happy with there posting capabilities. It seems like every post we have require hand editing of the code to get to work right in the mill. Yes, you can call up Gibbs CAM get get the post fixed for a price (in my case it's only $200), but I don't want to spend $$$ on the sotfware just to have to spend more $$$ just the get the right code. After all, isn't that what CAM is for, to generate the RIGHT code without hand editing?

I was wondering if OneCNC users face similar problems. I guessing no because on the forums here the only type of questions are how much does OneCNC cost and a few programing thing unlike the Gibbs Forum where most of the question's is about posting issues (ex. "Does any have a post for ---- machine").

Thanks for you input.

gloveox20

[HuFlungDung]

I cannot speak for everyone, of course, but I get good code for my Haas mill.

I do have about 4 different variations of my Haas post, with slight variations between them for certain types of work I do with different machine setups. I can easily create these custom posts myself within the OneCNC GUI.

OneCNC uses a common interface within the software for setting up the post, so users can make post adjustments in simple dialogs.

To date, with OneCNCXR3 being the current version, the post system does not automatically handle subs or macros. So I don't want to pass on the impression that we do weird and wonderful things with our posts, but we get good, solid code out of it. I'm thinking that our relatively simple post processor settings are there to help ensure crash-free code for all users, and relatively few support issues caused by the complex code manipulation possible in some other cam systems.

Contact OneCNC sales for specific questions that would relate to your specific questions on your machines and general machining requirements. I think they can demo the post setup for you online, so you can get a better idea of what it is about.

[glovebox20]

Well, I was able to get the people at Gibbs to make me a suitable post for the machine that I want. They were friendly and quick about it (took less than one business day to get new post). Still, I think it would be easier though if you could modify the post your self to fit your need instead of asking someone else to do it for you. But that is just my opinion.

[OneCNCWest]

We do not charge for post edits or post processors.