Anilam 3300mk processor

[szkiXHQG3]

I am using an older 3300mk Control. Ihave been using the 7872_anilam post process conversional modal v1  processor it seems to work well except every program has to be modified in editor because at the beginning and end of the program it rapids to z 0 usually the traveling across the part. Here is a short section beginning code and end code. 

* ANNA TEST1
* TOOL 1 D=0.5 CR=0 TAPER=45DEG - ZMIN=-0.248 - CHAMFER MILL
Dim Abs
Plane XY
Unit Inch
Tool# 0
Rapid Z0
* ENGRAVE1
Tool# 1
X-3.5015 Y0.9278 Z0.6
Z0.16
Line Z-0.009 Feed 15.
X-3.2571 Y1.0031 Z-0.1222 Feed 30.
X-3.2528 Y1.0044 Z-0.1242
X-3.2486 Y1.0057 Z-0.1264

END Code

X3.2438 Y-0.8844 Z-0.0112
X3.2418 Y-0.8818 Z-0.009
Rapid Z0.2
X3.1739 Y-0.8405
Z0.16
Line Z-0.0093 Feed 15.
X3.1772 Y-0.8377 Feed 30.
Rapid Z0.6
Tool# 0
Z0
X0 Y0
EndMain

[szkiXHQG3]

I am using an older 3300mk Control. Ihave been using the 7872_anilam post process conversional modal v1  processor it seems to work well except every program has to be modified in editor because at the beginning and end of the program it rapids to z 0 usually the traveling across the part. Here is a short section beginning code and end code. 

* ANNA TEST1
* TOOL 1 D=0.5 CR=0 TAPER=45DEG - ZMIN=-0.248 - CHAMFER MILL
Dim Abs
Plane XY
Unit Inch
Tool# 0
Rapid Z0
* ENGRAVE1
Tool# 1
X-3.5015 Y0.9278 Z0.6
Z0.16
Line Z-0.009 Feed 15.
X-3.2571 Y1.0031 Z-0.1222 Feed 30.
X-3.2528 Y1.0044 Z-0.1242
X-3.2486 Y1.0057 Z-0.1264

END Code

X3.2438 Y-0.8844 Z-0.0112
X3.2418 Y-0.8818 Z-0.009
Rapid Z0.2
X3.1739 Y-0.8405
Z0.16
Line Z-0.0093 Feed 15.
X3.1772 Y-0.8377 Feed 30.
Rapid Z0.6
Tool# 0
Z0
X0 Y0
EndMain

[HughesTooling]

Looking at your screengrab you have the wrong post selected.

The one in post #11 has ZHome at the end not V1. Also you are saving the post to the wrong location, it looks like you've saved to the generic folder, you should save to the personal post folder. Saved to the generic folder will cause problems when Fusion updates. 

@xander.luciano any chance you could make a sticky thread with all the path info for PC and mac and how and where to save custom post processors.

MArk

[HughesTooling]

Looking at your screengrab you have the wrong post selected.

The one in post #11 has ZHome at the end not V1. Also you are saving the post to the wrong location, it looks like you've saved to the generic folder, you should save to the personal post folder. Saved to the generic folder will cause problems when Fusion updates. 

@xander.luciano any chance you could make a sticky thread with all the path info for PC and mac and how and where to save custom post processors.

MArk

[xander.luciano]

@HughesTooling

Ah, today has been a busy post day!

Though I will admit, I don't technically use the personal posts folder. I mess with my personal ones quite often and have "the cloud" back them up and keep them synced between my computers (aka a github repo so I have versioning). 

But never should a custom post be mixed with the generic ones. For many reasons. Most importantly being that when Fusion updates, it changes directories and will just leave your custom posts behind. Secondly, if you replace the generic post with a custom post, there's a chance it'll be overwritten by the generics posts if they update, if you reinstall Fusion, if you clean uninstall Fusion, etc.

Now we also have the post processors forum: http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/hsm-post-processor-forum/bd-p/218

But seems that the Fusion CAM gets a lot of posts questions too so it might actually be a good idea to make a sticky here. Maybe I'll do a quick writeup on using customs posts and editing posts. For now, the important bits are down below. 




