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  1. You can also read in the number from the operations manager using parameter number 15240 in pparameter$
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  3. Not sure the version you are using, but if above 2019 then you set the operation to 4th Axis and call it a day. If not then you drill one and then use Transform Rotate. Never in my years of doing it have even thought to try to use Axis Sub to accomplish what our doing. Might work, but seeing how you just said it was a 180 off tells me not like you hoped it would.
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  4. I did in fact reach out to my dealer and they are going to work on it and forward it to CNC if they can not find a solution.
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  5. Perpendicular entry and be done with it...at the bottom, if you're concerned about the retract...add a .005 to the ramp height on the out and it'll pick up as it pulls back
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  6. That is correct, but he didn't say use a new WCS for each operation just make one. Some might say T-C Plane for each rotation, but in reality you are creating a new WCS. I know him personally and he knows how to use Mastercam.
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  7. Unless you have a really light edge prep on the insert, you are just barely feeding enough not to rub. I'd be starting at about 0.004" - 0.005", and trying not to exceed about .008" in 316. But that will depend mainly on the insert. There will be a sweet spot with the feed rate that will be recognizable by the way the chip curls. You surely know what to look for there. If it isn't breaking you need a different insert topology. Life will be dramatically better regardless of surface footage if you are making a proper chip. Once you get a good chip you can start to tune the spindle speed for productivity. JP's recommendation to slow down is a good one. But depending on the insert grade, 85sfm is too slow and might cause built up edge. I'd start at 125SFM. I've found if you can't get a reliable process at least 125 SFM in most of the common stainless materials with carbide. Something other than the tool and its parameters are the problem and you need to start looking for a workaround... Unfortunately, the tool and operating parameters are typically all you can change..... so after you have verified your setup is good and your turret is running on center (drilling off center on x is ok, but excessive y will blow it up every time) then it's time to go hunting for parameters that get the job done. Take a cut, and get it out of the cut before it fails. Examine the inserts for signs of chipping or excess heat. If too much heat and you are say around .006" ipr, slow the sfm down. If it's chipping, either it's instable and bouncing around and you need more feed, or it's not hot enough and you are getting built up edge at which case you need more sfm and very possibly a little more feed to generate just enough heat in the cut. Ideally with a insert drill like that you want to create just enough heat that the center insert doesn't chip out, but the outside insert isn't burning up. Typically I will spec a tougher grade for the inboard insert and a more wear resistant grade for the outboard insert. If you are using the same insert for both, lean toward the tougher grade, all you will sacrifice is life and overall productivity, but it should be stable/reliable. Oh, one last thing. You can't have too much coolant with these drills. Higher the concentration the better typically. They typically have large coolant holes and most pumps / delivery lines don't do them justice to get any pressure at the flow rates they allow. At 3/4" it shouldn't be bad. But when you start getting around 1.5" and larger, a 3/16" or 1/4" copper line isn't really optimal.... Happy holemaking.
