How To Edit Your Post Processor in VCarve Pro for Onefinity Elite CNC & Masso

3-20-2024
UPDATED INFO:

Thanks to @Excavator99 for letting me know about the following omission in the video. The paragraph below explains how to make your newly revised post processor appear in your drop down menu when you're saving a tool path.

After you edit and save your revised post processor in your "MY_PostP" folder, go back into VCarve and if you don't currently have a project open, just open any existing project. Click any one of the tool paths, click “SAVE TOOLPATHS,” and then click on your POST PROCESSOR DROP DOWN LIST. Now click “Add Post-Processors…, You’ll then see a plus sign (+) in a circle next to the Associated Post-Processors box. Click the plus sign (+) and you'll find your new revised post processor at the top of the list (it’ll have a pencil icon next to it), left click to highlight it, then click the SELECT button at the bottom of the list. Then click “APPLY”. It should now be in your list of available post processors in your VCarve drop down list. If it is not, simply close and restart VCarve and your new post processor should be available to you.

Learn more about G-Codes here:

Learn more about M-Codes here:

If you already have VCarve Pro installed, you can learn more about editing the post processor here in the documents:
VCarve Pro - Help - Post Processor Editing Guide

Thank you "safeairone" for helping me better understand g-code and m-code!

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[brianh.pittman]

Great video. I have made some of these changes and it makes it nice. Since this video, Onefinity as come out with a new post processor with the vacuum command in it. I have been having trouble getting my USB port to work correctly so I decided to open the hood and take a look inside. I realized the USB port is on an extension and plugs into another USB port on the G3. There are 2 spare USB ports on the G3 so I moved it to a spare. Seems to have helped. Then I started thinking. I plugged in my wireless mouse receiver into one of the empty USB ports and my mouse works on the Masso screen. Letting you know as you have large hands and fingers like I do and makes it nice to just mouse around and select what you want. But, you may already know this. Keep the videos coming.

[bgood]

Keep them coming. You sharing your knowledge is so helpful

[agdtec]

I still do not have a CNC I have been interested for years but I just don't have the time to learn the software right now but I will be retiring in the next 18 months So i Like following along with you in things like this G code mod. Thank you for posting.

[Woodworking]

Great video, lots of good info. One thing I like to do in my PP is to add G53 Z after G00 ZH so that after it goes to Z home, it raises the spindle to machine Z (all the way up). This makes it easy for tool changes and makes sure that if after I have "go to park" that I know the spindle is at the maximum height too. I also skip the G0 X0Y0 because it's a waste of time ;)

[cybergnetwork]

Thank you for the video Marty! In my case, the footer tells the machine to stop router, stop vacuum, then moves straight to Parking position. To do that, I've removed the G00 for XYZ.

[sdasherx]

Good tips again. I'm sure a lot of people will get some use from this one.

[TerrapinCreations]

Did you ever modify the post processor so when it’s asking for the next tool during a carve, like when it's done with a clearance tool and wants a v-bit now, it comes forward and raises up the z axis a certain amount so it's easier to change the bit? I’m looking to learn how to do that. I do have the tool setter now, which I really love.

[TerrapinCreations]

I use the iOT power strip from pwnCNC that turns on and shuts off both my shopvac/dust collection and my coolant pump. It works without modifying any g-code. I do want to do that parking thing that you've done here tho.

[kevinrich]

Thank you. My Elite Woodworker is supposed to be here next week.

[TerrapinCreations]

How did you get "Elite Foreman" - I can't find that in the list of machines to select from.

[oseanmc]

Same question as Chris about setting up the park coordinates ( I imagine its inside the Masso touch screen somewhere) and I can change the name of the edited post processor file in the "My PostP" folder however it doesn't change in the list or where selecting to add it as yours did, named "G30" at the end. Any clarification would be helpful. Loving your videos and appreciate you making the time.

[rirsz]

Thanks, very informative! Unfortunately you owe me a bourbon. That "devil math" comment made it come right out my nose! 🙂 Just wanted to add that when I looked at my setup I see that I'm using the Onefinity Masso Post Processor. There seems to be some differences in the file, but I'm not a g-code person and not sure if they are important or no.

[chrispelletier]

Mitchell, love the video. I now understand how to add the command to the code, but when you put it in how did you set it up to the actual location for your desired “park position”?
Thanks!
Chris

[railyhill]

The trade school I went to taught us how to write G-code by hand because they didn't have CAD/CAM software. We used FANUC format because that was the industry standard where we were going to work. I recently purchased a onefinity elite and tried to write what I remembered. This controller isn't behaving how I expected it to. Could you show a bit more of the complied G-code as the machine is running or perhaps a screen shot of the program text? It would also be nice if you could explain how the spindle behaves just before and after a tool change. That is, where and how it moves.

[krismeszaros]

I just got my 1F and was figuring out how to do exactly this, thanks for the video! I didn't realize I was satanic because I use the devil's math though haha

[nasty]

I have pretty much everything you have, but am having a problems with the post possessor I get an error from vectic both tools are called number 1, and in the g code will not promp me to change tools. onefinity said I need to number my tools. I see you have number on your is that why?

[wdnick]

For some reason I don't have the edit buttons to the right of my post processors in the list. Anyone know if there's a setting somewhere to change to allow editing? I'm using Vcarve Pro V12. TIA

[Excavator]

I feel like I have followed your video to the T. My new post processor shows up in MY_PostP folder with the .pp extension, but it does not show up when I try to associate a post processor in VCarve Pro when I save a file. Any ideas on what I may be doing wrong?

[MartensCNC]

Is there anyone who can edit masso plasma post processor to work with no z axis