Please explain error measage

(comments) (like this)
may be your problem

change them to

(comments)
(like this)

if it works without error, you know they are the problem

ETA, I tested it in a Sim. Double comments are ok

I think I have the Tool call sorted (could be wrong about that not sure about anything I'm doing).
Still have the error "Unknown word where unary operation could be".
What in the world is it telling me?

Here's the post out put:

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( Test ATC ) ( File created: Wednesday March 06 2019 - 05:02 PM)
( for LinuxCNC )
( Material Size) ( X= 12.000, Y= 10.000, Z= 0.750)
G91 (Incremental distance mode)
G17 G20 (Active Plane: XY)(Inch Mode)
G40 G49 G80(Tool Diameter, Length compensation & canned cycles off)
G64 P0.05 Q0.05(Path Blending)
(M600)
M06 T1 End Mill (0.25 inch)
G90 (absolute distance mode)
G54 (Coordinate System)
S12000M5
G00 Z0.501

Double check the g64 line you've got 2 letters in there I think it's only a p.xxx

How much of the tool name should be in comments?
Now: M06 T1 End Mill (0.25 inch)
Should it be: M06 (T1 End Mill 0.250)

allenwg2005 wrote:

How much of the tool name should be in comments?
Now: M06 T1 End Mill (0.25 inch)
Should it be: M06 (T1 End Mill 0.250)

M6t1(comment)
Or t1m6(comment)

OK, answered my own question, it loads the file just fine when I edit to read M06 (T1 End Mill 0.250) .
Now, how do I get the post to output the tool line this way?

Those comments were a result of the tool name in the tool table, I have those changed and the file loads fine.

I have G00 [ZH} in the post but there is no mention of it in the gcode file,
Why wouldn't it write that to the file?

]Actually you do:

M1 G64 P0.05 Q0.05
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G00 Z0.501 <<<<< here, but this depends on a setting from the vectric job.
M30
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it can be set on the Toolpaths tab, Toolpaths Operations, Setup Materials and Rapid Gaps, might be different on Aspire.
I only use Vcarve as i an not able to run Aspire on Linux.

I didn't know Vcarve would run on a Linux box, interesting.

I'm puzzled, G43 tool length off-set usually H(and tool number) calls the negative off-set for the tool height.
In what way is that added to the code I have generated?

G00 Z 0.501 is a retract value for clearing material and other stuff (clamps for example), it isn't loading a specific tool length.

I have my post writing the way I expected it to at the moment, I just need to clear up this G43 issue and I have it.

Thanks for all the help so far.

If you want to use toollength from tooltable, add a G43 as below. The Z values in the tooltable should be positive.

(I hope this is the right section, and check the output)
+ Commands output for Initial rapid move

"G00 G43 [X] [Y] [Z] [F]"