Solidworks CAM CAMWorks Postprocessor

Thanks for the reply. When I have some room for bigger leadin moves it works. But I can't figure out how to get it working in small pockets.

I made some screenshots to better explain the situation:

with all the NC settings set according to Ralfh's post above.

The G-Code looks like this:
What I get in LinuxCNC looks like this:


By trying to understand the G-Code I thought the G40 command is too early and should be after the last move with a leadout going back to X0Y0.

Then I get the following:


I tried moving around the G41 command to get better results but it did not work. When reading the code I can't figure out what is not correct? I am very thankful to any hints and help.

By the way Ralfh: We added the G64 command in the START_OF_TAPE section of the PP. The default behaviour of LinuxCNC is to round the corners of Rapid and Cutting moves to achieve the highest possible speed. So this ended up in really large radii which seemed dangerous.

What I would like to get is a different setting for cutting and rapid moves. If possible this could be set globally in LinuxCNC . But from my understanding this is not implemented. So I tried to modify the PP but did not succeed in creating a new modal G64 call with a variable P. P is already taken by other commands and seemed to be defined as an integer.

Ah, i see. Please try to cut the hole with a diameter at least half as big as the diameter of the hole. 

See: linuxcnc.org/docs/2.6/html/gcode/tool_co...:cutter-compensation

Programming Entry Moves -> The minimum length is the cutter radius

When you want to start at X0Y0 and your entry cut is already >3mm and your endmill radius another 3mm you get a hole of at least 12mm? I don't know exactly image missing /media/kunena/emoticons/laughing.png

If i remember correctly, you can also program the "P" as text in the postprocessor. Linuxcnc doesn't care, it sees a "P" and is happy.

yes we tried using the P as text and that is what we did in the START_OF_TAPE. But then we could not make it modal. So if we want to make it switch between different settings for rapid and cut moves then it would appear in every line. Also tried putting it in the RAPID_DOWN / RAPID_UP moves but did not get a reliable behaviour.

Ah, i understand. Sadly i can't help in this case...