Next Wave CNC Shark post processor
Next Wave CNC Shark (HD4 / HD5 class) -- 3-axis, one tool per file, .tap — built in, ready to use, and
shipped metric and inch. Takshak writes
.tap files your control reads without a
translation step.
What it emits
This is the actual opening and closing of a program Takshak posted for Next Wave CNC Shark — 118 lines in full. It is the same output our test suite checks on every build, not a sample written for this page.
( Takshak v1.1 -- golden_core_one_tool )
( WCS origin [part-local]: X=-10.000 Y=-20.000 Z=0.000 )
( Tool table: )
( T1 = D6mm 6mm Face Mill [auto-numbered] )
( INFO: [auto-numbered] tools carry no tool number in the Tool Library --... )
G21 G90
G00 Z30.000
M8
( warm up spindle )
( Tool change: T1 = D6mm 6mm Face Mill )
( -- face -- )
( Tool: T1 D6mm 6mm Face Mill )
S12000
M3
G00 X20.000 Y20.000
... 95 lines of cutting moves ...
M9
G00 Z30.000
G00 X0.000 Y0.000
M02
The program frame — how the file opens, how tools are called, how it ends — is what differs between controls, so that is what you can see here. The cutting moves in between are the part.
Units
Two built-in posts, not a setting you have to remember: pick Next Wave CNC Shark - mm or Next Wave CNC Shark - Inch in the export dialog and the whole dialect follows, feed words included.
Will it match my machine?
The Next Wave CNC Shark post targets the common dialect rather than one specific machine. If your control wants something slightly different, duplicate any built-in post and edit the copy — it inherits from the original and stores only your changes, so the shipped post stays intact and updates cannot overwrite your version.
Send us a short G-code sample your machine is happy with and we will tell you straight whether it matches or what would need changing: support@takshakcam.com.
The rest of it
The post is the last step. Before it, Takshak reads your solid, finds the machinable features, and gives you a full 3-axis operation library plus 4-axis rotary — see what it does. It runs on Windows and Linux, entirely on your own machine, and it is a one-time perpetual license, not a subscription.
Also built in