Looking for Post Processor Fusion 360 --> VCarve Pro --> CAMaster Cobra 508-X3

Anonymous — Mon, 18 Feb 2019 19:44:36 GMT

We're currently attempting to export g-code directly from Fusion 360's manufacture interface into VCarve Pro to use on our CAMaster Cobra 508-X3 CNC machine.

I've had some success with the generic CAMaster pp AutoDesk has provided, with the exception of tool changes. I've tried manually modifying the code each time to trigger the correct tool to drop/engage. The gcodes I have exported so far engage the spindle on the correct tool but don't drop/move it into position, the T1 and M3 commands seem to be happening in conjunction with each other to control the tool.

Does anyone have any experience with using this specific program-machine combination?

Attached are some of the processors I have tried -- I also got access to a Cobra .pp through CAMHeads, but Fusion doesn't recognize that file extension so any advice on a .pp --> .cps conversion would be great to try also.

Thanks!

Re: Looking for Post Processor Fusion 360 --> VCarve Pro --> CAMaster Cobr

bob.schultz — Thu, 21 Feb 2019 18:17:49 GMT

If Cobra .pp is text based it may be possible for you to extract the tool change sequence from this post and then modify the cammaster wincnc.cps post to output the same codes. Please give this a try. If you are not able to find the tool change codes in Cobra.pp and it is text based, you could provide the post here and I can take a look.

Thanks

Re: Looking for Post Processor Fusion 360 --> VCarve Pro --> CAMaster Cobr

Anonymous — Tue, 26 Feb 2019 20:24:13 GMT

Thanks for your reply!

I wasn't able to attach the .pp file type to this post for some reason but below is the plain text of the file. I'm not sure if this is fully compatible with our machine but would love to find a solution, whether with this code or altering the camaster wincnc.cps code provided by autodesk.

I appreciate you taking a look,

Thanks!

+================================================

+ Microsystems World CNC WinCNC - Vectric machine output configuration file

+================================================

+ History

+ Who When What

+ =========== ========== ===========================

+ Tony 05/08/2006 Written

+ Mike Queen 07/15/2011 Edited to work correctly with WinCNC

+ Joey Jarrard Changed the Name of post for CAMaster CNC

+================================================

POST_NAME = "CAMaster Cobra X3 IN (*.tap)"

FILE_EXTENSION = "tap"

UNITS = "INCHES"

+------------------------------------------------

+ Line terminating characters

+------------------------------------------------

LINE_ENDING = "[13][10]"

+------------------------------------------------

+ Block numbering

+------------------------------------------------

LINE_NUMBER_START = 5

LINE_NUMBER_INCREMENT = 5

LINE_NUMBER_MAXIMUM = 999999

+================================================

+ Formating for variables

+================================================

VAR LINE_NUMBER = [N|A|N|1.0]

VAR SPINDLE_SPEED = [S|A|S|1.0]

VAR FEED_RATE = [F|C|F|1.1]

VAR X_POSITION = [X|C|X|1.3]

VAR Y_POSITION = [Y|C|Y|1.3]

VAR Z_POSITION = [Z|C|Z|1.3]

VAR ARC_CENTRE_I_INC_POSITION = [I|A|I|1.3]

VAR ARC_CENTRE_J_INC_POSITION = [J|A|J|1.3]

VAR X_HOME_POSITION = [XH|A|X|1.3]

VAR Y_HOME_POSITION = [YH|A|Y|1.3]

VAR Z_HOME_POSITION = [ZH|A|Z|1.3]

+================================================

+ Block definitions for toolpath output

+================================================

+---------------------------------------------------

+ Commands output at the start of the file

+---------------------------------------------------

begin HEADER

"[N] [91][TOOLNAME][93]"

"[N] G90 [91]ABSOLUTE MODE[93]"

"[N] M5 [91]SPINDLE OFF[93]"

"[N] G53 Z0 [91]LIFT Z TO TOP[93]"

"[N] T[T] [91] GET TOOL [TOOLNAME] [93]"

"[N] [S] [91] SET SPINDLE SPEED RPM [93]"

"[N] F[FC] XY [91]SET FEEDRATE FOR X AND Y[93]"

"[N] F[FP] Z [91]SET FEEDRATE FOR Z[93]"

"[N] G00 [XH] [YH]"

"[N] G00 [ZH]"

+---------------------------------------------------

+ Commands output at toolchange

+---------------------------------------------------

begin TOOLCHANGE

"[N] M5"

"[N] G53 Z0"

"[N] [91][TOOLNAME][93]"

"[N] T[T] [91] GET TOOL NUMBER [T] [93]"

"[N] "

"[N] [S] [91] SET SPINDLE SPEED RPM [93]"

"[N] F[FC] XY [91]SET FEEDRATE FOR X AND Y[93]"

"[N] F[FP] Z [91]SET FEEDRATE FOR Z[93]"

"[N] G00 [XH] [YH]"

"[N] G00 [ZH]"

+---------------------------------------------------

+ Commands output for rapid moves

+---------------------------------------------------

begin RAPID_MOVE

"[N] G00[X][Y][Z]"

+---------------------------------------------------

+ Commands output for the first feed rate move

+---------------------------------------------------

begin FIRST_FEED_MOVE

"[N] G01[X][Y][Z]"

+---------------------------------------------------

+ Commands output for feed rate moves

+---------------------------------------------------

begin FEED_MOVE

"[N] [X][Y][Z]"

+---------------------------------------------------

+ Commands output for the first clockwise arc move

+---------------------------------------------------

begin FIRST_CW_ARC_MOVE

"[N] G02[X][Y][I][J]"

+---------------------------------------------------

+ Commands output for clockwise arc move

+---------------------------------------------------

begin CW_ARC_MOVE

"[N] G02[X][Y][I][J]"

+---------------------------------------------------

+ Commands output for the first counterclockwise arc move

+---------------------------------------------------

begin FIRST_CCW_ARC_MOVE

"[N] G03[X][Y][I][J]"

+---------------------------------------------------

+ Commands output for counterclockwise arc move

+---------------------------------------------------

begin CCW_ARC_MOVE

"[N] G03[X][Y][I][J]"

+---------------------------------------------------

+ Commands output at the end of the file

+---------------------------------------------------

begin FOOTER

"[N] G53 Z0"

"[N] M5"

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