Mach3

[pearldiver]

I have downloaded and installed the mastercam postprocessor provided from Artsoft. Made a simple 100 x100mm contour with one pass -10mm deep cut and after I input the g code generated to Mach3 it didn't work properly. Does the postprocessor provided only works with older version of Mastercam? Here is the g-code generated...


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O0000 (SQUARE)
(MASTERCAM - V14.)
(MC9 FILE - T)
(POST - )
(MATERIAL - ALUMINUM MM - 2024)
(PROGRAM - SQUARE.NC)
(DATE - APR-12-12)
(TIME - 07:37)
(POST DEV - NovaLab)
(NWDTOOL N" 10. FLAT ENDMILL" T219 D10. F10. L20. A45. CD20. CL10. SD20. C0)
(NWDSTOCK X100. Y100. Z10. OTC OX-50. OY-50. OZ0.)
N100 G00 G17 G21 G40 G49 G80 G90
N110 T219 M06 ( 10. FLAT ENDMILL)
N120 (MAX - Z25.)
N130 (MIN - Z-10.)
N140 G00 Z25.
N150 G00 X5. Y100. S2000 M03
N160 Z-15.
N170 G01 Z-20. F3.6
N180 Y-95.
N190 X95.
N200 G00 Z35.
N210 X-95.
N220 Z-15.
N230 G01 Z-20.
N240 X90.
N250 Y90.
N260 X-90.
N270 Y-90.
N280 G00 Z35.
N290 M05
N300 G90
N310 M30
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[txcncman]

You did not indicate what was incorrect about the G-code produced.

[PriddyShiddy]

Nice... I like the rapid plug to Z-15 on N160 :-/

I use mach 3 on my home cnc and use a post I found elsewhere because it calls tool heights and tool offsets.

I posted it here before when trying to change the tool change height from "Z1" to "Z3"

Your issue may be in programing in. mastercam since there are multiple plunges and retracts. Did you select a chain (one click picked all 4 sides) or did

It looks like you selected 4 individual lines and its cutting them each separately... not sure a post processor could do that.

info on the post I use is here
Mach3 post for Mastercam. This post enables use of the Mach3 Mill tool table.