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greg anderson created ticket #6

greg anderson — Sat, 11 Oct 2025 17:32:14 -0000

post processor for windows version

brent muller posted a comment on ticket #5

brent muller — Wed, 02 Apr 2025 14:51:47 -0000

Hi Bob- Thanks for the interesting email. The built-in matrix math should prove handy for your help for your friend. Sounds like a good idea. What I downloaded was apt360-1.0.2-windows-32-bit.zip that I unzipped into C:\usr\bin as directed and this is what I got. I see the problem now. I assumed you got the Linux version. The windows port was created by another author, and he hasn't maintained that package, and the documents are apparently not there. I suggest you download the Linux version, just...

Robert Brian McCaig posted a comment on ticket #5

Robert Brian McCaig — Mon, 31 Mar 2025 17:47:07 -0000

Thanks so much for your reply. Truly appreciated!! Yes, you're correct. You had to be able to visualize the tool and where you were in space at all times. The majority of the programmers were solicited from the top tier machinists at the time, but even so, there was a high degree of failure from those that were drafted. I had had advanced college level mathematics and that made a lot of my understanding a lot easier than most. APT even provided a work around for those who didn't know where they were,...

brent muller modified a comment on ticket #5

brent muller — Mon, 31 Mar 2025 16:48:05 -0000

Hi Bob- I'm glad you are enjoying it. 5 axis in Apt requires quite a bit of mental/visual gymnastics to get right without any visual feedback. It sounds like you used it at the highest skill level. We do have the original manual converted to html. You can find it at your install location /apt360-1.0.3/apt360-1.0.3/doc/manual/index.html The error code depends on where it happened in the translation process. For section one, error 23 is Illegal FINI format, or missing FINI (/* encountered) In section...

brent muller modified a comment on ticket #5

brent muller — Mon, 31 Mar 2025 16:47:12 -0000

brent muller modified a comment on ticket #5

brent muller — Mon, 31 Mar 2025 16:45:22 -0000

brent muller modified a comment on ticket #5

brent muller — Mon, 31 Mar 2025 16:42:01 -0000

Hi Bob- I'm glad you are enjoying it. 5 axis in Apt requires quite a bit of mental/visual gymnastics to get right without any visual feedback. It sounds like you used it at the highest skill level. We do have the original manual converted to html. You can find it at your install location /apt360-1.0.3/apt360-1.0.3/doc/manual/index.html The error code depends on where it happened in the translation process. For section one, error 23 is "Illegal FINI format, or missing FINI (/* encountered)." In section...

brent muller posted a comment on ticket #5

brent muller — Mon, 31 Mar 2025 16:41:09 -0000

Hi Bob- I'm glad you are enjoying it. 5 axis in Apt requires quite a bit of mental/visual gymnastics to get right without any visual feedback. It sounds like you used it at the highest skill level. We do have the original manual converted to html. You can find it at /apt360-1.0.3/apt360-1.0.3/doc/manual/index.html The error code depends on where it happened in the translation process. For section one, error 23 is "Illegal FINI format, or missing FINI (/* encountered)."...

Robert Brian McCaig created ticket #5

Robert Brian McCaig — Mon, 31 Mar 2025 02:06:01 -0000

Error codes

Peter Cook posted a comment on ticket #4

Peter Cook — Tue, 21 Mar 2023 15:13:10 -0000

I have the latest Visual Studio along with Visual Studio 6. I have kept my Visual Studio 6 going because I could never see any real benefit to moving from VB6 to VB.NET as so much functionality was lost, along with using VBA in AutoCAD to develop my own CNC tools. I have recently used this to create a couple CNC programs that we are using at my work to waterjet and then mill a group of coupons for pull testing. Change 5 parameters and run APT and get my 2 programs out. A slightly friendlier user...

jsuber posted a comment on ticket #4

jsuber — Tue, 21 Mar 2023 02:16:47 -0000

Hello Peter, Do you have a compiler / linker setup (ex. Visual Studio xxxx) that can build an executable for your Windows 10? If so, which one? Phil(f) in WI On 3/20/2023 8:06 PM, Peter Cook wrote: I have been looking at this for a couple years, and am currently getting a post processor working. I would like to try compiling and updating to work with Windows 10. Any pointers on compiling APT? I would also like to look at the code put out for an arc, some versions suggest that the output data should...

