5 axis linking settings - clearance moves

[TK-32™]

Hello guys,

Are there a linking settings for 5 axis clearance moves to avoid collisions in verify?

 

In the attached image, it shows a retract value of 7 inches. I have it this high to avoid collisions in verify.

The, "arc" in red shows what it actually does on the machine. it retracts to 1" (or whatever value I input ) and moves to the other side simultaneously. Following more or less the depiction in the attached image.

 

Sometimes I forget to put the smaller retract value before posting and it alarms out in the machine. So I'm wondering if I can change something in MasterCam. But so far, I can't find anything.

[crazy^millman]

Go into the Machine Definition and then pick the Control Definition and change the liner Motion control for Rapid Motion to All Axes arrive at destination simultaneously. Keep everything at 1" and I think that should clear up your False Verify crashes and then you do not need to do it both ways and life is good again.

 

HTH

[Richard Thomas - Mastercam UK]

If you are using the more recent multiaxis paths like Parallel to Multiple Curves or Morph Between Surfaces, you can set the retract move to be based on a imaginary cylinder that is (for example) 1" bigger than your part, then Verify would be happy and you shouldn't need to change it again for the machine. In X7 MU1 (it's different in vanilla X7), you go to the Linking page, then hit the + sign to get to the Retracts section. You can change the Clearance Area type from Plane to Cylinder. Set the cylinders' radius, centre point and direction.

 

In the older toolpaths like Flow 5X, you can also expand the Linking page, go to Safety Zone and activate it. You can do something similar with a cylinder in there too.

[TK-32™]

Ron, I changed those settings and it still cuts through the part during the rapid moves.

 

Rich, I turned on safety cylinder and it makes a difference in backplot but it still cuts trough the part. I checked the safety cylinder in top and front view and the part is within the safety area. I attached two files. One with Safety OFF and one with Safety ON

 

This is a flow 5 axis toolpath by the way.

 

Thank you guys