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  1. I am pretty sure I worked with that guy...and his brother.
    3 points
  2. Yup..I took over for a guy one time who dump EVERYTHING on 1 level unnamed.... I eventually, as I got a handle on workload, dumped everything he did...it took longer to decipher than it did to just start fresh
    3 points
  3. That's ok, you can be wrong...I've been doing this a LONG time...
    2 points
  4. I despise solid edges....lack of toolpath control and the inability to import ops with solid geometry negate my use of them, as such, I don't use solid edges. Plus I'm not looking for the lazy way and I want exact control over my paths.
    2 points
  5. There is an off topic forum for this stuff.
    1 point
  6. He has been in the PacNW, too. At this very company. I wish he would at least title the universal level. A part number might be nice.
    1 point
  7. That guy must get around! I'm pretty sure I've worked with him at a couple of different places. He seems to go with the motto "You can't see it from my house, so it doesn't matter what it looks like."
    1 point
  8. Yes, this is how we do it. We have an abundance of stock models sometimes, and can take a while to regen dirty operations, but it is the best way I think.
    1 point
  9. Change the compensation on the tool definition .
    1 point
  10. One big thing to consider is the quality of tool paths and options available in CAM software versus IGF. Tool paths to take advantage of multi-function groove tools, Prime turning, etc. You also have a lot more control over finishing tool paths and blending in a CAM software.
    1 point
  11. Our DMG C-Axis lathe has an Siemens 840 D controller with Shop Turn software on it. We use this for about 90% of the programs but we still have Mastercam and a working post to do some of the more complicated parts.
    1 point
  12. I've got a friend who owns a shop that has several Okuma mill turns. He does all his programming at the control. I don't know if he uses IGF or just Okuma's excellent canned cycles. He occasionally contacts me when he gets a geometry problem his controls can't solve but that isn't very often. His work is small chucking and bar turn stuff, mostly aircraft connectors and he makes a very nice living at it. He had resisted all my efforts to try Mastercam, but he's doing just fine without it. He's currently looking at buying an LT2000, a twin spindle multitasking lathe. I can't imagine programming that with Pencil Cam though.
    1 point
  13. To add to gcodes comments it also gives you a permanent source file which an be used for other machines and can be easily edited for similar parts. I do aerospace job shop work and the company has had Mazaks for a number of years using Mazatrol. Despite adding a new one a couple of years ago they have finally decided to abandon ship especially as we are approaching post and go from the programming dept so we are exposing some of the short comings of the conversational machines. But as JP says it really depends on your work, aerospace job shop is reasonably unique.
    1 point
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  15. I would not know. I am so not a forum guru.
    0 points
  16. I, also, have been doing this a looooooong time. I was ecstatic when MC first gave us the ability to use solid edges. In fact, whenever I create solids in MC, the first thing I do is dump the history and the wire. What I really hate is when people create a huge amount of wireframe for multiple ops and they have not figured out how to use viewsheets to organize their ops. That just drives me nuts.
    0 points
  17. LOL. I despise wireframe. I seldom have 2 parts with the same geometry. I am not a control freak and I find MC can usually do ok with it's own start/stop selection. I actually think that wireframe is the lazy way to do it and it makes your file look sloppy.
    0 points

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