Anybody using Machine Sim

[X-L Engineering Corp]

Just wondering if anybody has messed around with it. Getting it working with your Machine and Part you programmed.

[X-L Engineering Corp]

Bump

Any suggestions would be great as to what would be the alternative software for Verification.

[MLS]

Vericut is considered the best, but it is pricey. We use the machine sim module for many, but not all, applications. It will verify your gcode to your machine and control including the finer details. If you are doing 3 axis work the full machine sim is not cost effective IMO and a base Vericut with an autodiff module would be sufficient.

 

I tend to use Mastercam's verify for visual confirmation of toolpaths only simply because it is not based on the gcode and the detail of machine kinematics and control is fairly limited.

[Matt@ShopWare]

Talk to Dave @ ShopWare. He does all the Machine Sim there. He can give you a quick rundown of how to get it going.

[X-L Engineering Corp]

Thanks Walt

MLS

Vericut is out of my $ ball park

[Josh T™]

Hey Ted,

 

Are you wanting machine sim for multi axis or just stardard stuff?

 

I will warn you up front...

If you're looking for a multiaxis sim that is "TRUE" verification there are only a handful of companies out there doing it (Vericut, CAMplete, etc). Most verification sims use the .nci file (just like MC Verify) so you're not seeing the actual posted code run. Thus, once you post the code you may have issues in the post that will not show up in the sim. I'm not sure how MC Sim works... never got it setup... but if they read from the G-Code then it would be worth setting it up.

 

HTH

Josh

[Matt@ShopWare]

It's reading the same NCI as Mastercam verify. But if your post is correct and proven then WYSIWYG in machine sim.

 

The systems that read actual G code for verification are very pricey. So it's basically how much do you want to pay for piece of mind? and MachSim is a free chook.

[X-L Engineering Corp]

Personaly I would get CAMplete myself but I have a lot of different Machines and 3 diferent seats at 2 locations anywere from Twin turn DMG to Hardinge Quest's and Tilt Rotary 5x (Mori Seiki & Matsuura) so to purchase that system would be a lot of $ and I know how much I can and can't get away with here. Thats why Machine Sim is right for me.