sheetcam post with tool offset

[sadisticiron]

ok has anybody had success with the mp1000-dthc.scriber post. i am having a hard time setting the offsets in the post. i have set the offsets but the engraver is still not set with the offset that its at in relation to the plasma torch. i have included the post to see were im going wrong. i would also like to install a pause at m08 for a second or two. any help would be great. thanks

function OnAbout(event)
ctrl = event:GetTextCtrl()
ctrl:AppendText("plasma MP1000-THC post processor with engraver\n")
ctrl:AppendText("Tools 100 and up are the engraver\n")
ctrl:AppendText("\n")
ctrl:AppendText("Modal G-codes and coordinates\n")
ctrl:AppendText("Comments enclosed with ( and )\n")
ctrl:AppendText("M03/M05 turn the torch on/off\n")
ctrl:AppendText("M08/M09 turn the engraver on/off\n")
ctrl:AppendText("Incremental IJ - set in mach2\n")
ctrl:AppendText("The torch is referenced at cut start and every 500mm of movement thereafter\n")
ctrl:AppendText("Designed for use with Mach3 and CandCNC MP1000-THC and Floating head Touch-n-Go\n")
ctrl:AppendText("Post variables:\n")
ctrl:AppendText("refdistance - set the distance between each reference\n")
ctrl:AppendText("switchoffset - set your net switch offset amount \n")
ctrl:AppendText("\nScriber uses tool numbers 100 and up")
end



-- created 1/1/06
-- Based on plasma1.post



function OnInit()

offX = 0
offY = 0
offZ = 0


post.SetCommentChars ("()", "[]") --make sure ( and ) characters do not appear in system text
post.Text (" (Filename: ", fileName, ")\n")
post.Text (" (Post processor: ", postName, ")\n")
post.Text (" (Date: ", date, ")\n")
if(scale == metric) then
post.Text (" G21 (Units: Metric)\n") --metric mode
else
post.Text (" G20 (Units: Inches)\n") --inch mode
end
post.Text (" G53 G90 G40\n F1\n")
minArcSize = 0.2 --arcs smaller than this are converted to moves

dist = 9999999
refdistance = 10* scale

--Put your switch offset value here
switchoffset =.260
lastz = 0

--Scriber X,Y,Z offsets
scriberX = -4.803
scriberY = -.250
scriberZ = 2.

end

function OnNewLine()
post.Text ("N")
post.Number (lineNumber, "0000")
lineNumber = lineNumber + 10
end


function OnFinish()
endZ = 2.0
OnRapid()
endX = 0
endY = 0
OnRapid()
post.Text (" M05 M30 G28\n")
end

function OnRapid()
dist = dist + math.hypot((endX + offX)-currentX , (endY + offY)-currentY)
post.ModalText (" G00")
post.ModalNumber (" X", (endX + offX) * scale, "0.0000")
post.ModalNumber (" Y", (endY + offY) * scale, "0.0000")
post.ModalNumber (" Z", (endZ + offZ) * scale, "0.0000")
post.Eol()
end

function OnMove()
dist = dist + math.hypot((endX + offX)-currentX , (endY + offY)-currentY)
post.ModalText (" G01")
post.ModalNumber (" X", (endX + offX) * scale, "0.0000")
post.ModalNumber (" Y", (endY + offY) * scale, "0.0000")
post.ModalNumber (" Z", (endZ + offZ) * scale, "0.0000")
post.ModalNumber (" F", feedRate * scale, "0.###")
post.Eol()
end

function OnArc()
dist = dist + math.hypot((endX + offX)-currentX , (endY + offY)-currentY)
if(arcAngle <0) then
post.ModalText (" G03")
else
post.ModalText (" G02")
end
post.ModalNumber (" X", (endX + offX) * scale, "0.0000")
post.ModalNumber (" Y", (endY + offY) * scale, "0.0000")
post.ModalNumber (" Z", (endZ + offZ) * scale, "0.0000")
post.Text (" I")
post.Number ((arcCentreX - currentX) * scale, "0.0000")
post.Text (" J")
post.Number ((arcCentreY - currentY) * scale, "0.0000")
post.ModalNumber (" F", feedRate * scale, "0.0###")
post.Eol()
end


function OnPenDown()
if(tool > 100) then
post.Text(" M08\n")
return
end
if(dist >= (refdistance/scale)) then
dist = 0
-- modaltext (" G00")
-- text(" Z")
-- number (pierceheight * scale, "0.0000")
-- eol()
post.ModalText(" G28.1 Z")
post.Number(3 * scale, "0.00")
post.Eol()
post.ModalText(" G92 Z0.0\n")
post.ModalText (" G00")
post.Text(" Z")
post.Number (switchoffset, "0.0000")
post.Eol()
post.ModalText(" G92 Z0.0\n")
post.ModalText (" G00")
post.Text(" Z")
post.Number (pierceHeight * scale, "0.0000")
post.Eol()
else
post.ModalText (" G00")
post.Text(" Z")
post.Number (pierceHeight * scale, "0.0000")
post.Eol()
end
if (preheat > 0) then
post.Text ("\n G04 P")
post.Number (preheat,"0.###")
post.Eol()
end
post.Text ("\n M03\n")
if (pierceDelay > 0) then
post.Text (" G04 P")
post.Number (pierceDelay,"0.###")
post.Eol()
end
end


function OnPenUp()
if(tool > 100) then
post.Text(" M09\n")
return
end
post.Text (" M05\n")
if (endDelay > 0) then
post.Text (" G04 P")
post.Number (endDelay,"0.###")
post.Eol()
end
end


function OnNewOperation()
post.Text (" (Process: ", operationName, ")\n")
if (plungeRate <= 0) then
post.Warning("WARNING: Plunge rate is zero")
end
if (feedRate <= 0) then
post.Warning("WARNING: Feed rate is zero")
end
end

function OnToolChange()
if (tool > 100) then
offX = scriberX
offY = scriberY
offZ = scriberZ
else
offX = 0
offY = 0
offZ = 0
end
end

function OnNewPart()
post.Text(" (Part: ",partName,")\n");
end

function OnDrill()
OnRapid()
OnPenDown()
endZ = drillZ
OnMove()
OnPenUp()
endZ = safeZ
OnRapid()
end

[dfr]

i need helpe. when i laod my DXF to sheetCam and post it to mach3, some of the drwing in mach3 apeare missing( some of parts are missing)