|For drag/engraving bits, it's important that the spindle be turned 'off' so as to not destroy the bit. Instead of manually modifying the sbp every time to remove the check that the spindle is turned on, I created a couple of new post processors (inches and mm, similar to Ryan's), that explicitly ''turn off'' the spindle. The user is given two opportunities to cancel the job if that is not what he/she wants.
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|For drag/engraving bits, it's important that the spindle be turned '''off''' so as to not destroy the bit. Instead of manually modifying the sbp every time to remove the check that the spindle is turned on, I created a couple of new post processors (inches and mm, similar to Ryan's), that explicitly ''turn off'' the spindle. The user is given two opportunities to cancel the job if that is not what he/she wants.