Packaged posts

Packaged posts (files with a .cpsz extension) are a way of destributing posts with all of their dependencies: additional files, machine and post properties. They can be used as regular posts (.cps) for post processing in all Autodesk CAM products: Fusion, Inventor CAM and HSMWorks.

New machines format

Machines in the new format (.mch) can be directly used by Fusion only. Inventor CAM and HSMWorks cannot consume them directly. However, it is still possible to use new machines for configuring universal posts, which are designed to work with external machine configurations. For this purpose machines in new format can be downloaded as a single package (.cpsz) with any post. This packaged post can then be selected for postprocessing instead of a regular post. You cannot use a separate machine for posting with this post, as it contains embedded machine already.

Structure

.cpsz file is a zip archive, and can be opened by any software that supports it. Internally the archive has the following structure:

• index.json
• post folder
  • post.cps
  • machine.mch

Where index.json contains information about used post and machine:

{
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "post-directory": "post folder",
  "post": "post.cps",
  "machine-configuration": "machine.mch"
}

Usage

To use a machine in new the format in HSMWorks or Inventor CAM you need to do the following:

• Select the machine in the library
• Press download
• In the opened dialog switch to "For Inventor/HSMWorks":

• Select the post for your machine control
• Select the minimum post processor revision (it must be less or equal to postprocessor version in your CAM system)
• Click "download" button
• Put downloaded file into your posts folder
• Select new post in "Post Process" dialog:

• Click "Post"
• Job will be post-processed with the selected post and machine