I am just shaking my head that there are no basic post processors for generating NC code. Everything is based on some machine someone is using. Well there are hundreds of thousands of systems out there that are custom made and also many applications where a user may just need to generate NC code from a drawing, either in INCREMENTAL or ABSOLUTE output. The number of digits of resolution should also be able to be selected. Us custom users don't need the M codes or extra junk that goes along with a specific post processor. We can easily pull up an old program and throw the new NC code in it in a matter of minutes and be off and running. The one thing we can't find with Fusion 360 is GENERIC POST PROCESSORS to spit out BASIC NC CODE. In my opinion some basic post processors should be developed and be available to everyone who just needs the NC code;
1) 4 digit INCREMENTAL (e.g. G1 X2.8694 Y0.7733)
2) 4 digit ABSOLUTE (e.g. G1 X3.2324 Y 5.2343)
3) 6 digit INCREMENTAL (e.g. G1 X2.869432 Y0.773353) - (for Aerotech users)
4) 6 digit ABSOLUTE (e.g. G1 X3.232454 Y 5.234362) - (for Aerotech users)
5) if the digits and axes could be selected that would be a bonus also (e.g. 6 digits, X, A - G1 X3.973433 A0.898672)
I think it would be easy to develop a software that gave you these 3 basic selections, DIGITS (resolution), INC/ABS and AXES NAMES and spit out a post processor for Fusion 360 that would produce the proper NC code for us people who actually program our machine programs. The other option would be to have about a dozen generic Post processors covering basic DIGITS (resolution), INC or ABS, and Axes Names (XYZ, XAZ etc)
