Editing and transfering postprocessors?

[klrskies]

Anyone knowledgable on editing existing postprocessors and transfering them to different controls?

[klrskies]

Must be really difficult. People on here that do about everything imagineable in regard to cnc...maybe copyright issues too?

[cad01]

yes, you can modify post processors to work well with different machines/controllers. What CAM software are you using would be the most important thing for use to know.

[klrskies]

I have purchased a seat of Dolphins' Partmaster Pro CAD/CAM because they have a pp (M_mx3pro) that's compatible with our prototrak Edge3 control. The edge 3 requires conversational for 2-1/2 D as it can't convert 2-1/2 D G-code format from a cam system like it can 2D....wierd, but I guess they want each control to fit a niche. The m_mx3pro pp must be for a mx3, but works with me edge3 control with a few edits in notepad.

I have an un-restricted licencse of BobCad 17 that has much more capability in 2-1/2 D than Partmaster, although Partmasters' 2-1/2D canned cycles are superior to my old version of Bobcad.... If I could use partmasters pp in BobCAD 17 I'd be in good shape for more complex 2-1/2D Z-axis roughing and finishing. I contacted Bobcad, and asked if they'd write or modify an existing pp if I purchased an upgraded seat of their software...no luck, they won't write conversational posts. I understand their choice as the market is so small.

regards,
Ken