+================================================
+                                                
+ G Code - Vectric machine output configuration file   
+                                                
+================================================
+                                                
+ History                                        
+                                                
+ Who    When       What                         
+ ======== ========== ===========================
+ Tony     02/08/2005 Written                      
+================================================

POST_NAME = "GCode_Walter_Laser (mm) (*.tap)"

FILE_EXTENSION = "tap"

UNITS = "MM"

+------------------------------------------------
+    Line terminating characters                 
+------------------------------------------------

LINE_ENDING = "[13][10]"

+------------------------------------------------
+    Block numbering                             
+------------------------------------------------

LINE_NUMBER_START     = 0
LINE_NUMBER_INCREMENT = 10
LINE_NUMBER_MAXIMUM = 999999

+================================================
+                                                
+    Formating for variables                     
+                                                
+================================================

VAR LINE_NUMBER = [N|A|N|1.0]
VAR SPINDLE_SPEED = [S|A|S|1.0]
VAR FEED_RATE = [F|C|F|1.1]
VAR X_POSITION = [X|C|X|1.3]
VAR Y_POSITION = [Y|C|Y|1.3]
VAR Z_POSITION = [Z|C|Z|1.3]
VAR X_HOME_POSITION = [XH|A|X|1.3]
VAR Y_HOME_POSITION = [YH|A|Y|1.3]
VAR Z_HOME_POSITION = [ZH|A|Z|1.3]

+================================================
+                                                
+    Block definitions for toolpath output       
+                                                
+================================================

+---------------------------------------------------
+  Commands output at the start of the file
+---------------------------------------------------

begin HEADER

"T1M6"
"G17"
"M7"
"M8"
+"G0[ZH]"

+---------------------------------------------------
+  Commands output for rapid moves 
+---------------------------------------------------

begin RAPID_MOVE

"G0[X][Y]"


+---------------------------------------------------
+  Commands output for the first feed rate move
+---------------------------------------------------

begin FIRST_FEED_MOVE

"G1[X][Y][F]"


+---------------------------------------------------
+  Commands output for feed rate moves
+---------------------------------------------------

begin FEED_MOVE

"G1[X][Y]"

+---------------------------------------------------
+  Commands output for the plunge move
+---------------------------------------------------

begin PLUNGE_MOVE

+"G4 P1"
"M3 [S]"
+"G4 P2"

+ ---------------------------------------------------
+  Commands output for Retract Moves
+ ---------------------------------------------------
begin RETRACT_MOVE

"G4 P2"
"M3 S0"
+"G4 P2"

+---------------------------------------------------
+  Commands output at the end of the file
+---------------------------------------------------

begin FOOTER

"G0[XH][YH]Z50"
"M30"
"M9"