+================================================
+                                                
+ Mach2/3 - Vectric machine output configuration file   
+                                                
+================================================
+                                                
+ History                                        
+                                                
+ Who      When       What                         
+ ======== ========== ===========================
+ Tony     15/11/2005 Written for metric
+ Tony     06/01/2006 Added ATC option      
+ Tony     14/05/2006 Fixed G21 mm in header   
+ Tony     24/07/2006 Added G2 & G3 Arc support + removed (( ))  
+ Tony     18/06/2007 Replaced the Tool comment 
+ Adam     13/06/2008 Put the speed on the line before the spindle start.          
+ Adam     13/06/2008 Added the G49 to the EOF header.          
+================================================

POST_NAME = "Mach3 ATC Arcs (mm) (*.tap)"

FILE_EXTENSION = "tap"

UNITS = "MM"

DIRECT_OUTPUT = "Mach|Mach4.Document"

+------------------------------------------------
+    Line terminating characters                 
+------------------------------------------------

LINE_ENDING = "[13][10]"

+------------------------------------------------
+    Block numbering                             
+------------------------------------------------

LINE_NUMBER_START     = 0
LINE_NUMBER_INCREMENT = 10
LINE_NUMBER_MAXIMUM = 999999

+================================================
+                                                
+    Formating for variables                     
+                                                
+================================================

VAR LINE_NUMBER = [N|A|N|1.0]
VAR SPINDLE_SPEED = [S|A|S|1.0]
VAR FEED_RATE = [F|C|F|1.1]
VAR X_POSITION = [X|C|X|1.3]
VAR Y_POSITION = [Y|C|Y|1.3]
VAR Z_POSITION = [Z|C|Z|1.3]
VAR ARC_CENTRE_I_INC_POSITION = [I|A|I|1.3]
VAR ARC_CENTRE_J_INC_POSITION = [J|A|J|1.3]
VAR X_HOME_POSITION = [XH|A|X|1.3]
VAR Y_HOME_POSITION = [YH|A|Y|1.3]
VAR Z_HOME_POSITION = [ZH|A|Z|1.3]

+================================================
+                                                
+    Block definitions for toolpath output       
+                                                
+================================================

+---------------------------------------------------
+  Commands output at the start of the file
+---------------------------------------------------

begin HEADER

"( [TOOLPATH_NAME] )"
"( Mach3 Postprocessor )"
"[N] G00 G21 G17 G90 G40 G49 G80 G94"
"[N] M06 T[T]"
"[N] G43 H[T]"
"[N] [ZH]"
"[N] [S]"
"[N] M03"
"[N] [XH] [YH] [F]"

+---------------------------------------------------
+  Commands output for rapid moves 
+---------------------------------------------------

begin RAPID_MOVE

"[N] G00 [X] [Y] [Z]"


+---------------------------------------------------
+  Commands output for the first feed rate move
+---------------------------------------------------

begin FIRST_FEED_MOVE

"[N] G01 [X] [Y] [Z] [F]"


+---------------------------------------------------
+  Commands output for feed rate moves
+---------------------------------------------------

begin FEED_MOVE

"[N] [X] [Y] [Z]"

+---------------------------------------------------
+  Commands output for the first clockwise arc move
+---------------------------------------------------

begin FIRST_CW_ARC_MOVE

"[N] G02 [X] [Y] [I] [J] [F]"

+---------------------------------------------------
+  Commands output for clockwise arc  move
+---------------------------------------------------

begin CW_ARC_MOVE

"[N] G02 [X] [Y] [I] [J]"

+---------------------------------------------------
+  Commands output for the first counterclockwise arc move
+---------------------------------------------------

begin FIRST_CCW_ARC_MOVE

"[N] G03 [X] [Y] [I] [J] [F]"

+---------------------------------------------------
+  Commands output for counterclockwise arc  move
+---------------------------------------------------

begin CCW_ARC_MOVE

"[N] G03 [X] [Y] [I] [J]"


+---------------------------------------------------
+  Commands output at toolchange
+---------------------------------------------------

begin TOOLCHANGE

"[N] T [T] M6"
"[N] G43 H [T]"
"[N] [S] M03"

+---------------------------------------------------
+  Commands output at the end of the file
+---------------------------------------------------

begin FOOTER

"[N] G00 [ZH]"
"[N] G49"
"[N] G00 [XH] [YH]"
"[N] M09"
"[N] G28"
"[N] M30"

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