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This You Tube video

Popped up in my Google feed

Thought I'd share

[Newbeeee™]

Credit where it's due, this is one HUGE advancement and I'm glad that the sales dept has listened and bundled it for existing users.

Tip Top !

[generaldisarray]

"select lathe machines"

single spindle

dual spindle

tailstock

 

I am assuming this does mean subspindle type lathes.

 

I watched the video, self explanitory

Edited December 27, 2018 by generaldisarray

[Solidworkscadman]

this looks promising!

 

[nickbe10]

We had a demo here and are seriously considering it for our twin spindle, twin turret and B-axis head Doosans.

However you should note:

Only limited machine makes/models (luckily for us they do both our machines)

You are completely at the mercy of your reseller at the moment for system set up, that includes your tool load. Note this is driven by MP.NET so your reseller will need to be familiar enough to edit the post processor to you liking.

If you have an unhelpful/weak reseller it could get difficult. I am sure you could get CNC (if your reseller completely failed) involved but you will the be playing the waiting game behind all the others in the same boat.

These are all very complicated machines, if your machine has been set up in a way the "out of the box" post and associated files gives you what you want, the next step is to buy a lottery ticket.

If you want to add tools you have to send it back to your reseller, word 'round the campfire is that they will be giving access to users at some point to the tool manger and other things, probably some official training will be required.

These new "machine environments" are still very much in the development stage, hence the limited access.

We had a guy out of Texas giving us the 5 cent tour for our Demo, he and the software were pretty impressive.

The synch manager was very straight forward.

We had to suspend our interest due to other problems in the shop, but I am sure we will get it eventually.

 

[Newbeeee™]

When you say add tools = send it to your reseller, am I reading this to mean exactly what you wrote???

[JParis]

4 hours ago, Newbeeee™ said:

When you say add tools = send it to your reseller, am I reading this to mean exactly what you wrote???

I'm pretty sure he meant to say tool mounting blocks.....if you need any that are not already in, it must be done by qualified reseller or CNC

[CJep]

4 hours ago, Newbeeee™ said:

When you say add tools = send it to your reseller, am I reading this to mean exactly what you wrote???

It's not so much the tools but the tool holders, like the blocks that allow you to partial index the turret. There are standard holders in the gmd file however to add a solid model that was downloaded from a manufacture then it takes some work to prep the file and load it into the gmd.

[K2csq7]

My kids tell me the voice on this one is better;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXz6lOXkUTk

Also wanted to add we have a bunch of tool locator libraries on the Tech Exchange;

https://community.mastercam.com/techexchange#files

 

Happy New Year!

[#Rekd™]

11 minutes ago, K2csq7 said:

My kids tell me

While skiing??? :)~~~~

[Newbeeee™]

47 minutes ago, Old_Bear said:

I'm pretty sure he meant to say tool mounting blocks.....if you need any that are not already in, it must be done by qualified reseller or CNC

That's a ball ache then surely? Okay, lots of tool blocks are reasonably standardised, but lots aren't.

[JParis]

Just now, Newbeeee™ said:

That's a ball ache then surely? Okay, lots of tool blocks are reasonably standardised, but lots aren't.

Done once and it's in there....that's something that is "supposed" to be opened up eventually and in truth, it needs to be, as does the ability to switch from a chuck to a spindle nose

That flexibility at the user level is highly desirable

 

[K2csq7]

6 minutes ago, #Rekd™ said:

While skiing??? :)~~~~

If we ever get some dang snow!!!

I was on the beach for new years eve, in maine... it had to be at least 285° Kelvin!

[K2csq7]

1 hour ago, Old_Bear said:

Done once and it's in there....that's something that is "supposed" to be opened up eventually and in truth, it needs to be, as does the ability to switch from a chuck to a spindle nose

That flexibility at the user level is highly desirable

 

You wont have to wait long!

[Mick]

On ‎1‎/‎3‎/‎2019 at 10:27 AM, nickbe10 said:

You are completely at the mercy of your reseller at the moment for system set up, that includes your tool load. Note this is driven by MP.NET so your reseller will need to be familiar enough to edit the post processor to you liking.

If you have an unhelpful/weak reseller it could get difficult. I am sure you could get CNC (if your reseller completely failed) involved but you will the be playing the waiting game behind all the others in the same boat.

That is a scary is scenario.... and well.... *bites tongue*

[KimberlyPowell]

Done once and it's in there....that's something that is "supposed" to be opened up eventually and in truth, it needs to be, as does the ability to switch from a chuck to a spindle nose

That flexibility at the user level is highly desirable

[crazy^millman]

7 minutes ago, KimberlyPowell said:

Done once and it's in there....that's something that is "supposed" to be opened up eventually and in truth, it needs to be, as does the ability to switch from a chuck to a spindle nose

That flexibility at the user level is highly desirable

2021 Has the ability doing that for a customer with Royal and Ktiagawa chuck with no issues.

[JParis]

7 hours ago, KimberlyPowell said:

Done once and it's in there....that's something that is "supposed" to be opened up eventually and in truth, it needs to be, as does the ability to switch from a chuck to a spindle nose

That flexibility at the user level is highly desirable

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