Machine tool post configurator systems and methods

#The present disclosure is directed, in general, to computer-aided design, visualization, and manufacturing systems, product lifecycle management (“PLM”) systems, and similar systems, that manage data for products and other items (collectively, “Product Data Management” systems or PDM systems).

#PDM systems manage PLM and other data. Improved systems are desirable.

#Various disclosed embodiments include methods for port processor development and corresponding systems and computer-readable mediums. A method includes generating a machine tool post processor having a plurality of levels including a library level, a controller level, and at least one other level. The method includes interacting with a user in a dynamic user interface corresponding to the machine tool post processor. The method includes storing the machine tool post processor.

#For a more complete understanding of the present disclosure, and the advantages thereof, reference is now made to the following descriptions taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein like numbers designate like objects, and in which:

#FIG. 1 illustrates a block diagram of a data processing system in which an embodiment can be implemented;

#FIG. 2 illustrates a postprocessor in accordance with disclosed embodiments;

#FIGS. 1 through 7, discussed below, and the various embodiments used to describe the principles of the present disclosure in this patent document are by way of illustration only and should not be construed in any way to limit the scope of the disclosure. Those skilled in the art will understand that the principles of the present disclosure may be implemented in any suitably arranged device. The numerous innovative teachings of the present application will be described with reference to exemplary non-limiting embodiments.

#Typically, a CAM postprocessor developer creates a new postprocessor from scratch. It can be very difficult to reuse existing functionality from postprocessors developed by other people.

#Disclosed embodiments include a library-based model that overcomes this problem. A disclosed postprocessor includes various levels. These levels can be protected against reading and modification, but functions of lower levels can be overridden to implement their own structures. This level concept allows exchanging underlying levels and therefore updating and re-using existing code.