Getting a quote for PostHASTE is fast and easy.
Just call, Fax or eMail us... (Use our contact page after reading below...)
...but we will need the following information:
- Your 'contact' information: (Your name, company, e-mail address, phone and fax number)
- What CAM system are you using? (Also, if it is convenient, please email us a toolpath file that represents the type of machining that you typically do. [This may be required, we will contact you if it is.])
- How many different machine post formats do you need to support? (If you have several machines that read the same code, that only counts as 1 post format.) List all combinations of the controllers and the machines you need to support. For each different machine, please list the following information:
- Machine control make and model
- Machine tool make and model
- Machine type (2, 3, 4 or 5 axis Mill, 2 axis Lathe, Punch Press, XYZC MillTurn, etc)
- Note the axes letters and which ones are linear, rotary, quill, and/or redundant, etc.
The above information is all that is needed for your quote covering the PostHASTE software license. This is all you will need if you plan on doing the initial post formatting work yourself.* (If so, then please contact us with the above information and we will quickly provide your quote.)
* Since we give you working post format templates (from our library) to start with, the initial formatting can ususally be done in a very short time (unless there is something very unique or unusual about your program formatting requirements).
(Optional) 
Initial Formatting Service:
Some people are quite busy and prefer to have us also perform the initial formatting service for them.
IF you would also like a quote for our initial formatting service, then we will also need this information for EACH machine (post) to be formatted:
- If it is more than a basic 4 axis mill or MillTurn* [X,Y,Z,C], please include a sketch showing the relationship of axes, turrets, etc.
- We will need a short sample working NC program for your machine tool(s).
The ideal sample program is one to three pages in length and contains...
For Mills:
- One tool performing a milling operation (linear and arc movements) with cutter compensation activated (if machine is so equipped) and
- two or more tools performing different types of drilling ('point to point') cycles (we prefer to see peck drilling and tapping, if that is convenient).
For Lathe or MillTurn*:
- One tool performing a turning operation (linear and arc movements) with tool nose radius (TNR) compensation activated (if machine is so equipped),
- A threading operation (more than one if you want to support multiple types of threading cycles)
- two or more tools performing different types of drilling (hole processing) cycles. (Again, if convenient, peck drilling and tapping is preferred.)
For MillTurn* (more):
- Also make sure that you include two or more types of milling and drilling cycles (in 'both' orientations - 'Face drilling' vs. 'cross drilling' - if machine is so equipped).
* "MillTurn" is what we call a lathe with 'live tooling' capability.
NOTE: If your machine has a unique requirement, please include code demonstrating that function.
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