Forney Plasma Pierce Times

[devloop]

Please provide the adjustments to this post to provide a delay for all pierces, not only the first

[mancavedweller]

That post does apply pierce times to all pierces.

What it does in addition is add extra time to the FIRST pierce.

If you open the post processor in a text editor you will see this very first line in the post:
firstPierceTime = 2 --this is an extra delay added to the first pierce as needed by some machines

You can set that value to whatever you want, even zero if you very first pierce does not need any extra time.
All pierces after that will have whatever pierce time is set in the tool you use.

I tried your post and my tool has a 0.5 second pierce time.
Here is the resulting gcode.
I have added bracketed comments at the first and second pierces, and put line spaces before the M3 torch fire, and after the G04 pierce, for clarity. Notice how only the first pierce is 2.5 seconds which is the normal 0.5 sec pierce time PLUS the additional 2 seconds.

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G90 G94
G17
G21
G0Z80.0
G0X251.252Y111.53
G0Z3.81
G0Z3.81

M3 S1000
G04 P2.5   (FIRST PIERCE DELAY - HAS 2 EXTRA SECONDS ADDED)

F3810.0
G1X251.252Y111.53Z1.905
F1100.0
G1X251.252Y111.53
G3X256.804Y117.082I2.776J2.776
G3X251.252Y119.382I-5.553J-5.553
G3X243.399Y111.53I0.0J-7.853
G3X251.252Y103.677I7.852J0.0
G3X259.104Y111.53I0.0J7.853
G3X256.804Y117.082I-7.852J0.0
G3X253.184Y117.082I-1.81J-1.81
M5
G0Z80.0
G0X240.263Y195.0
G0Z3.81
G0Z3.81

M3 S1000
G04 P0.5	(2ND PIERCE DELAY - HAS BASIC PIERCE TIME ONLY)

F3810.0
G1X240.263Y195.0Z1.905
F1100.0
G1X240.263Y195.0
G3X245.815Y200.553I2.776J2.776
G3X240.263Y202.852I-5.553J-5.553
G3X232.41Y195.0I0.0J-7.852
G3X240.263Y187.148I7.852J0.0
G3X248.115Y195.0I0.0J7.852
G3X245.815Y200.553I-7.852J0.0
G3X242.195Y200.553I-1.81J-1.81
M5
G0Z80.0
G0X182.622Y243.366
G0Z3.81
G0Z3.81

M3 S1000
G04 P0.5

F3810.0
G1X182.622Y243.366Z1.905
F1100.0
G1X182.622Y243.366
G3X177.07Y237.814I-2.776J-2.776
G3X182.622Y235.514I5.553J5.553
G3X190.475Y243.366I0.0J7.852
G3X182.622Y251.219I-7.852J0.0
G3X174.77Y243.366I0.0J-7.852
G3X177.07Y237.814I7.852J0.0
G3X180.69Y237.814I1.81J1.81
M5
G0Z80.0
G0X107.378Y243.366
G0Z3.81
G0Z3.81

M3 S1000
G04 P0.5

F3810.0
G1X107.378Y243.366Z1.905
F1100.0
G1X107.378Y243.366
G3X101.825Y237.814I-2.776J-2.776
G3X107.378Y235.514I5.553J5.553
G3X115.23Y243.366I0.0J7.852
G3X107.378Y251.219I-7.852J0.0
G3X99.525Y243.366I0.0J-7.852
G3X101.825Y237.814I7.852J0.0
G3X105.446Y237.814I1.81J1.81
M5
G0Z80.0
G0X49.737Y195.0
G0Z3.81
G0Z3.81

M3 S1000
G04 P0.5

F3810.0
G1X49.737Y195.0Z1.905
F1100.0
G1X49.737Y195.0
G3X44.185Y200.553I-2.776J2.776
G3X41.885Y195.0I5.553J-5.553
G3X49.737Y187.147I7.853J0.0
G3X57.59Y195.0I0.0J7.852
G3X49.737Y202.852I-7.853J0.0
G3X44.185Y200.553I0.0J-7.852
G3X44.185Y196.932I1.81J-1.81
M5
G0Z80.0
G0X38.748Y111.53
G0Z3.81
G0Z3.81

M3 S1000
G04 P0.5

F3810.0
G1X38.748Y111.53Z1.905
F1100.0
G1X38.748Y111.53
G3X44.301Y105.977I2.776J-2.776
G3X46.601Y111.53I-5.553J5.553
G3X38.748Y119.382I-7.853J0.0
G3X30.896Y111.53I0.0J-7.853
G3X38.748Y103.677I7.853J0.0
G3X44.301Y105.977I0.0J7.853
G3X44.301Y109.598I-1.81J1.81
M5
G0Z80.0
G0X81.907Y49.893
G0Z3.81
G0Z3.81

M3 S1000
G04 P0.5

F3810.0
G1X81.907Y49.893Z1.905
F1100.0
G1X81.907Y49.893
G3X76.354Y44.341I-2.776J-2.776
G3X81.907Y42.041I5.553J5.553
G3X89.759Y49.893I0.0J7.853
G3X81.907Y57.746I-7.852J0.0
G3X74.054Y49.893I0.0J-7.853
G3X76.354Y44.341I7.853J0.0
G3X79.974Y44.341I1.81J1.81
M5
G0Z80.0
G0X208.093Y49.893
G0Z3.81
G0Z3.81

M3 S1000
G04 P0.5

F3810.0
G1X208.093Y49.893Z1.905
F1100.0
G1X208.093Y49.893
G3X213.646Y44.341I2.776J-2.776
G3X215.946Y49.893I-5.553J5.553
G3X208.093Y57.746I-7.852J0.0
G3X200.241Y49.893I0.0J-7.853
G3X208.093Y42.041I7.852J0.0
G3X213.646Y44.341I0.0J7.853
G3X213.646Y47.961I-1.81J1.81
M5
G0Z80.0
G0X242.812Y47.618
G0Z3.81
G0Z3.81

M3 S1000
G04 P0.5

F3810.0
G1X242.812Y47.618Z1.905
F1100.0
G1X242.812Y47.618
G3X237.382Y47.618I-2.715J-2.715
G2X145.0Y9.352I-92.382J92.382
G2X14.352Y140.0I0.0J130.648
G2X145.0Y270.648I130.648J0.0
G2X275.648Y140.0I0.0J-130.648
G2X237.382Y47.618I-130.648J0.0
G3X237.382Y43.998I1.81J-1.81
M5
G0Z127.0
M5 M30

[devloop]

What is the easiest way to adjust this pierce time?

[devloop]

If changing the parameter in the toolset, what Box do I change to increase the time between torch fire and machine movement?, pierce delay?

[Les Newell]

Yes. Pierce delay is the time from turning the torch on to starting movement.