Attached is an operation from a file I made last year. I was able to make a single surface from the 3 solid faces and use a flowline operation that has worked really well and gives me the exact motion I want. Another part with the same type of feature has come through and I can't for the life of me remember or replicate how I did it the first time. When I use Loft, it creates 3 separate surfaces, just as if they were the solid faces. I've tried everything I can think of with surface, solid, and mesh tools and I'm stumped. I can tell I extended the surface because of some "wave" going on, but I can't derive anything else from it. Flowline.mcam

Hello, I hope someone sees this and can help me. I have been given the task of adding 2 new M-Codes to some of our machines. CNC machines aren't my strong suite. I generally program PLC's and robots. Mazak shows several M-Codes that aren't assigned a function. We would like to use M66 and M67. I have looked through the PLC program of a machine that someone started this process on and I can see the M66 and M67 used in several locations. If M66 and M67 are located in the correct locations inside the PLC to perform the function we need will they work when called from the CNC controller or do they need to be enabled somehow?

https://www.elliott-tool.com/metal-finishing/burnishing-tools/id-multi-roll/ https://mollart.com/featured/id-roller-burnishing-tool http://www.brightbright.com/id_burnishing_tools.html Here are a few others

That's what I'm wondering, if the post can be changed to read the length offset instead of the diameter. Then I should be able to make the change on the fly.

I have not. I will give them a call. Thanks for the recomenndation!

Is anyone using the Verisurf 2024 free tools? Are you ready for Verisurf 2025 free tools? New web page for the Verisurf tools? https://www.verisurf.com/verisurf-tools-for-mastercam/

Have you tried Sugino? https://www.sugino.com/site/roller-burnishing-tool-e/

Disregard..... After opening the license activation wizard and looking around, I saw the license "deactivation" option and deactivated the HLE license. Probably should have tried that before emailing my reseller or making this new topic Maybe this will help someone in the future with the same issue.

Purchased MasterCAM after using the HLE version for a month or so. I completely uninstalled the HLE version and installed the 2024 Industrial version with update 6. Received my License number and activation code. Ran those through the license activation wizard successfully. When I launch MasterCAM it launches the HLE version and pulls my old HLE license and I cannot figure out how to launch the industrial version and new license, I have emailed my reseller and I'm sure he can help me with it but in case he doesn't get back to me in a timely manner I wanted to reach out here. Thanks guys

Does anyone have a recommendation for an ID roller burnishing tool for a 14.5mm blind bore roughly 3" deep? I have tried Cogsdill and they are giving me a 4-6 week lead time. Cogsdill is the only roller burnishing tools I have used, just cannot wait on their lead time this go around. Thanks.

Holy molee, I have always reacted with a Ctrl+Z, and it never works. I'll try to stop next time and pull them from the fire. Had to update my 3Dconnexion software to get it to work, it was running the keys too fast and it happened before the flyout was available. The new update added delays to macros, so I pulled it off. Thanks again for the help. Actually ALL the help your resources have been over the years, appreciate it!

That's a very cool solution, thanks for sharing

You should post this in the Industrial Forum, you will also need to attach a valid Ziptogo file if you want others to take a look at it.

Yes. That's exactly what's happening. That's why containment is clean. I'll have to remember that next time avoidance is giving me messy boundary toolpath. Sometimes making the avoidance stock-to-leave less than the cut stock-to-leave by a few tenths will help smooth the edge of the toolpath. But I like the containment. The other day I used depth limits to get rid of some jerky stuff at the end of a similar toolpath.

Backup here. Is your post configured such that the tool number it outputs is actually derived from the dia. offset number for each operation? That seems an odd way to handle that... In my head it should be tool number is what you call during tool change, and then length and dia offset are slaved together since I assume you're storing offset geo as the same number on the machine.

Please have a look at the rapid move when using 4 axis rotary advanced toolpath. why too many lines with a simple rapid move from the left side to the right side? normally Y axis should stay at 0, only X and A move. Is there a way to sove this issue. i used to work with Topsolid software , and this rapid move used to be in one line Thank you

When you do that "cut" thing. STOP STOP STOP. You get one chance to then select "undo" from the same RMB. Click again, or do one other thing and it's lost

Thank you the problem is solved

So, highlight the group, then it runs right click, arrow keys, enter. I accept. Keysytroke macro on CadMouse, I never use the side nav buttons in MasterCam, so I'll set them up. As an aside, I did notice that the cursor goes back to the toopath group you right clicked on automagically after clicking "New Toolpath group". So that does save some time too when manually adding. Thanks for the suggestion!

I have some legacy programs that I would really like to convert to my Fagor 8065-M power controller. I have some old Fagor .ppg files and some old Allen Bradely 8400 Bandit .tap files that have programs that I have no models or prints for. My issue is that both these files define an arc move by adding a R or Q value (arc radius) to the end of the lineal move (sample below). This creates an arc tangent from the current position to the next blocks position. Basically, creating a G02/G03 move from a center point instead of and ending point. It looks like Fagot has a PROGTL03 series of code that is similar using G841/G842 but I don't quite follow the syntax and didn't know if I can just mix this in with my ISO code. Anyone have any experience redefining this type of arc move? Any assistance would be appreciated. Thank you. Sample of my Fagor .ppg file (creates a simple rectangle with radius corners) G0X60.Y60.Z-10.W-1. G57 M3S1800 G0X38.2534Y30.6002Z-15.8 G91 G1Z-.5 G90 X38.0034Y31.1002 X45.1294,R.375 Y19.4682,R.375 X37.7715,R.185 Y31.1002,R.185 G91 X.5 G90 G0Z-10. Sample of the Allen Bradley .tap file (basically breaking the corners with small radius) G0X47.Y100.Z-8. X52.25Y100.06Z-8.42 G1X52.6 X52.65Y100.822 X52.48 Y101.576 Z-9.848 (Position Before) Y112. Q.5 (Corner Point) X63.27 y.05 Q.5 (Position After) x.025 Y101.567 X63.103Y100.82Z-8.42 X60.179Y100.80 X60.159Y100.50Q.125 X59.239Q.125 X59.239Y100.80 X56.529Y100.80 X56.509Y100.50Q.125 X55.609Q.125 X55.589Y100.80 X52.6Y100.80 G0Y99.95 G1X55.6024Y99.97 X55.5624Y100.25Q.125 X56.4924Q.125 X56.5124Y99.97 X59.2684Y99.98 X59.2884Y100.25Q.125 X60.1384Q.125 X60.1584Y99.99 X63.1174Y100.0;************* X63.2814Y99.23Z-9.79 x.025Y88.795Q.5 X52.494y-0.04Q.5;X52.455Q.5 Y96.263 X52.475Y99.263 X52.68Y100.Z-8.42 G0X50. M05

Not a stupid question. The stupid answer is that normally I wouldn't. However changing the diameter offset is the only way I know to change the offset when it posts. In the second picture above it would post as T210121 which is what I want. I also need that tool to spot some holes but the drill cycle has the diameter offset greyed out so it posts as T010101 and I have to manually change it.

That doesn't help. The tool definition doesn't change the toolpath type.

I run them thru CQ first telling them I want a Postability post... he billing and all that will run thru your reseller

do i contact in house solutions or postability to see what we want first and order thru cimquest or should i have cimquest search it out and handle everything? thanks

You can record a keystroke macro and trigger it from a keyboard shortcut or custom mouse button. I have an mmo mouse I use for things like this. I think some non mmo still have the ability to do this as long as you have an extra button??