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    Default Looking for a Post Processor for vacuum pods.

    My machine bed has a vacuum pod work holding system evenly spaced on 4x8 bed with 24 vacuum pods. Can anyone write me a post for this setup so I dont have to manually place the tabs with the Vectric software. I will gladly pay for it. I asked the ShopBot engineers, still no answer yet.
    Thank you.

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    Why do you need a post processor? Can't you lay out your parts in Aspire/Vcarve with the spacing you want?

    Do you have a picture of the pods?

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    deck.jpg
    here is the layout of my shopbot deck, Vcarve does not have a gadget I need or I simply don't know anything about it. I also wrote to Vectric for this feature but they seem to be sluggish at this as well.

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    I'm sorry that I am no help answering your question, but I am curious about your vacuum setup. I'm trying to work out some vacuum workholding form my machine and I wonder, are each of your pods controlled separately? I'd love to see a picture of your setup and more interested in the way you are controlling them with the valves?

    I hope someone else can help you with the Vectric Gadget.

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    Not quite understanding the need for a custom PP either, when Vectric products have tabbing options built into the profile toolpath.
    Scott




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    Hey, Scott nice logo.
    Kyle Stapleton
    River Falls Renaissance Academy
    Math/Technology Education Teacher


    PRS Alpha 96x60 2.2 hp spindle, Double Air drills, 6" indexer, Fein 5 zone vac table
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    Srwtlc,
    well, think about those felder or morbidelli machines that have those vacuum cups that even move around the bed and what not.. and this got me thinking something for ShopBot. When I purchased my first Shopbot cnc in 2015, I asked technical support how to hold the workpiece down and you know what they told me? - "Screw it". The Vectric products that you referred have tabbing options that are of a manual entry so to speak. What I need is an automatic profile toolpath detection where the vacuum pods are and have the tool tab over it when passing thru it. I cannot understand either how one simple line of code would not save me or whole world of vacuum cups out there from running them over. That's why a custom PP is so important.

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    I will get back to you on your question this weekend in this thread. Thanks for inquiry.

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