high feed machining

[kkominiarek]

Is there a cost to HFM?

Is it an option?

 

....or is it just set-up time getting all your machines dialed in correctly?

 

Where do i access it?.....i can read help about hfm but i can't find where it is.

[robk]

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Where do i access it?.....i can read help about hfm but i can't find where it is.

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In your Operation manager right below the post button.

[Psychomill]

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....or is it just set-up time getting all your machines dialed in correctly?

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But are we talking about HSM for posted code (in MC) or HSM at the CNC?

[robk]

Good point Psycho. I missed that one

[kkominiarek]

posted code in mcam.......once your machines are dialed in, the post will deccel/accel in & out of corners, slow down where material volume is large etc...etc...

[kkominiarek]

robk, there it was...right in front of my face duhhhh!!!

 

thanks

[robk]

Sometimes we miss the obvious

[kkominiarek]

question 2 for HFM.....

 

What is the average time spent on ea machine to set-up MCAM HFM?......you know.... finding out what your machine can/cannot handle.

[Mike Mattera - TFM]

Shouldn't take too long. Take a block of aluminum. Rough out and then slowly cut a perfect 2" dia boss. Cut it twice to make sure there's no deflection. Now you clean the part completly and start to increase the Feed until you see it pull a chip.

 

Your trying to determine at what feed does the acceletation overide the accuracy of the cut. Then you put in the Diameter of the boss and the Feedrate into Mastercam and it tells you the Gforce for your machine. Save that under your machine name and do the next one.

 

I suppose you could spend an hour on each machine.

 

Mike Mattera

[kkominiarek]

thanks mike