. I need the multi-axis post for a HAAS or Fanuc.

[w_james_anderson]

Hey There,

Long story, but started working at a place with an old copy pf Powermill Version 6, I think. I am running a VF4 with a HRT 210  4th axis.  I need the multi-axis post for a HAAS or Fanuc,  Can someone give me this old post or where can I buy it? Sort of at a loss here.

I am sure they are not planning on buying any new software, so I gotta do with what I have. Any help would be GREATLY appreciated.

Thank you,

Jim

[hrh46]

Search youtube for creating 4 axis post processor.  You will find good videos showing how to edit generic 3 axis post to a 4 axis. 

[w_james_anderson]

Thank you for the advice. 

I tried to open the post processor "editor" and its says I need a licence for that.

Does someone not have a Post I can purchase? 

Thanks,

Jim 

[Sean571]

There are many Autodesk resellers that you can purchase a 4 axis post from, but typically we resellers only support the modern post engine and not duct posts (.opt files) so you may be out of luck. 
https://www.autodesk.com/partners/locate-a-reseller

You can get away with a 3 axis post and just use multiple workoffsets with the same XYZ, and just manually put in a different A axis angle for each offset. Or you can write a program header that uses G10 lines to do set the angles for you. You can also use main and sub programs where the sub programs are just the posted 3 axis code, and in the main program you manually write the code to rotate the A axis, and handle and transitions between rotations. Either way it'll be some manual editing if you use a 3 axis post.

There are also some help documents that get installed with duct post that may be of help, but they can be hard to understand if you don't have a background in coding/post writing. I am not sure if you'll have these with PowerMill 6, but this is the file path for the help documents with the version of duct post I have installed "C:\Program Files\Delcam\DuctPost 1.6.10\file\help" so I'd see if you can find something in there to help guide you on how to edit your post.