Fusion 360 CAM Personal Posts Folder Locations

_______________________________________________________________________________

Microsoft Windows:
%appdata%\Autodesk\Fusion 360 CAM\Posts

Mac / Apple / OSX:
/Users/<user id>/Autodesk/Fusion 360 CAM/Posts

Do not put custom posts in the generic posts folder. Use the personal folder. or another location.

[xander.luciano]

@HughesTooling

Ah, today has been a busy post day!

Though I will admit, I don't technically use the personal posts folder. I mess with my personal ones quite often and have "the cloud" back them up and keep them synced between my computers (aka a github repo so I have versioning). 

But never should a custom post be mixed with the generic ones. For many reasons. Most importantly being that when Fusion updates, it changes directories and will just leave your custom posts behind. Secondly, if you replace the generic post with a custom post, there's a chance it'll be overwritten by the generics posts if they update, if you reinstall Fusion, if you clean uninstall Fusion, etc.

Now we also have the post processors forum: http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/hsm-post-processor-forum/bd-p/218

But seems that the Fusion CAM gets a lot of posts questions too so it might actually be a good idea to make a sticky here. Maybe I'll do a quick writeup on using customs posts and editing posts. For now, the important bits are down below. 




Fusion 360 CAM Personal Posts Folder Locations

_______________________________________________________________________________

Microsoft Windows:
%appdata%\Autodesk\Fusion 360 CAM\Posts

Mac / Apple / OSX:
/Users/<user id>/Autodesk/Fusion 360 CAM/Posts

Do not put custom posts in the generic posts folder. Use the personal folder. or another location.

[HughesTooling]

@xander.luciano I did a post with info on uploading to the cloud here, but there's been an update to the dashboard. Access to A360 Drive is now under the options were it says Fusion top left of screen.

On a PC it's easy to save posts anywhere and the path is shown on the post dialog but it's not so easy for mac users, thanks for adding that info.

Mark

[HughesTooling]

@xander.luciano I did a post with info on uploading to the cloud here, but there's been an update to the dashboard. Access to A360 Drive is now under the options were it says Fusion top left of screen.

On a PC it's easy to save posts anywhere and the path is shown on the post dialog but it's not so easy for mac users, thanks for adding that info.

Mark

[xander.luciano]

Seems like an updated post on "How to download and use custom posts" might be appropriate that covers the options of the personal folder, custom folder, cloud posts, and downloading posts from http://cam.autodesk.com/posts/

Wonder if we could get some screenshots of a mac to use in it. Personally, I only have windows computers.

Thanks Mark,
-Xander Luciano

[xander.luciano]

Seems like an updated post on "How to download and use custom posts" might be appropriate that covers the options of the personal folder, custom folder, cloud posts, and downloading posts from http://cam.autodesk.com/posts/

Wonder if we could get some screenshots of a mac to use in it. Personally, I only have windows computers.

Thanks Mark,
-Xander Luciano

[Steinwerks]

So when can we expect Linux support? 😉

[Steinwerks]

So when can we expect Linux support? 😉

[LibertyMachine]

@xander.luciano uh-oh, time for a company purchase! ....For research!

[LibertyMachine]

@xander.luciano uh-oh, time for a company purchase! ....For research!

[HughesTooling]

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@LibertyMachine wrote:

@xander.luciano uh-oh, time for a company purchase! ....For research!

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No, only people in the top 3 on the "Top Kudoed Authors" on the CAM forum should be getting one for research. Sorry Xander.

Mark

[HughesTooling]

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@LibertyMachine wrote:

@xander.luciano uh-oh, time for a company purchase! ....For research!

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No, only people in the top 3 on the "Top Kudoed Authors" on the CAM forum should be getting one for research. Sorry Xander.

Mark

[LibertyMachine]

<---goes to check list. yay!

On a semi-serious note, I've actually considered doing exactly that, but I can't bring myself to spend that much money on something that doesn't have an actual number pad..

