What causes the error message "Error 5008 during post processing. Posted Output will be incomplete"?

Daniel Lyon

Updated July 10, 2026 22:34

I receive the "Error 5008 during post processing. Posted Output will be incomplete" error message when I try to post my multiaxis operation. What causes it?

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What causes the error message "Error 5008 during post processing. Posted Output will be incomplete"?

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Daniel Lyon
August 06, 2014 22:21

This error can be caused by the machine limits being exceeded. For example, one customer specified a 120deg side tilt angle but the rotary axis limits were set to -110 to +110deg in the .KIN file. Changing the limits of the .KIN file to -150 to +150deg stopped the error in posting. However, the customer needs to ensure that these limits are physically capable by the machine.

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