3 axis to 5 axis conversion?

[Darin]

Hello,

 

 

I have Mastercam X5 and X6.. Does anyone use the 3 axis to 5 axis conversion? If so is it a add-on.. or how do you get to it? Or is it better for posting just to use 5-axis tool paths...

 

 

Thanks

[Tyler Robertson]

I use it all the time - it's useful when you have a surface finish that you really like but you need to tilt the tool into an area, since some high speed paths aren't available with multiaxis options.

 

It's not an add-on if you already have multiaxis enbaled - it has it's own tab when you goto Multiaxis, at the top

[Darin]

I use it all the time - it's useful when you have a surface finish that you really like but you need to tilt the tool into an area, since some high speed paths aren't available with multiaxis options.

 

It's not an add-on if you already have multiaxis enbaled - it has it's own tab when you goto Multiaxis, at the top

 

 

Great thanks I see it now....

[cobra95kev]

Tyler,

Or anyone that uses this a lot, it still only works at TOP TOP WCS right? It seems like a useful tool but that is a deal breaker for me.

 

Thanks,

Kevin C.

[Jayson Kramer]

Cobra, are you wanting to use this with a different WCS or plane? is this the issue for you?

[Tyler Robertson]

I only program 5-axis stuff in the TOP WCS, yeah sorry looks like it gets shifted if you change the WCS in the first op

 

The original toolpath has to be in the TOP WCS, but the T/C Planes can be anything. You can have the convert-to-5-axis operation in any WCS

 

not sure if the posted code is correct, robot guy here

[cobra95kev]

Jay,

Yeah I rarely use TOP WCS as all of our parts are in aircraft coordinates. Makes alot of the stuff in the Advanced Multi-axis either useless or a pain in the butt to use, like the clearance plane.

 

Tyler,

If the original toolpath has to be in the TOP plane WCS it pretty much makes this useless for me. The only way it would work would be to translate a copy of my model to the TOP WCS and program the original toolpath there and then somehow shift it back when posting? To much work, IMO all the Advanced Multi-axis stuff should work off of any WCS you are using.

[Tyler Robertson]

If you're posting only the Converted to 5 axis path though, would it matter?

[Tyler Robertson]

aaand just possibly found an X6 bug