Peter Cook posted a comment on ticket #4

Peter Cook — Tue, 21 Mar 2023 01:06:27 -0000

I have been looking at this for a couple years, and am currently getting a post processor working. I would like to try compiling and updating to work with Windows 10. Any pointers on compiling APT? I would also like to look at the code put out for an arc, some versions suggest that the output data should change the circle normal based on whether the arc is clockwise or counterclockwise. As is I am have to use a brute force approach in the post.

brent muller posted a comment on ticket #4

brent muller — Mon, 20 Mar 2023 14:05:06 -0000

I am available to ask questions. I have not added to the code base for a while, but welcome anyone interested in adding their ideas. Please let me know.

Peter Cook created ticket #4

Peter Cook — Sat, 18 Mar 2023 14:33:38 -0000

Is there anyone involved with this project?

Peter Cook posted a comment on ticket #1

Peter Cook — Sun, 05 Feb 2023 22:26:08 -0000

The problem is not APT, the problem is that you need a postprocessor to do this for you. And you are demanding a lot. APT is for true multiaxis, where the spindle has the ability to be offset off parallel with Z and to then be rotated. That is why the calculations are done the way they are. If you want a better POST then perhaps you should do as I am an work on a POST that meets your needs.

Brent Muller-xps_lap committed [a59931]

Brent Muller-xps_lap — Wed, 24 Mar 2021 04:34:53 -0000

a variable was not being set in the read routine and so the POINT of

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Brent Muller-xps_lap — Sat, 06 Mar 2021 06:44:40 -0000

miscellaneous fiddling with example programs. Main reason for this

Brent Muller-xps_lap committed [6e4b96]

Brent Muller-xps_lap — Mon, 02 Apr 2018 04:59:54 -0000

renamed ptonly post because "ptonly" is a keyword, so the program

Brent Muller-xps_lap committed [34e63d]

Brent Muller-xps_lap — Fri, 30 Mar 2018 04:20:18 -0000

printing a cl text file; added test directory

Brent Muller committed [70f6f7]

Brent Muller — Wed, 07 Dec 2016 16:26:48 -0000

added "rb" (binary mode) to file open command. ...

Aptos released /apt360/apt360/apt360-1.0.2-windows-32-bit.zip

Aptos — Sat, 05 Mar 2016 20:32:02 -0000

Aptos released /apt360/apt360/apt360-1.0.3.tar.gz

Aptos — Sat, 20 Feb 2016 23:27:02 -0000

Aptos released /apt360/apt360/apt360-1.0.2-windows-32-bit.zip

Aptos — Sat, 20 Feb 2016 23:27:02 -0000

Brent Muller committed [7fc451]

Brent Muller — Sat, 20 Feb 2016 23:15:01 -0000

changes for version 1.0.3- configure version nu...

Brent Muller committed [c7ea71]

Brent Muller — Mon, 14 Dec 2015 05:49:21 -0000

changed a long long int definition to uinteger ...

Brent Muller committed [90ab5e]

Brent Muller — Mon, 14 Dec 2015 05:49:21 -0000

removed files from cache so gitignore would work

Brent Muller committed [cc9f4a]

Brent Muller — Mon, 14 Dec 2015 05:49:21 -0000

changes to enable x64 compilation

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Brent Muller — Wed, 21 Oct 2015 04:53:41 -0000

Merge branch 'devel' of ssh://git.code.sf.net/p...

Brent@susieslack committed [e4238b]

Brent@susieslack — Wed, 21 Oct 2015 04:53:41 -0000

continuing changes to structure

Brent Muller committed [4960e8]

Brent Muller — Wed, 21 Oct 2015 04:53:41 -0000

Added a post for Crusader II control. Various i...

Brent Muller committed [69ca2d]

Brent Muller — Sun, 11 Oct 2015 04:17:17 -0000

added some more tests

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Brent Muller — Sun, 11 Oct 2015 02:42:29 -0000

simplification of code. Some problems in the co...

Brent Muller committed [701e6c]

Brent Muller — Sun, 11 Oct 2015 02:42:29 -0000

simple changes

brent ho committed [811a82]

brent ho — Sun, 11 Oct 2015 02:42:29 -0000

moved much of the functionality out of the indi...

Brent Muller committed [19632e]

Brent Muller — Sun, 11 Oct 2015 02:42:29 -0000

more simplification of code, and movement of co...

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added a testing framework with unittest. Cleane...

Brent Muller committed [984b3a]

Brent Muller — Fri, 30 Jan 2015 07:44:18 -0000

added a simple testing framework. Not quite fun...

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Brent Muller — Sat, 24 Jan 2015 21:11:08 -0000

initial cleanup of some stale files after impor...

brent ho committed [e6e9c1]

brent ho — Sat, 17 Jan 2015 21:53:16 -0000

moved getopt.h to getopt.win.h because of confl...

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