[LibertyMachine]

<---goes to check list. yay!

On a semi-serious note, I've actually considered doing exactly that, but I can't bring myself to spend that much money on something that doesn't have an actual number pad..

[xander.luciano]

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@HughesTooling wrote:

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@LibertyMachine wrote:

@xander.luciano uh-oh, time for a company purchase! ....For research!

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No, only people in the top 3 on the "Top Kudoed Authors" on the CAM forum should be getting one for research. Sorry Xander.

Mark

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Top three you say? Looks like I'm gunna have to kick someone out of 2nd place then! 😉

@LibertyMachine and I can't get something without an escape key!
http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/gadgets/a23550/new-macbooks-dump-escape-key/

[xander.luciano]

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@HughesTooling wrote:

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@LibertyMachine wrote:

@xander.luciano uh-oh, time for a company purchase! ....For research!

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No, only people in the top 3 on the "Top Kudoed Authors" on the CAM forum should be getting one for research. Sorry Xander.

Mark

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Top three you say? Looks like I'm gunna have to kick someone out of 2nd place then! 😉

@LibertyMachine and I can't get something without an escape key!
http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/gadgets/a23550/new-macbooks-dump-escape-key/

[Steinwerks]

Aww come on now! I don't have the time to step up my game much more!

[Steinwerks]

Aww come on now! I don't have the time to step up my game much more!

[xander.luciano]

Ha! Peaked too early.

Pfft, 478 ku... 479 kudos now to 2.5K posts, 20% K/P ratio. Everyone knows that's the real determining factor in this. Maintaining a clean 40%+ ratio takes time and dedication to provide only the highest quality solutions, jokes, and nonsensical answers. Like baseball, anything higher than 0.300 is great!

Jokes aside though, you guys (Mark, Seth, and John) have like 10x the kudos of everyone else over the lifetime of the forums. Definitely helps a lot and we really appreciate the support you guys give. I'm just happy to be in the top 5 in the last 30 days with your names haha.

Also, if anyone asks, it's Seth's fault for getting us so far off topic!

Best,
-Xander Luciano

[xander.luciano]

Ha! Peaked too early.

Pfft, 478 ku... 479 kudos now to 2.5K posts, 20% K/P ratio. Everyone knows that's the real determining factor in this. Maintaining a clean 40%+ ratio takes time and dedication to provide only the highest quality solutions, jokes, and nonsensical answers. Like baseball, anything higher than 0.300 is great!

Jokes aside though, you guys (Mark, Seth, and John) have like 10x the kudos of everyone else over the lifetime of the forums. Definitely helps a lot and we really appreciate the support you guys give. I'm just happy to be in the top 5 in the last 30 days with your names haha.

Also, if anyone asks, it's Seth's fault for getting us so far off topic!

Best,
-Xander Luciano

[Steinwerks]

Who's John?

I got a lot of Kudos in the transfer of the HSMWorks forum too. I don't think I have a single one that isn't specifically from CAM come to think of it.

Maybe this has gotten a bit OT 😉

[Steinwerks]

Who's John?

I got a lot of Kudos in the transfer of the HSMWorks forum too. I don't think I have a single one that isn't specifically from CAM come to think of it.

Maybe this has gotten a bit OT 😉

[szkiXHQG3]

I thought you wanted info on what I was using. here is the one you made for me. Also moved the post config to the personal post area. 

[szkiXHQG3]

I thought you wanted info on what I was using. here is the one you made for me. Also moved the post config to the personal post area. 

[HughesTooling]

@szkiXHQG3 don't use those posts, I think they are what's giving you problems because the first move has been removed so you're not getting a rapid set at the start. Try the one I modified is in post #11.

Mark

[HughesTooling]

@szkiXHQG3 don't use those posts, I think they are what's giving you problems because the first move has been removed so you're not getting a rapid set at the start. Try the one I modified is in post #11.

Mark

[szkiXHQG3]

Ok I think that did it i had to turn rpm off and coolant to off since my machine has a manual spindle and coolant control. Which is nice because I still use it as a conventional mill.

