From the course: Creating a Guitar Body with RhinoCAM
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Exporting G-Code to the CNC mill - RhinoCAM Tutorial
From the course: Creating a Guitar Body with RhinoCAM
Exporting G-Code to the CNC mill
- I'm happy to say that the last step in CNC file prep is surprisingly simple. We need to convert our toolpaths to G-Code or instructions the Mills controller can understand. Now, of course, I'm working in an evaluation copy of Rhino, so I'm not allowed to actually export, but I can show you every step leading up to it. If I head over to the Machining Browser, the Program tab, and here under Post, I can doubleclick and enter in a few options about the Post Processor we want to use. So, there's many, many Mills out there and just as many types of Post Processor. While they're all creating cheat code, they all use slightly different syntext, depending on the equipment you have and its capabilities. So, you would want to scroll down and find the Post that's recommended by your manufacturer. If you don't find it on that list, because they're so similar, sometimes you can use a related post, or you can contact the manufacturer and ask them to send one to you for you to install yourself…
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