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[Madhu]

Hi,

 

Here is one Delcam guy, talking about high speed machining. What shall I do?

 

Madhu.

[mold100]

politely send him on his way, inform him you have Mastercam, therefore other than maybe some processing speed he has nothing to offer you.

[Teh Bear without Brains kinda idiot]

Hi++

Say him that you can do it in Mastercam !

 

Like this

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igh speed trochoidal cutting uses arcs (loops) to minimize tool burial and optimize chip load. Trochoidal cutting produces smooth tool motion at corners to prevent wear on the machine tool.

The graphic below shows trochoidal motion as shown in a backplot of the first cut of a surface pocket rough toolpath.

 

When trochoidal cuts are off, Mastercam inserts a loop when stepping over between cuts. The graphic below shows the high speed loops in a backplot of the first cut of a surface pocket rough toolpath.

 

 

Trochoidal cuts can be generated in two ways. Both methods require the radius and spacing of the arcs or loops in the cuts. You can select one of these options from the High Speed parameters dialog box. You can access this dialog box by choosing the High speed button on the Pocket parameters tab of the Surface Rough Pocket dialog box, or on the Roughing/finishing parameters tab on the Pocket (Standard) dialog box.

 

¨ Full material only inserts arcs (loops) only when the tool is buried in the material more than the stepover amount. The tool moves along the loops until becomes less buried, then returns to a cutting path without loops.

 

¨ Entire pocket inserts arcs (loops) throughout the entire toolpath. Use Entire pocket when using a large stepover or large stepdown.

 

¨ Loop radius sets the radius used in highspeed loop motion

 

¨ Loop spacing sets the stepover between successive highspeed loops

 

¨ Corner smoothing radius allows the tool to move in an arc when changing direction around a corner. Creates smooth continuous motion instead of stopping the tool between changes in direction.

 

Note: The loop spacing should not exceed the stepover distance set in the Roughing/Finishing parameters tab (pocket toolpath) or the pocket parameters tab (surface rough pocket toolpath).

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[Salahuddin]

powershape and powermill are the first cadcam system I learned 7 years ago, I think they have very good functions.

 

any way,I choice Mastercam, and I still think it was the best decision .

so as out bear sayd, tell him that you can do it in Mastercam.

[shienh]

I'm using mastercam and delcam everyday and I like both.

 

There are many features in delcam which are very handy for surface machining and processing speed is faster.

 

But as far as overall cad-cam package no-one can beat mastercam.

[cadist]

Mastercam provides modeling and machining in a single package. Apart from that it also has high speed and other machining process. I don't think delcam has any plus point over mastercam except a little processing time.

[MIL-TFP-41]

as far as 5 axis toolpaths, Delcam has the lead (note---gouge checking on swarfing toolpaths!!!)

I don't like Delcams idea on having one modeling suite & another cam suite.

[DavidB]

Delcam's editing a toolpath by creating a window and it will remove the section from your toolpath is brillant.Mastercam overall is a better package i think.You get CAD and CAM.Try doing 2D or drilling or machining a flat surface with an endmill in PowerMIll and you will turn red fast.Each product has its plusses and minuses.Powermill processing time when I did some tests was 8 times faster than MC.On large 3D finishing toolpaths.

 

[Teh Bear without Brains kinda idiot]

David , you can trim toolpath to closed contour by toolpath->trim command

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Trimmed toolpaths fit existing operations within chained boundaries relative to a selected construction plane. This toolpath is available in Mastercam Mill by choosing Main Menu, Toolpaths, Next menu, Trim

and in Mastercam Wire by choosing Main Menu, Wirepaths, Next menu, Trim.

Click the topics below for more information.

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This is an old feature I use it still for this day and in some situations it can be very effective

HTH

WTHH

[Salahuddin]

Nice future Iskander, I did't know about the trim option before.

[Teh Bear without Brains kinda idiot]

Here is a nice example of trim toolpath Lazytrick trim example

Regards

[MIL-TFP-41]

quote:

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Trimmed toolpaths fit existing operations within chained boundaries relative to a selected construction plane. This toolpath is available in Mastercam Mill by choosing Main Menu, Toolpaths, Next menu, Trim

and in Mastercam Wire by choosing Main Menu, Wirepaths, Next menu, Trim.

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click, click, click, click....this is my biggest frustration with mastercam....too many mouse clicks....but from what I have been hearing, X is supposed to get away from alot of that.

[Teh Bear without Brains kinda idiot]

I love my clicks ,I am damn fast in clickung ,and no frustration here

 

Teh click on me

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

James,

 

Get the mmouse C-Hook and "Right-Click", hover over "Toolpaths", and hover over "Trim". What's so hard about that???

 

But I hear you, X will allow you to get away from a lot of that.

[jackn]

Delcam has been trying desparately to get in our doors here in Brisbane and to no avail....im there to stop them ...sorry folks .....i can see some advantages when it comes to surfacing and modelling...but heck we can always boot up the Unigraghics seat if it is a problem...sadly i agree when it comes to simple tasks like drilling a hole i might as well use the Unigraghics and shave my head so i dont have anything to pull at when i have gone through 10 different sub menus just to correct the feed or speed...lol

[Bruce Caulley]

We have both. MC gets used 99% of the time.