[szkiXHQG3]

Ok I think that did it i had to turn rpm off and coolant to off since my machine has a manual spindle and coolant control. Which is nice because I still use it as a conventional mill.

[HughesTooling]

There are a few differently configured machines, I tried to cover as many as possible. You have noticed the ZHome setting for your start\end height.

Mark

[HughesTooling]

There are a few differently configured machines, I tried to cover as many as possible. You have noticed the ZHome setting for your start\end height.

Mark

[szkiXHQG3]

Yes I did notice the z 1. instead of the .5 Ironically I was previously changing the z0 to a z1 manually in my program. The real issue it cerated is I have 1 computer that I can run 360 on. It is in the house the mill is in a detached garage. Often I would tweak the program after testing it. Only to figure out when I tested the tweaked program I forgot to fix the z error or the 3 moves radius error. They are fixable on the mill, but if i don't fix them in the program I could accidently load a bad program later on. Now I can post the code for the mill with a little less worry. I am just now getting to the point of not running every part with the knee low or on paper with a plotter I made for the mill.

[szkiXHQG3]

Yes I did notice the z 1. instead of the .5 Ironically I was previously changing the z0 to a z1 manually in my program. The real issue it cerated is I have 1 computer that I can run 360 on. It is in the house the mill is in a detached garage. Often I would tweak the program after testing it. Only to figure out when I tested the tweaked program I forgot to fix the z error or the 3 moves radius error. They are fixable on the mill, but if i don't fix them in the program I could accidently load a bad program later on. Now I can post the code for the mill with a little less worry. I am just now getting to the point of not running every part with the knee low or on paper with a plotter I made for the mill.

[mike.mattera]

I would like to have a tool change position (I dont have a tool changer, so I need it to go to a specific place for me to change the tool). Browsing thru the post I found variables called Xhome Yhome. How do these get populated? What I mean is... where in Fusion can I specify an XY Home position? I've never seen any place to put in that kind of location.

I was able to hard code something, but it would be nice to be able to adjust this position based on the part size and zero location. If Fusion doesn't have that Home as an input, maybe I can have it prompt me for an XY position when I run the post. Put in a default, but be able to change it at the time of posting.

Tool# 0

Rapid Z0.0

Rapid X(home) Y(home)

This language and structure is very different from what I'm used to. The last posts I worked on were based on C++ and processed a type of CL file (NCI). I get the feeling there is no CL file in Fusion, that it just processes the code from a source it creates on the fly.

[mike.mattera]

I would like to have a tool change position (I dont have a tool changer, so I need it to go to a specific place for me to change the tool). Browsing thru the post I found variables called Xhome Yhome. How do these get populated? What I mean is... where in Fusion can I specify an XY Home position? I've never seen any place to put in that kind of location.

I was able to hard code something, but it would be nice to be able to adjust this position based on the part size and zero location. If Fusion doesn't have that Home as an input, maybe I can have it prompt me for an XY position when I run the post. Put in a default, but be able to change it at the time of posting.

Tool# 0

Rapid Z0.0

Rapid X(home) Y(home)

This language and structure is very different from what I'm used to. The last posts I worked on were based on C++ and processed a type of CL file (NCI). I get the feeling there is no CL file in Fusion, that it just processes the code from a source it creates on the fly.

[HughesTooling]

Some posts use machine configurations but Fusions doesn't use them, I think they're only in HSM. You could add a couple more user parameters like this and use them at tool changes and program end. I was going to add this when I did the ZHome but you need to be careful because the CAM's not going to know where the cutter is.

properties = {
  writeMachine: true, // write machine
  writeTools: true, // writes the tools
  optionalStop: true, // optional stop
  separateWordsWithSpace: true, // specifies that the words should be separated with a white space
  useRadius: false, // specifies that arcs should be output using the radius (R word) instead of the I, J, and K words.
  outRPM: true,     // If true output RPM if false use machine tool table 
  outCool: true,     // If true output Coolant on off if false use machine tool table 
  A1100: false,     // If true set non modal and output M3/4 for spindle 
  quillDRO: false,  // Set true if machine is 3 axis and has a DRO on quill
  XHome: 0, //X Safe Home
  YHome: 0, //X Safe Home
  ZHome: 200 //X Safe Home
};

