Homemade, cheap, plasma CNC

Thanks Phill

I can't edit the G code, it changes when I switch from pierce and cut to pierce only.

Can you post the original gcode.

Is this for a PlasmaC config?

Hey Phill,
I'll have to grab it off the CNC computer tomorrow.

I'm setup so I draw and convert with sheet cam on one computer, then usb transfer to cnc computer to cut.

I have sheet cam on the cnc computer but my tool list doesn't work and it is glitchy so I do this on the other computer first.

I am running the spaceship post processor from Rod.

On pierce and cut everything works fine.

No worries, I wouldn't be able to do much tonight anyhow.

I am not sure about Rod's PP, I havent used it at all. We did have a PP here but some folk complained about the the workflow for doing spotting so SheetCam made their own which is packaged with the software. I then removed ours so we had one less thing to support. I haven't used the SheetCam one but I think Rod has, I still use our old one.

I wouldn't use my post processor any more. I was using Phills for along time. I have used the Sheetcam one and it works too!
More recently Sheetcams post processor can be set to use the "magic" comments which then allows  Sheetcam to be the master of settings so there is no longer any inconsistencies between Sheetcam and Plasmac. I think this is a good thing. There should only be a single point of truth and Sheetcam assumes it is that source. But Plasmac assumes the same too!

Its always a good idea to  view a new postprocessor in a text editor as there can be some settings you can change in it. 

A guide of the whole process from opening a dxf in sheetcam to saving it for PlasmaC would be nice - nesting included, if it mentions at the very beginning how to install/use/open/import the material and post, i swear i would not complain!