February 2022 Post Processor and Machine Simulation What's New

[andrea.amilo]

Post Processor and Machine Simulation What’s New

Looking for the latest post processors and machines updates? Look no further!

We are continually working hard to bring you updates and improvements to the many open-source Post Processors and Machines we offer for free, but those updates often get lost in the shuffle of other enhancements or big feature releases. This post aims to update you on newly added or improved post processors and machines, so you can stay up to date on what you use today or look for news so you can get the most out of Fusion 360.

This post will get refreshed with notable updates as they’re released, and you can click each hyperlink to go to the mentioned post. As always, you can find the latest in our post processor offering on the Online Post Library where you can search by vendor, type, or name, and see any recent changes to each post processor.

MAIN CONTENTS

1. New Post Processors
2. Improved Post Processors
3. New Machines

1. New Post Processors

Additive Post Processors

LulzBot

Post processor for exporting toolpath to the LulzBot mini, mini 2, TAZ 5, TAZ 6, TAZ Pro, TAZ Pro S, TAZ Pro XT, TAZ SideKick, TAZ Workhorse.

New Beta Post Processors

The following are the new post processors under development, which means they are currently in the testing phase:

• Haas VMT-750

If you choose to use one of these post processors, you assume all inherent risk in using it, and we ask that you proceed with caution. That being said, if you feel safe doing so and are willing to test any of them and provide feedback, let us know at cam.posts@autodesk.com.

2. Improved Post Processors

We are always working to keep post processors up to date with new technologies. This is a summary of the main implementations made to post processors already in the library.

Generic Post Processors

The generic post processors have been updated to use the new WCS definition.

Milling Post Processors

Forced the coolant codes after a Stop or Optional Stop in generic milling post processors.

AXYZ

- Added circular interpolation support for XZ and YZ planes in the axyz post

processors.

- Force the coolant codes after a Stop or Optional Stop.

Fidia

Major updates, added canned cycles and fixed incorrect G&M codes in the Fidia post processor.

Haas GM2-5AX, Haas VR-8, Haas VR-9, Haas VR-11, Haas VR-14

Fixed invalid coordinate output in Haas head-head post processors

Haas, Haas Next Generation, Haas Inspect Surface, Haas Next Generation Inspect Surface

Added live connection capabilities to the Haas Inspection post processors.

Haas, Haas Inspect Surface

Added support for Machine Configurations to the Haas pre-NGC post.

Okuma

Added machine simulation and machine configuration support to the Okuma post processor.

Pocket NC

- Added a property to display a tool change popup window on the control in the Pocket NC post processor.

- Added machine simulation and machine configuration support to the Pocket NC post processor.

RepRap

Added circular interpolation support to the RepRap post processor.

Siemens 802D, Siemens 808D, Siemens 810D, Siemens 840C, Siemens 840D, Siemens 840D Inspection,

The correct peck degression and minimum peck values are now output with the Siemens peck drilling cycles.

WinCNC, CAMaster (with WinCNC control), ShopSabre (with WinCNC control)

The WinCNC post processors now retract the tool to the clearance plane after each drilling location.

Turn and Mill-turn Post Processors

The closest C-axis position is selected for XZC drilling mode in generic mill-turn post processors.

Nakamura Mill/Turn, Samsung Mill/Turn, Takisawa Mill/Turn, Toshiba VTL Mill/Turn

Fixed undefined section error when using Y-axis for drilling in several milturn post processors.

Jyoti AX 200-M, Jyoti AX 200-MY, Jyoti AX 200-MSY, Jyoti AX 300-M, Jyoti AX 300-MY, Jyoti AX 300-MSY, Jyoti TMC-200, Jyoti TMC-250, Jyoti TMC-350, Siemens Turning, Siemens Mill-Turn

The correct peck degression and minimum peck values are now output with the Siemens peck drilling cycles.

Waterjet/Laser/Plasma Post Processors

ShopSabre Plasma

Added 'Use feedrates' property to allow cutting feedrate to be output in the Shopsabre Plasma post processor.

3. New Machines

Machine Library

The Machine Library lets you manage your machine tools by using Machine Configurations to define your available machines and resources. These configurations can automate the settings in your Job Setup.

There are many Machine Configurations available in the standard library.

You will have available configuration files for some of the leading machine manufacturers:

The easiest way to get started, is to copy an existing configuration that matches some of the characteristics of your machine.

Click here to see the previous What’s New release.

[mkowalski21]

Any plans to add the UMC-750SS Gen2/Reboot to machine simulation? I've seen that you've offered the UMC-500 & UMC-1000 models at launch of machine simulation, but it's been many months and no new machines added.