Autodesk HSM Post Editor for Visual Studio Code goes live

[fonsecr]

Hi all post developers,

We just pushed Autodesk HSM Post Editor for Visual Studio Code live as an Open Source project under the MIT license. Check it out at:

https://github.com/Autodesk/cam-posteditor

This project is an extension for Visual Studio Code that makes life much easier when developing posts.

You can get the installation for Visual Studio Code at:

https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Autodesk.hsm-post-processor

@GeorgeRoberts has been working on this until now. But my hope is that we can work together as a community to make it even better. So if you are interested in contributing make sure to engage. Of course you are welcome to just make requests for the post team also. You can use the post idea station for such requests.

Note that you need to sign a small agreement before we can accept contributions.See the README for details.

George will post introduction to the extension here.

[makko74]

@GeorgeRoberts,

thank you very much George, now it working without issues and jumps to the right line in the post processor.

Mario

[griffew]

Absolutely Love It!!

Fantastic Job @GeorgeRoberts !!!!

[daniel_lyall]

@GeorgeRoberts some how or for some reasion this has packed up on me when I try to gen a Gcode it comes up with an error  

Post processor executable cannot be found. Please select your post executable location

It was working fine yesterday today not, fusion playing up as well

[GeorgeRoberts]

@daniel_lyall that's strange... The post executable location is stored inside a file in the extension directory, so unless that post.exe has been moved, it should still pick it up.

However, there was an update pushed a few days back which might prompt you to re-select your post EXE (I changed the default post EXE location to Inventor HSM 2019).

When you are prompted, try navigating to your HSM (or Fusion) install directory and re-select the post.exe file

[daniel_lyall]

That would be it the timing fits.

I don't know where the install directory is I am still learning all this.

[daniel_lyall]

@GeorgeRoberts thanks George I fixed it the answer was watch your Video on it again.

[GeorgeRoberts]

Perfect, glad all is working again! Let me know if you have any issues @daniel_lyall

[daniel_lyall]

@GeorgeRoberts you should push this a lot more it makes it very easy to do simple post edited even hard ones are a lot easier. 

[Laurens-3DTechDraw]

@GeorgeRoberts

Thanks for this.

I have a similar problem to 

I turned the Git off but still does this. 

See this screencast.

Also as a bonus could you add a .cnc file as standard that has all the programs in the folder there?

As in one for all the turning .cnc files now, one that includes all the Milling ones?

I often like to see the whole program as a whole too. Especially with mill-turn you want to see the change from turning-> milling and vice versa.

[daniel_lyall]

I am getting the same thing the last update is when it started doing it for me.

The other thing it is doing is the very first Gcode post it does the setup sheet (whats fine) then if I redo the Gcode it puts a Gcode out but then if you try to generate the G Code again after an edit and save it does nothing (not all the time the screencast shows it) you have to regen the Gcode to get it to work or close the one that's up on screen.

Only small problems 

[stone.samuel]

Looks like a great tool! I installed from the marketplace, used the post file to post from f360, but when I go to click on my custom nc file nothing happens, and I get this error when I try to load the extension from the f1 menu. I also had to select the location of my post.exe to get this far, have you got any ideas?

[Laurens-3DTechDraw]

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@stone.samuel wrote:

Looks like a great tool! I installed from the marketplace, used the post file to post from f360, but when I go to click on my custom nc file nothing happens, and I get this error when I try to load the extension from the f1 menu. I also had to select the location of my post.exe to get this far, have you got any ideas?

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You should have the post processor you want to edit open to have the posting work.

[GeorgeRoberts]

Morning All,

Thanks for posting feedback!

@Laurens-3DTechDraw I'll take a look into what could be causing that issue now, the line jumping doesn't seem very consistent here. I'll also look into creating a folder 'All CNC Files' which contains everything from the other folders, it makes total sense having that.

@daniel_lyall It seems like this issue is caused by the setup sheet messing around with the active editor inside of VS. When starting the post command, it always checks to see if a .CPS file is currently in focus (active editor), if it is not, there will be different options displayed and the post process command shouldn't be available. I'll try and replicate this here and come up with a fix. I'll probably put in a setting to disable the display of setup sheets as well, this could also solve the problem

[daniel_lyall]

Thanks @GeorgeRoberts 

[GeorgeRoberts]

@daniel_lyall @Laurens-3DTechDraw I could only replicate one of the issues, but took a look at what could cause the behavior you were experiencing and have fixed what I believe it is.

I have also included an 'all files' option in the CNC selector, this will display every .cnc file in the CNC Files directory.

I'll be running some more tests before publishing this version. However, if you would like to test this, I have attached an installer below. To install using the attached file, simply unzip the file and use the option 'Install from VSIX' inside of VSCode here:

This will allow you to specify the VSIX file to install. Once the install is complete, you will need to 'reload' VSCode (F1 > Reload window)

All feedback is greatly appreciated!

[Anonymous]

Does this only works for Inventor posts? I thought inventor and f360 use HSM.

I get an error like the one on my screenshot.

I also get an error when i'm selecting a postprocessor on my desktop.

[Laurens-3DTechDraw]

Fusion 360, HSMWorks and Inventor HSM all use the same post processors so that is no your problem. It should work.

When do you get this error?

[Anonymous]

I am getting this error after i opend my postprocessor.cps and then i press CTRL+ALT+G. Befor CRTL+ALT+G i select my 1001.cnc file

[Laurens-3DTechDraw]

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@stevooh92 wrote:

I am getting this error after i opend my postprocessor.cps and then i press CTRL+ALT+G. Befor CRTL+ALT+G i select my 1001.cnc file

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Not sure if this is the problem but you could at least try selecting your post.exe again.

See this video on how to do that.

I didn't go looking for the post.exe but once you are in the explorer I guess that will be easy.

[GeorgeRoberts]

Sorry to hear you're having issues. This usually occurs when the plugin has failed to load or the active view isn't a .CPS file.

Could you take a screenshot of the full window when this error occurs? Also, please ensure the plugin is loaded and the window has been reloaded (F1 > reload window)