CAM Post Building Techniques General Information Description Description One Building a postprocessor with the post builder Units-only subposts Two Post Builder for wire EDM applications, 4-axis & 5-axis mills, and lathe applications Create mill-turn postprocessors Three Tcl Basics for Post Builder, custom commands, user-defined events and cycles Postprocessing with a Siemens controller; create a macro with Post Builder Intended Audience • System managers • NC/CNC programmers • Manufacturing engineers Prerequisite Required courses: • CAM Manufacturing Fundamentals The Post Building Techniques acquaints you with tools and techniques that are used for building custom, machine tool specific post processors using the Post Builder tool. Methods are shown for customization and modification of the definition and event handler files that are used by NX Post. Or: Successful completion of the Manufacturing Fundamentals Advisor in Learning Advantage (score >70%). Learning Advantage courses can also be used to prepare for the prerequisite assessment. Other recommendation: Should have a thorough understanding of NC/CNC programming principles and a thorough understanding of NC/CNC machine/controller functionality Day