Installing a Postability post

Installing a Postability post

This article is designed to help you install and test your Postability posts.  It contains Text and Video instructions.

Requirements

The following items will be delivered to you by email.
  1. A Postability Post
  2. A sample .mcam file.

Text Instructions

If you run into trouble at any point during the installation process, please reply to the post email and request support.  We will schedule a web meeting to assist with your post installation.

Post Installation
  1. Launch Mastercam.
  2. Download the post Content File.
  3. Drag and drop the post Content File over the graphics window of Mastercam.  The files will be automatically installed.
  4. Add the post to your Machine Definition list.  (Machine Tab > Mill Icon > Manage List > Select your new post > Click Add > Green Check)
  5. Launch the sample file included with your post, found in your \Shared Mastercam 20XX\MCAMNW Sample Files\ folder.  It will be named after your post.
  6. Select all the toolpaths in the first Toolpath group, and click G1 to post. 
  7. Once posting is initiated, you will be presented with a waiver. Close it to get a dialogue box to agree or cancel.
  8. Verify that the post outputs completely. 
  9. Continue to the Machine Simulation Section.

Post Corrections
  1. Please send a zip2go of a sample part, along with edited code of your changes directly to the post developers at team@postability.com 
  2. Please CC us at support@mcamnw.com so we have eyes on that communication.

Video Instructions

Installing Post Content Files



Post Corrections



Troubleshooting

If you run into trouble at any point during the installation process, please reply to the post email and request support.  We will schedule a web meeting to assist with your post installation.

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