Mark

[HughesTooling]

Some posts use machine configurations but Fusions doesn't use them, I think they're only in HSM. You could add a couple more user parameters like this and use them at tool changes and program end. I was going to add this when I did the ZHome but you need to be careful because the CAM's not going to know where the cutter is.

properties = {
  writeMachine: true, // write machine
  writeTools: true, // writes the tools
  optionalStop: true, // optional stop
  separateWordsWithSpace: true, // specifies that the words should be separated with a white space
  useRadius: false, // specifies that arcs should be output using the radius (R word) instead of the I, J, and K words.
  outRPM: true,     // If true output RPM if false use machine tool table 
  outCool: true,     // If true output Coolant on off if false use machine tool table 
  A1100: false,     // If true set non modal and output M3/4 for spindle 
  quillDRO: false,  // Set true if machine is 3 axis and has a DRO on quill
  XHome: 0, //X Safe Home
  YHome: 0, //X Safe Home
  ZHome: 200 //X Safe Home
};

Mark

[xander.luciano]

Hey Mike,

I can add a user property that would specify an X and Y position much like how we are specifying a Z position.

Ex: xHome = -2, yHome = -6
Posted: G54 X-2.0 Y-6.0

As per the xHome/yHome Varialbes:

Are you referring to this part of the post?

var homeX;
if (machineConfiguration.hasHomePositionX()) {
  homeX = "X" + xyzFormat.format(machineConfiguration.getHomePositionX());
}
var homeY;
if (machineConfiguration.hasHomePositionY()) {
  homeY = "Y" + xyzFormat.format(machineConfiguration.getHomePositionY());
}
writeMoveBlock(gMotionModal.format(0), homeX, homeY);

That is reading from the machineConfiguration, which I believe is for the HSMworks side of CAM where you can define a machine configuration.

It is possible for us to get the stock size and part size in the post processor, so we can do something based off that, however we can't get the G54 offset values because those are in the control.
We could create a script that calculates an X Y position using the G54 position though, but it all depends on what you'd like to accomplish. 

If you tell me the logic you want, I can create a quick test post. E.g. You want the the X home position to be negative half of the part width. 

Another option is to have another work offset like G55 be your "Tool change location" and at a tool change I can say G55 G0 X0 Y0
Or we can hardcode in an absolute value: G53/G28 X-2.0 Y0
etc.

Best,

Xander Luciano

[xander.luciano]

Hey Mike,

I can add a user property that would specify an X and Y position much like how we are specifying a Z position.

Ex: xHome = -2, yHome = -6
Posted: G54 X-2.0 Y-6.0

As per the xHome/yHome Varialbes:

Are you referring to this part of the post?

var homeX;
if (machineConfiguration.hasHomePositionX()) {
  homeX = "X" + xyzFormat.format(machineConfiguration.getHomePositionX());
}
var homeY;
if (machineConfiguration.hasHomePositionY()) {
  homeY = "Y" + xyzFormat.format(machineConfiguration.getHomePositionY());
}
writeMoveBlock(gMotionModal.format(0), homeX, homeY);

That is reading from the machineConfiguration, which I believe is for the HSMworks side of CAM where you can define a machine configuration.

It is possible for us to get the stock size and part size in the post processor, so we can do something based off that, however we can't get the G54 offset values because those are in the control.
We could create a script that calculates an X Y position using the G54 position though, but it all depends on what you'd like to accomplish. 

If you tell me the logic you want, I can create a quick test post. E.g. You want the the X home position to be negative half of the part width. 

Another option is to have another work offset like G55 be your "Tool change location" and at a tool change I can say G55 G0 X0 Y0
Or we can hardcode in an absolute value: G53/G28 X-2.0 Y0
etc.

Best,

Xander Luciano