Post help haas vf5 tr210 dont know where to start

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Ok first off dont start me on fire over this please. We just bought a used haas vf5 tr210 and have an old copy of x5 with the mu1. wont be upgrading to x6 for a while as everything else runs fine in x5. i need a post for this haas but after laying off 2 of our 5 guys we are small and broketrying to get some new work in the door. if i cant find a post for it (i understand they arent free) what would be a good starting point? Is there something on the cd i missed that would work decent with a bit of editing or an educational one or something? im willing to work on it but need a starting point as this is all new to me. also hello dont know if there is an intro thread somewhere i was supposed to post in first.

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X5 ships with a Haas TR post that is probably 95% dialed in right out out the box

C:\Users\Public\Documents\shared mcamx5\CNC_MACHINES\GENERIC HAAS VF-TR_SERIES 5X MILL.control-5

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THANK YOU! I m gonna look for it when i get back to the shop thought i was screwed here. What do u usualy have to change in a 5 axis this is our first one like travel limits and retract heights and stuff our is that all done through the parameters page or machine def.?

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We had a 4th axis 22yr old dynapath we cashiered to put this in and i was wondering if someone has ever heard of porting heads on one of these vf5s? Got a guy looking to get 30 sets done. i wish i could afford to have that port expert option now at least i have multi axis so i should be able to use a bunch of surface toolpaths.

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THANK YOU! I m gonna look for it when i get back to the shop thought i was screwed here. What do u usualy have to change in a 5 axis this is our first one like travel limits and retract heights and stuff our is that all done through the parameters page or machine def.?

Go into the Misc Values tab on any operation and you'll see the settings. The only one I'd change first would be Safe Z Retract. I'd test that out then go from there.

 

HTH

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Its working good for me, seems managable now you guys really helped me out with that