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Post Process 
Access: Open this function from one of the following locations:
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Select NC Process > Post & Report > Post Process from the menu bar.
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Click the Post Process button
in the NC
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Click the Post Process button
in the Job
Manager. -
Right-click on an item in the Process Manager, or anywhere in the graphics window when no procedure is active, and select NC Guide Commands > Post Process from the popup menu.
A Cimatron Post Processor is a program that translates Cimatron NC (Numerical Control) data (toolpaths and procedures) into specific CNCCNC machine tool commands (machine code). These commands are known as Posts or G-Code programs (see the Glossary for additional information on G-Code).
The Cimatron NC toolpath(s) represent the path(s) your machine's cutter will take while machining your part. The toolpaths do not reflect the specific CNC commands of the machine you will actually use to cut the part.
The Post Processor software takes the toolpath and processes it into the specific Post (G-Codes) required by your CNC machine.
In Cimatron, these Posts are created by your Cimatron Provider or Reseller (for the CNC machines that you specify), using the following post processors:
In this way, specific Posts can be developed for each of your machine tools.
You can run a Post on executed toolpaths in the following ways:
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Internally - post process the currently open NC file.
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Externally - post process one or more NC files without having to open an NC file.
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