Haas Probing and Mastercam

[Matt Tebbutt]

We just got our new VF-6 in the shop and a VF-11 on the way. When trying to integrate the probe into Mastercam, do I use the VQC cycles or the WIPS cycles? I'm starting with a post from In-House. What is everyone else using? Did you write your own post or are you using one purchased from someone that integrated the cycles for you?

 

Thanks for the any and all help.

[MultiAxGod]

The best way is to call the macro routine. They are all listed from Renishaw and it is easy enough to incorporate it into the post. Selection will be by drill cycles with possible new variables in the page depending on what all you want to do.

[YoDoug®]

We use Renishaw productivity plus to program our probes. It was well worth the money. I was going to modify a post to handle custom drill cycles for probing, but when I got the Renishaw demo and saw how fast and easy it was I was sold on it. I can import my solid into Renishaw, create a few work offset probing routines, a few inprocess inspection routines with offset updates and logic to recut when nessecary in just a few minutes.

 

http://www.renishaw.com/en/6384.aspx

[Lars Christensen]

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[Matt Tebbutt]

Sorry it's taken me so long to get back here guys. I've been extremely busy in the shop getting things set-up.

 

Thanks for the help. I'll be working with this in the hopefully near future.