Creating machine definitions

[DCOPE17]

I have gone through the help menu on mastercam, searched the mastercam website, and have found very little on creating machine and control definitions. I have started with a simple tree.

Base

VMC Y axis

VMC X axis

Table

A Axis

Spindle group

VMC Z axis

Tool changer

 

 

So of coarse I get the invalid axis combinations alarm. But now what? I cannot find out really anything. Any and all help is appreciated.

[JDowe]

Try putting a spindle under the Z axis

Also It seems that it is necessary to select

the green check mark at the the bottom of

the screen and save the definition and then

come back to machine definiton and do the save as

part of the creation

[gcode]

Why go to all that trouble.. just start with one that is already supplied and rename it

[Richard Thomas - Mastercam UK]

I've found that usually the main reason for "invalid axis combinations" errors is not that you've added the components incorrectly (and it looks like it'll work from a cursory glance). It's more likely that the components are not "active" or switched on once added to the machine def.

 

Go into your Machine Definition page and hit the Edit Axis Combinations button at the top of the screen (looks like three arrows intersecting).

 

Make sure all of your components are ticked. Save the definition again and this time you should be ok to use the machine. If not we'll have to look at the machine def again in more detail.

[Lars Christensen]

I agree with gcode, just copy and rename.

[bigjohn]

Yes, to copy and rename.

 

 

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