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[Gcode66]

We recently purchased a Haas 5 Axis TR160 Trunnion unit and have been struggling to get it to work properly with Mastercam.  Our reseller has been out and customized a post for us but we continue to have gouging on complex mold cavities.  Is there anyone out there successfully using Mastercam X6 and a Haas VF2 SSYT with a TR160 Trunnion unit?  Any insight into possible causes would be greatly appreciated.

Best Regards!

[Trevor Bailey]

i have many customers with that set up doing mold and dental products. maybe post a file. the stock post, with some minor tweaking is all you need.

[Gcode66]

We are relatively new to 5-Axis so there's always the possibility it's something we're doing incorrectly in the option selection process.  The 5-Axis strategies have a multitude of options to choose from.  

Our reseller modified the Generic Haas VF-TR_Series 5X Mill post for us.  It appeared to work on the demo piece when they were here.  On subsequent real world work-pieces though we haven't had good results.  The gouges we're experiencing do not show up in the simulation.  It's certainly good to hear there are others successfully using similar configurations.

[austing]

I have had issues with the Haas Control and Mastercam with trunion applications in the past. My problems were mainly when I was making swarf type cuts. The trunion would get lost and not know what side of the "wall" it was supposed to be on. I did a lot of research on this and found a lot of different work arounds. Never had a whole lot of success. I'm now programming a Makino D500 with absolutely zero of the problems I had with the Haas.