matthewweake
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Post for Plasmacam Samson 510

Does anyone have a Post Processor for a Plasmacam Samson 510 as seen here  http://www.plasmacam.com.au/samson-510?

It does import dxf but what about leadins, linking etc?

Any suggestions?

 

Matthew Weake

CADPRO Systems Ltd

 

Matthew Weake
matthew.w@cadpro.co.nz
+64 9 302 4028
brett.stacks
in reply to: matthewweake

Hi Matthew.w,

Have you tried the custom NC tool available in CAMduct 2016?

 

http://help.autodesk.com/view/FABRICATION/2016/ENU/?guid=GUID-37E9B10C-E790-430D-B8D0-3310A0B44C82 



Brett Stacks
Product Manager, MEP Fabrication
Autodesk, Inc.

matthewweake
in reply to: brett.stacks

I was made aware of this yesterday. It scares me a little! (Actually a lot knowing the damage I could cause.)

 

It would be cool if it followed the same sort of approach as HSM using javascript.

 

Will use this as a last resort.

 

It looks like Plasmacam and the Samson 510 controller are tightly integrated. Plasmacam looks like it imports dxf so maybe that is the only path.

 

 

Thanks for the suggestion.

 

Matthew

Matthew Weake
matthew.w@cadpro.co.nz
+64 9 302 4028
Anonymous
in reply to: matthewweake

Most if not all CAM system have a way to create a custom post processor.  That's really just an interpreter that tells the software how to talk to your partiucular machine controller.

 

CAMduct was one of the few that didn't allow this until 2016. There were some undocumented ways in prior versions to do additioal tweaks but 2016 provides the ability to build what you need.

 

I wouldn't worry about messing things up too much. For the most part, CAMduct knows how most types of equipment in this industry operate and the new custom post options shouldn't let you create anything too destructuve.

 

I've seen other CAM systems where you litterally started from scratch and wrote in a special language everything....those were damgerous...you could plunge an end mill right into your table.

 

For the most part, I think you'll find the custom post options in CAMduct fairly safe in terms of not damanging your machine. You might waste a little material getting it setup but there should be very little risk in actually damaging your machine tools.

brett.stacks
in reply to: Anonymous

If you are not comfortable doing this yourself then you can always choose to use one of our partners who are specialized with these fabrication products. We are pleased to announce that we have been working with several companies to increase the number of specialized partners who are certified for CADmep, CAMduct and ESTmep. Here is the current list:

 

Geo    |  Person Organization Name
-----------------------------------------
AMER   CAD Technology Center Inc
AMER   GTP Svcs LLC
AMER   Managed Design
AMER   Microdesk Inc-Nashua
AMER   Enceptia
APAC   INFRA INFORMATION TECH. CO., LTD.
APAC   KOREA CIM LTD
APAC   Linetek System Co.Ltd
EMEA   C Cad Computing
EMEA   Cad Studio a.s.
EMEA   CADline Ltd
EMEA   Excitech Ltd
EMEA   Graitec
EMEA   Pentagon Solutions Ltd



Brett Stacks
Product Manager, MEP Fabrication
Autodesk, Inc.