how to save g code as a tap file, mach 3 doesnt recognise csv files

[chezatrev]

hi, i used to post my g codes as tap files, since the update it posts them as csv, mach 3 doesn't recognise this and comes up in error because there are commas everywhere now. when this happened before i went into preferences and clicked a box that said default to 'legacy post processing dialog'. This box isn't there anymore so how can i convert it to tap on the new update? thanks in advance.

[seth.madore]

It sounds to me like you may have accidentally selected the wrong post processor 🤔

Can you share a screenshot of your post dialog?

[chezatrev]

hi, thanks for getting back to me, is this what you mean?

[seth.madore · Accepted solution]

Yep. You've selected an "XYZ" post. Click this arrow to see recent posts, or click that folder icon to the right of it to search for a Mach3 post

 

[chezatrev]

seth my friend you are an absolute lifesaver, owe you a beer! it must of reset or something when i received the update yesterday, or because i used to check the 'legacy' box it bypassed it somehow? i don't know, all i know is you have saved my day. thank you

[seth.madore]

How long has it been since you've received an update? We changed the Post dialog several months ago, I'm surprised you've not been confronted by it yet 🤔

[chezatrev]

yeah I hadn't used it for a while as its only for hobby use, when I started using again I had a banner on my screen saying automatic updates were turned off for my version and I would have to do it manually. I held off for a bit as I was halfway through a project and I didn't want any problems popping up which might effect it. Then a couple of days ago it just refused to generate g code entirely, it kept coming up as error line 227, thats when decided to update it which is where i am now. Theres still a licence update it wants me to update but ive done it and its still there, the message doesn't go away.