GENERAL ISSUES WITH TOOLPATHS

[DavidB]

Hi all,

 

I would like to know the answer to a few questions I have.

 

1, Why does Mastercam need to Regen a Toolpath if you change the Tool Number only not the tool shape or size? This is very time consuming on Large 3d modals.

 

2,Why does Mastercam have to recaculate all the surfaces if you change the retract height?

 

3,If you are containing a Toolpath to a boundry it make sence to be able to select surfaces by a chain In and Intersecting.

 

4,A surace Toolpath that does Z slices on step ereas and step over passes on shallow ereas would be a big time saver Rather than doing Contour then Shallow.The shallow ereas on Surface finish contour is not effective.

 

4,With High speed option for surface rough pocket select only on Full material.Why does it do ereas more than the full width of cutter diameter?

 

Im not being negative towards MC in anyway I would just like to know the answers.

 

Thx in advance

[Reece L Gibson]

You running Ver 8?

[Chris Rizzo]

good questions....some things I myself have thought of while running V9 here.

[DavidB]

5,Why can't MC use Surface Rough Parallel as a ref toolpath for Rest Maching?

[Teh Bear without Brains kinda idiot]

As a way out of it you can use it as all of the previous operations,it works .

My humble opinion pocket is way too better for roughing ,or contour

[Henk]

6,Why has Surface Rough Contour no Multi Passes?

 

I stil love Mastercam!!!!!

[Teh Bear without Brains kinda idiot]

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6,Why has Surface Rough Contour no Multi Passes?

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i USUALLY RUN 2 surface-finish-contours (rough and finish is the same ,basically ) with different stock to leave .

 

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I stil love Mastercam!!!!!

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Come on ,this is a problem ?

 

I don`t have any problems with ver 9 .

[Camdude®]

"4,A surace Toolpath that does Z slices on step ereas and step over passes on shallow ereas would be a big time saver Rather than doing Contour then Shallow.The shallow ereas on Surface finish contour is not effective."

 

if i am reading this right Surface, rough, contour does have a feature called shallow on the last parameter page. it allows the user to transition from steep to shallow areas by controlling the z step and the x,y stepover.

 

HTH, phil

[germ]

if you are running v9. or higher, check c-hooks, there is one called tpcfg.dll. this c-hook has a checkbox for flats in 3d contours. enable it and you'll get a new box called flats in you're 3-d contour parameters page and mcam will finish flat levels w/in your boundaries

[Henk]

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Come on ,this is a problem ?

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NO !! its not a problem, its some thing i should like