(I apologize in advance that I double-posted this same topic in the HSM Post-processor forum...)
Hello all! I am new to the forum & new to CNC.
I am trying to get a (new-to-me) Bridgeport Series 2 CNC with BOSS 6 to run with part programs from the Fusion360/Inventor HSM generic Bridgeport post-processor. After examining & trying some post-processor files, it is readily apparent that the generic B'port post has a lot more letter addresses/functions than the 1980s vintage BOSS 6. Therefore, CAM routines out of either Fusion360 or HSM (& post-processed machine files) don't run correctly.
I am a Mechanical, not aS/W engineer, so trying to learn how to modify the generic B'port post-processor is very daunting. Paul Klass (Autodesk CAM Community Forum) suggested I post the issue here (& also on the HSM Post-processor forum) to see about getting a BOSS 6 specific post-processor (adaptation or creation). He indicates that Autodesk Post-Processor development team members frequent this forum.
Rather than me try to write out the details of the BOSS 6 programming manual, I found a copy of the manual (May 1980 version) online @ --
http://cncmanual.com/bridgeport-boss-m-139a-series-ii-programming-manual/
I have a November 1981 version of the B'Port Series II CNC Programing Manual. A quick comparison of their descriptions of programming formats, G-, M- & Miscellaneous codes shows them to match (to my non-programmer's eye). In both manuals, Chapter 5 details out the letter/number codes function & syntax. In both, Chapter 6, covers repetitive programming (loops & macros), And Chapter 7 provides a programming example.
Does anyone have an interest in looking at this issue?
Thanks and best regards,
Lee Johnson
near Taos, NM
