MCAMX is haunted or just doesn't like me

[jmblack]

I have a series of pockets that repeat 13 times around a circular part, I used three steps to create the pocket, (rough pocket, finish contour, finish shallow). I would normally just use the toolpath rotation but it will only work 12 times, if I put in the number "13" MCAMX will crash. I tried separating out the three individual steps and it has nothing to do with it, it is the number 13...

[Trevor Bailey]

No matter what I try to change, I do not crash. I tried all settings with rotate.

 

Sorry.

[Matt Berube at Ferron Mold]

Is it possible that you only need to rotate the toolpaths 12 times and it's crashing because the 13th repeat ends up back in the original position ? What does the toolpath look like with 12 ?

[jmblack]

so what you are saying, is that it does not like me...

[jmblack]

Matt, it is missing one pocket, there are 14 pockets arrayed in a uniform pattern around the perimeter.

[gcode]

I'd use the zip2go utility in the Help menu and

email the results to [email protected]

[Jim at Gentex]

Hmmmmm...I transform toolpaths all the time but have never heard of this one...

 

Maybe try this:

Transform > rotate the original 3 toolpaths 1 rotaional increment which will make a group of 2 pockets. Then rotate the 3 toolpaths and the 1X transformation 6 more increments which should give you 14X total around the perimeter. Unless I misunderstood, this should work.

[jmblack]

okay, I might try that, I just got finished rotating the toolpath geometery around the part so that I can regen the roughing toolpaths that won't transform/rotate.

[Storkman]

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so what you are saying, is that it does not like me..

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Yup. I think that is what they are saying..

 

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

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...so what you are saying, is that it does not like me...

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YOU said it, not us!

 

j/k

[Guest]

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YOU said it, not us!

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Yeah, we only agreed

 

[jmblack]

That's okay, at least my dog still likes me...

 

 

but then again, I have not seen my dog yet today.

[ToolMan184]

UH......Your dog is at my house now.

[Flycut]

LMAO toolman.

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

:laughter:

[Nick_AFRL]

Oi! is my cat there to she ran away

[jmblack]

maybe my dog had your cat as a snack on the way to toolman's house, it was a bit of a hike from Texas to Kentucky