From the course: Learning RhinoCAM
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Post-processing
Okay, we are almost done. So I've got all of my tool paths crafted. My models laid out. I double checked and triple checked how I flipped things over. And so we're finally ready to post process or prepare the NC. The numerical control file for export to the machine controller. The device that actually controls the movement of our CNC machine. So here I've got everything nice and neat. I organized into what are known as MOPS, or machining operations sets. This one I've renamed Top. And here we've got the horizontal roughing and parallel finishing associated with the first cut that I'm going to make on my flip part. So there's a couple of things I want to check before we export. Here I'll right-click and say Properties. And here I have an opportunity to add in some notes. So this could be really useful, for example, making sure that I flip this part when I do go to flip it around the y-axis rather than around the x-axis. It also gives you this really nice little reminder of what you…
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