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Mill/Turn question


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I'm programming my first program on out new Mori NT6000

I'm using a 1.5" insert drill defined as a lathe drill to start a hole in the center of a slug

Then I take a 2" insert mill and open the hole up to 4" with a C axis face mill toolpath

The problem  I'm having is that the 2" insert mill path is not reflected in the lathe stock definition

so my subsequent tool paths won't process due to stock collisions

I'm faking it my defining my 1.5" insert drill as a 4" flat bottom drill

It works, but it's really lame.. and dangerous

Is there any way to make the lathe stock get updated by a milling toolpath ?

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17 hours ago, gcode said:

I'm programming my first program on out new Mori NT6000

I'm using a 1.5" insert drill defined as a lathe drill to start a hole in the center of a slug

Then I take a 2" insert mill and open the hole up to 4" with a C axis face mill toolpath

The problem  I'm having is that the 2" insert mill path is not reflected in the lathe stock definition

so my subsequent tool paths won't process due to stock collisions

I'm faking it my defining my 1.5" insert drill as a 4" flat bottom drill

It works, but it's really lame.. and dangerous

Is there any way to make the lathe stock get updated by a milling toolpath ?

Why not use your insert drill as a boring bar to rough out to your diameter? 

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20 minutes ago, pro grammer said:

Why not use your insert drill as a boring bar to rough out to your diameter? 

its a test program proving out a new Postability  post proccesor

the file is also being used as a training file so I wanted to include some live spindle stuff  as well

 

https://us.dmgmori.com/products/machines/turning/turn-mill/nt/nt-6600-dcg

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19 hours ago, gcode said:

Jesus G!  You must of grew up with the biggest toys in the sandbox. :respect:

21 hours ago, gcode said:

I just tried this and it worked properly.

I was surprised at how long it took such a simple stock model to process though

Try and loosen up the stock tolerance.  Round stock needs a lot of triangles to define, and with your Behemoth parts,  I would loosen them up quite a bit.

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17 minutes ago, Rob Dusenbury CAD/CAM CONSULTING said:

Jesus G!  You must of grew up with the biggest toys in the sandbox. :respect:

Try and loosen up the stock tolerance.  Round stock needs a lot of triangles to define, and with your Behemoth parts,  I would loosen them up quite a bit.

I found the problem

For my first attempt, I was using the original stock, then selecting all my lathe ops to create the stock model

The 2nd time, I found the lathe ops dropdown and selected the last lathe op.... than ran MUCH better

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