+================================================ + + Boxford - Vectric machine output configuration file + +================================================ + + History + + Who When What + ======== ========== =========================== + Tony 08/12/2005 Written +================================================ POST_NAME = "Boxford V10 (mm) (*.box)" FILE_EXTENSION = "box" UNITS = "MM" +------------------------------------------------ + Line terminating characters +------------------------------------------------ LINE_ENDING = "[13][10]" +================================================ + + Formating for variables + +================================================ VAR LINE_NUMBER = [N|A|N|1.0] VAR SPINDLE_SPEED = [S|A|S|1.0] VAR FEED_RATE = [F|C| F|1.1] VAR X_POSITION = [X|C| X|1.3] VAR Y_POSITION = [Y|C| Y|1.3] VAR Z_POSITION = [Z|C| Z|1.3] VAR X_HOME_POSITION = [XH|A|X|1.3] VAR Y_HOME_POSITION = [YH|A|Y|1.3] VAR Z_HOME_POSITION = [ZH|A|Z|1.3] +================================================ + + Block definitions for toolpath output + +================================================ +--------------------------------------------------- + Commands output at the start of the file +--------------------------------------------------- begin HEADER "G90" "G71" "G101 X[XLENGTH] Y[YLENGTH] Z[ZLENGTH]" "M06 T[T]" "G00 [XH] [YH] [ZH]" "M03 [S]" +--------------------------------------------------- + Commands output at toolchange +--------------------------------------------------- begin TOOLCHANGE "G00 [ZH]" "G00 [XH] [YH]" "M05" "M06 T[T]" "M03 [S]" +--------------------------------------------------- + Commands output for rapid moves +--------------------------------------------------- begin RAPID_MOVE "G00[X][Y][Z]" +--------------------------------------------------- + Commands output for the first feed rate move +--------------------------------------------------- begin FIRST_FEED_MOVE "G01[X][Y][Z][F]" +--------------------------------------------------- + Commands output for feed rate moves +--------------------------------------------------- begin FEED_MOVE "[X][Y][Z]" +--------------------------------------------------- + Commands output at the end of the file +--------------------------------------------------- begin FOOTER "G00 [ZH]" "G00 [XH] [YH]" "M05" "M30"