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  8. All you need to do it limit the A to 0-360 in the MMD and also change the Axis sub to the same direction as the Multiaxis. You have the multiaxis going in a CW direction drilling the holes and the Axis sub going in a CCW direction. When they match the code matched exactly. You tell Mastercam to do two different things and you will always get two different results. % O0000(101739-001 REV D 4TH AXIS MILL OP3 5 AXIS) (DATE=DD-MM-YY - 30-10-20 TIME=HH:MM - 07:27) (MCX FILE - C:\USERS\RON\DOCUMENTS\MY MASTERCAM 2021\MASTERCAM\PARTS\ZIP2GO ROT SUB VS MULTI AXIS\LEIDOS\101739-001 REV D\CAD\REFERENCE\ZIP2GO ROT SUB VS MULTI AXIS.MCAM) (NC FILE - C:\USERS\RON\DOCUMENTS\MY MCAM2019\MILL\NC\101739-001 REV D 4TH AXIS MILL OP3 5 AXIS.NC) (MATERIAL - ALUMINUM INCH - 2024) ( T5 | 1/4 SPOT DRILL 120 DEGREE EFH 1.0 | H5 ) N100 G20 N102 G0 G17 G40 G49 G80 G90 N104 T5 M6 N106 G0 G90 G54 X-1.25 Y0. A36. S1000 M3 N108 G43 H5 Z3.1485 N110 G98 G83 Z2.7235 R2.8485 Q0. F5. N112 X-.625 N114 A-0. N116 X-1.25 N118 X-.625 A-324. N120 X-1.25 N122 X-.625 A-288. N124 X-1.25 N126 A-252. N128 X-.625 N130 X-1.25 A-216. N132 X-.625 N134 A-180. N136 X-1.25 N138 A-144. N140 X-.625 N142 A-108. N144 X-1.25 N146 X-.625 A-72. N148 X-1.25 N150 G80 N152 M5 N154 G91 G28 Z0. N156 G28 X0. Y0. A0. N158 M30 % % O0000(101739-001 REV D 4TH AXIS MILL OP3) (DATE=DD-MM-YY - 30-10-20 TIME=HH:MM - 07:27) (MCX FILE - C:\USERS\RON\DOCUMENTS\MY MASTERCAM 2021\MASTERCAM\PARTS\ZIP2GO ROT SUB VS MULTI AXIS\LEIDOS\101739-001 REV D\CAD\REFERENCE\ZIP2GO ROT SUB VS MULTI AXIS.MCAM) (NC FILE - C:\USERS\RON\DOCUMENTS\MY MCAM2019\MILL\NC\101739-001 REV D 4TH AXIS MILL OP3.NC) (MATERIAL - ALUMINUM INCH - 2024) ( T5 | 1/4 SPOT DRILL 120 DEGREE EFH 1.0 | H5 ) N100 G20 N102 G0 G17 G40 G49 G80 G90 ( SPOTS 8-32 STI HOLES ) N104 M8 N106 T5 M6 N108 G0 G90 G54 X-1.25 Y0. A36. S3000 M3 N110 G43 H5 Z3.0808 N112 G98 G81 Z2.7208 R2.8308 F8. N114 X-.625 N116 A-0. N118 X-1.25 N120 A-324. N122 X-.625 N124 A-288. N126 X-1.25 N128 A-252. N130 X-.625 N132 A-216. N134 X-1.25 N136 A-180. N138 X-.625 N140 A-144. N142 X-1.25 N144 A-108. N146 X-.625 N148 A-72. N150 X-1.25 N152 G80 N154 M9 N156 M5 N158 G91 G28 Z0. N160 G28 X0. Y0. A0. N162 M30 % FYI they make port tools for a reason. I would strongly recommend you get your company to get port tools to that SAE port. Surfacing that port can lead to failures and if this something that if it fails your company is liable they might want to get the correct tool to do the port. Have a good day.
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  9. Glad you got something working, but Axis Sub and Back-plot have had issues another reason why I don't use it unless I have no other chocie. You Machine Def doesn't have Signed direction 0-360 so the MultiAxis just started at A-144. seeing that value is in both programs. Change the MMD to 0-360 and then retry posting the code. End of the day if you make a good part the A can start at 1 billion not that I would want it to, but angles and angles and because of how and where you picked it and maybe a few other things going on in the toolpath it just came out at A-144. Share a Z2G with a sample file and we can play along at home.
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  10. Not if you don't have multi-axis tho' if you do, yeah, there's generally a better way to do it.
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  11. FYI 99% of the time there is a better way to do things than Axis Sub, but I do use it a couple of times a year. We do a lot of work on tubes so it can be handy to generate simple live rotation.
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  12. You can set a perpendicular lead in with no arc. You can use .0005 as long as you're not planning on using any positive cutter comp
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  13. Thanks for the honesty and insight @MIL-TFP-41. It was good seeing you a few weeks ago.
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  14. So we are still working on this and still having post issues, tweaks. MCAM NW is very responsive but damn this is getting old... The Esprit post ran the machine flawlessly IMMEDIATELY. C'mon Mastercam, these machines have been out a long time. Why aren't they dialed yet? It appears the Mori AE was right, I will be dealing with this stuff for months...
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  16. Newbee I only create new planes/wcs for mill work and holes that are off center of rotation typically. Millman yeah considering I already bought the damn tool I'll make sure we use it. Even if I have to do it myself....it's been like 5 years since I used a surface grinder..I'd better get some supervision.
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