This post processor has been adapted by Keycult for use with an HCN-5000 horizontal machining center. Features applicable to other machine architectures may be changed or removed, and in any event, we have no way of testing them.

This project is developed using Keycult's Post Utilities. The easiest way to use this post is to add both mazak.cps and post-utilities.cps to a single folder and then use Link folder (right-click on Linked) in the Post Library to ensure that the Mazak post processor is run in a context that includes the post utilities.

• Tool identifiers
• Non-number program names
• Remove naive smoothing implementation
• Geometry compensation (G61.1)
• Re-implement G5P2 (high speed smoothing, high speed machining)
• High pressure coolant control (M100 - M106 to set coolant pressure levels)
• G117 simultaneous operation (spindle accel/decel, through-spindle coolant)
• Mist collection
• Tool break detection
• Remove M5 M9s before tool change
• Figure out in-process probing
• Include timestamp at top of program
• Synchronous tapping
• Automatic pallet change & program looping
• Part counter support
• Niagara coolant control (M130)
• Figure out why spindle doesn't start early on drilling cycles
• Add position for operator property at cycle end
• Retract to home 2 (tool change position) at end of program

These properties provide high-level control over the way the post processor functions.

Enables the use of per-operation machining mode properties to set G61.1 Geometry Compensation, G5 P2 High Speed Machining mode, etc. Please note that these per-operation control fields will still be present in the Post Properties tab of each operation dialogue, but nothing will be output unless this property is enabled. See the Operation Properties section for more.

These properties control comment documentation that is output with posted code.

These properties control the formatting of posted code.

All other properties that don't easily fit into one of the categories above.

TODO

title: "Preload next tool",
description: "Preloads the next tool at a tool change (if any).",

title: "Optional stop before tool change",
description: "Outputs optional stop code before each tool change.",

title: "Use radius arcs instead of IJK",
description: "If yes is selected, arcs are outputted using radius values rather than IJK.",

title: "Use Q-value parametric feed",
description: "Specifies the feed value that should be output using a Q value.",

title: "Use pitch for tapping",
description: "Enables the use of pitch instead of feed for the F-word in canned tapping cycles.",

title: "Use G54.4 for angular probing",
description: "Use G54.4 workpiece error compensation for angular probing.",

title: "Safe retract method",
description: "Select your desired retract option. 'Clearance Height' retracts to the operation clearance height.",

title: "Inspection: Create single results file",
description: "Set to false if you want to store the measurement results for each probe / inspection toolpath in separate files",

title: "Use tool identifiers",
description: "Uses alphanumeric tool identifiers instead of tool numbers to call tools.",

title: "Use G117",
description: "Uses G117 to execute some auxiliary functions during axis movement (spindle, coolant, etc.)",