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Documentation

The guides are kept with the source code, so they always match the version you download.

Using OpenPostPro

User manual

Drawing, operations, nesting, simulation and output, chapter by chapter.

Tools, torches and machines

The tool table, cutting data by material, and the machine area and axes.

Simulator and translators

Play a G-code program in 3D, and write a translator for another controller.

Example projects

Ready-to-open projects: a medal, a sign, a tray and a nesting.

Extending OpenPostPro

Writing a post-processor

Adapt the G-code to your controller with a short Python file.

Writing a CAD script

Create or modify geometry from Python, with a properties dialog.

Source code and licence

OpenPostPro is written in C++20 (OpenGL, Dear ImGui, GLFW) with embedded Python 3.12 or later. It is free software under the GNU AGPL v3 or later.

Source code on GitHubLinux build guide