Machining envelopes

[Larry Metzler]

Gentlemen,

Is anyone aware of a way to set a maximum machining envelope,

that would generate an error code when exceeded, either in the machine definition manager or the control definition manager. We occasionally run

a cutting tool onto the sensor probe. It is not normally a pretty sight.

Thanks .

 

Larry Metzler

Motorola

MasterCam X2MR2

Level 3 Mill

Mill

[crazy^millman]

Well the only problem I see if you do not always program the machine from home how will that work for you to control the travel. Lets say you have 72" of travel and limit the machine it 60" but put your work offset 10" from the probe then you would still crash. What I would recommend is you draw the machine and make a template file. Decide up front where your fixture offset is going to be and then place the machine around that in Mastercam. Now you can see where or how it is going to run. Right now if you have X2 you can run MachineSim and see the program run on the machine and could make the sensor part of the machine and it would show you and tell you if you crash in to probe.

 

HTH

[3R!< W3NG3R]

crazy

 

Where is this machine sim?

[New Job]

It is a download, I think from -- ModuleWorks GmbH

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Machine Simulation with collision check for Mastercam VX2

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[Wise-ACR]

http://www.camaix.net/machine_simulation.html

[3R!< W3NG3R]

Isn't that a just 30 day trial?

[Wise-ACR]

Give them a email,ask for Andreas.

[crazy^millman]

No it is free for all people who have X2 again folks it is free and in case you did not get that I will repeat it FREE.

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

Yes he said free folks..., not just free but FREE!

[Guest]

Free, James, did you say FREE????

 

It's free

[Larry Metzler]

Thanks Crazy^Millman, will take your advice and

keep you informed.

[gavetta]

Hey Metz,

How's things down south? Shoot me am email if you want.

Al

[3R!< W3NG3R]

allright, just to be clear. It will not cost me anything, right?

[MIL-TFP-41]

Isn't machine sim limited to the top WCS?

[Guest]

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Isn't machine sim limited to the top WCS?

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As I recall, yes it is. That was why I decided not to do anything with it.

[Guest]

but its still free?

[beej]

the one thing that seems obvious and maybe you've already tried it, but, how about just outputting minmax X, Y, and Z on your toolsheets so that the operators know where to put the material in the machines?

 

jm2c

[MIL-TFP-41]

being limited to the system top WCS makes this thing pretty much useless