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Well now I'm just depressed.1 point
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I finished up an onsite project and was packing up my 22" Dell monitors I bought when Ray and I worked together. They wouldn't buy me good monitors so I bought my own like the computer I bought my own and made them pay me back. Glad you got you a decent system Ray and glad you are working again.1 point
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Sounds like your purchaser got taken for a ride. Every place I've worked I've had to pull teeth to spec my own computer because they all think dollars == performance and want to order the most expensive Xeon.1 point
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This has been around for many years on a Haas(15+). It was just parameters using encoder counts to preposition to the location before a tool change. Much easier on a NGC though. Exact same functionality. You could also alias an M6 or do a combination of both. Most UMC post have a misc integer to not go to the "home position" during mid op rotations and also at the start/end of the operation. Postability, IHS, and I even believe the Mastercam Direct post also has a misc integer for it. Just have to make sure your retract plane is high enough when turned off.1 point
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It sounds like you'll need to work with your Post Processor Developer to make some edits to the G-code, unless I'm misunderstanding what you are asking. But, that also depends on your setup. A new feature available on the UMC machines is the "mid-point for Tool Change". So when you execute a Tool Change, if there is a tall fixture/part in the machine, you can force the Machine to go to any XYZBC Position, before the actual "M06" is called. For each Machine Axis, you have the ability to specify a "specific machine location", or set the option to "inactive", which means that you can use the "mid-point for tool change", on a "per-Axis" basis. Are you looking to change how the Tool Change "safe mid position" executes (disable the mid-point so the Tool Change executes faster), or are you looking to minimize or change the NC Code that you are outputting from Mastercam?1 point
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Back to the original topic, we recently added two new employees. We needed a couple of people with both setup and programming experience. We were not able to find what we were looking for. We did however find two guys with good setup and machining experience (10+ years each). Both live local to us but were driving up to the cities for work. We hired them both with the promise of getting them to training to start programming. So far we have only sent the lathe guy. He is doing very well for never having used CAM software. He programs out LT3000 twin turret/twin spindle and our Multus machines with very little help from me. He still has the occasional issue that gets him stuck but he can ask me for help when he needs it. The mill guy will go next to training. I do not know all of the details of what it took the boss to get them both to come on board, but I can say we are pleased with their performance to date and look forward to helping them grow in the opportunity that is in front of them.1 point
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I wonder how often y'all are running Haas spindles at 100% of their capable RPM? Or if you're familiar with the phrase "just because you can, doesn't mean you should." I see youngsters revving up their spindles like hot rods, 10k all day everyday on a 10k spindle. If you want to run 10k all day everyday, perhaps look into a 12k spindle. Don't beat the thing an inch from it's life, you might be surprised from the results. If you can't afford a higher RPM spindle adjust your adjust your feed rate accordingly. .. Been using Haas since the 90's and have only seen one spindle failure along the way. -j1 point
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Isn't that a Chris Rizzo project? Chris' legacy lives on.1 point
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These files are intended for those who have purchased the Mastercam X4 4/5 Axis Training Tutorial, available in print form here and eBook form here. Included files for the Mastercam X4 4/5 Axis Training Tutorial: Tutorial 1: TUT1_ROTARY.MCX TUT1_ROTARY_TOOLPATH.MCX Tutorial 2: TUT2_CONICALHELIX.MCX TUT2_CONICALHELIX_TOOLPATH.MCX TUT2_CYLINDRICALHELIX.MCX TUT2_CYLINDRICALHELIX_Toolpath.MCX Tutorial 3: TUT3_ROLLDIE.MCX TUT3_ROLLDIE_TOOLPATH.MCX Tutorial 4: TUT4_ROTARY_AXIS_INDEXING.MCX TUT4_ROTARY_AXIS_INDEXING_TOOLPATH.MCX Tutorial 5: TUT5_ROTARY_4AXIS.MCX TUT5_ROTARY_4AXIS_TOOLPATH.MCX Tutorial 6: TUT6_CURVE5AX.MCX TUT6_CURVE5AX_TOOLPATH.MCX Tutorial 7: TUT7_DRILL_5_AXIS.MCX TUT7_DRILL_5_AXIS_TOOLPATH.MCX Tutorial 8: TUT8_SWARF5AXIS.MCX TUT8_SWARF5AXIS_TOOLPATH.MCX Tutorial 9: TUT9_FLOW5AXIS.MCX TUT9_FLOW5AXIS_TOOLPATH.MCX Tutorial 10: TUT10_MULTISURFACE5AXIS_GEOMETRY.MCX TUT10_MULTISURFACE5AXIS_TOOLPATH.MCX Tutorial 11: TUT11_CUSTOM_PROFILE_TOOL.MCX TUT11_PORT5AXIS.MCX TUT11_PORT5AXIS_TOOLPATH.MCXFree0 points
