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# Post Processor

To convert your toolpaths into G-code, which CNC machines can read, you first need to install a machine-specific preset called a post processor. You can download the attached post processor for the STEP CNC at the wood workshop here:

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When you have downloaded your file, you should click on post library in the manufacturing workspace.

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Click on Local

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Click on Import and choose the file "kinetic-nc.cps" that you downloaded in the beginning of this guide.&#x20;

Now that you have your post processor ready. Read the last bit of the "Tool Paths" section

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