Hurco's Ultimax vs Winmax: High Speed machining

[nakaroto24]

Hi

 

I'm using mastercam X5 and programming a lot of high speed toolpaths. Most of these are dynamic area and dynamic core.

Running these in the VMX42 based on winmax it runs smooth and fast using SFQ of 50 (1-100) any higher and the machine deaccelerates on arcs and when backing off from the cut to make another cut.

But Im happy at 50 SFQ. The problem is running the same nc file on another VMX42 this one based on Ultimax everything just slows down. The actual feedrate is there but it slows down so much on arcs, back retract feed rate and rapiding. The machines ignores the performance parameters, they have no effect unlike the Winmax machine. There is really nothing I can do at the machine. Is there something i'm missing in mastercam settings? I'm using Arc filter / Tolerance 2:1. I'm feeding at 250ipm, 10000rpms, back retract at 500imp. What about a G-code? I have been reading alot about G5 or G05.X which i dont use, is the really what i need? and how do i set that in mastercam?

[Machineguy]

Its the software in the hurco. See if you can update the software in the ultimax machine. You might not be able to, but call your hurco dealer and see. You will need the serial #, Software Ver, ect before you call.

 

Machineguy

[nakaroto24]

Its the software in the hurco. See if you can update the software in the ultimax machine. You might not be able to, but call your hurco dealer and see. You will need the serial #, Software Ver, ect before you call.

 

Machineguy

 

I think i have the latest version of Ultimax. Yes the machine can be upgraded to Winmax but thats out of the question, too expensive and i have more than one.

[gms1]

I'm not familiar at all with hurco controls but what if you turned off arc filtering all together and let the software handle it?

[Machineguy]

That's the only way to fix the problem becaue of the way the Hurco was designed. Its a a feature in the software add on.

 

Machineguy

[nakaroto24]

I'm not familiar at all with hurco controls but what if you turned off arc filtering all together and let the software handle it?

 

It acutally runs a little faster with the filtering on.