Thanks for the replies! I decided not to drill a bunch of small deep holes and ended up going with a vacuum “pocket” on the backside of the fixture. Covered with a .125 plate and sealed with an oring and 64 screws. Adds to the setup time but I like what I came up with instead

G4 X60. Is one minute So g4x1200.

CAMPlete is a complete Posting and NC Code Verification engine CAV(Computer Aided Verification) in one. Currently with even the best post out of Mastercam tied to the Machine simulation you are not checking back to the posted NC code you are only checking the pre NC code called NCI for collisions and other things. The missing element in the Mastercam equation has always been control emulation where the verification is mimicking what a CNC Control does to check for possible errors or collisions that will be missed when programmed in the CAM said of things. With ICAM now coming under the same ownership as CG Tech and CNC software now maybe someone will happen with putting together a all in one process cradle to grave of the digital twin everyone keep claiming they have when in all reality the majority only have bits and pieces of it. I am currently programming a Mill/Turn on the 6th revision the part. Crazy deep undercuts and other things got added in the last revision and I am having to change tool holders and all kind of things to make it fit in the machining envelope. Without CAV it would be days if not weeks of time on the machine seeing all the errors the CAM is not showing me. By using CAV I am able to digitally see the errors and make changes; then check for issues before they ever get to the machine. I did this 20+ years ago without CAV and got it done like you are currently doing, but with a CAV process I save time and reduce possible errors at the machine before they every get there. Nice to post a program and feel comfortable running it verse standing at the machine praying I thoughts of and caught everything. Without it you may have got your process dialed in so well you are comfortable doing that, but after doing this for 35 years I still am never 100% sure of any program I make until it has been run on the machine.

Damn it, just like that its done. OMG the time I spent with this. And I've done this type of profile before. I just didn't have the chains going in the same direction I guess. UGH Thank you so much!!!!!!!!!!!

There's a parameter (#1015.7) that dictates behavior for dwell. Set at 0 = Depends on the increment System, set at 1 = does not depend on the increment system (always ms). So decimal = seconds. No decimal = ms.

CAMplete TruePath is Post Processing, Simulation, and Collision Checking software that comes standard with every 5-Axis Matsuura sold in the US. It does things even the best post processors on the planet can't do, or can't do easily. I've been using it since about 2006. Matter of fact, I think I only have one post from a Post Builder for one of our models and the only reason I have it is because I needed to do some testing for the customer. CAM is only part of the machining puzzle. You can have the awesomest CAD/CAM software but if you don't have full featured posts, don't have a means for simulation/collision checking the code (at least on 5-Axis machine for sure), then there's a good chance something unforseen will pop up that could cost A LOT of money. Back to High Speed Modes, I would suggest contacting your local Matsuura dealer and get them to come in and do some training with you. You're missing out on some key features of the machine/control. I'll add, you should get in contact with your Mastercam dealer as well and make sure there is provision for setting the proper High Speed Modes for the type of toolpath being used, and the proper level based on desired outcome.

Crap! I wasn't putting a decimal at the end so it was treating it as 60ms. Stupid mistake. Thank you

Negative ghost rider. G131 all by itself is equivalent to roughly the old High Speed Modes that use R-Values. G131 by itself ... G131R8 So I take it you are not using CAMplete?

I always rough with 1.

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Singularity event and going to be hard to do what your after setup that way. You would be better mounting the vice on a Trunnion and have the part along the Z axis Facing up to X verses the Y axis Facing Z like you have it. This is a quick change Trunnion I designed for a customer. It is repeating to less than 5 microns and using the Jergens Zero Point Pin and Bushing system. I had them make the side plates and the bottom plate out of 17-4 PH in a 1050 condition. That is a 10" chuck dumbed on one side and a 8in chuck on the other. It is over 26" Long by 8 " wide and was flat within .001" when we put it on the machine to finish off the hole locations for the engine block that gets mounted to it. One of the best fixtures I have every help make or seen for these type of machines. The guys say I should patent the deign and sell it, but not what I do.

I have every version installed from X7 - 2022....still using MC2019 as it quite stable IMHO.

One big reason I'm still on X9. I know how to use it, and my workflow and habits are already dialed in to work around the bugs. If I were staying current I'd have to relearn and re-figure workarounds all the time.

Is there a problem with wanting the current version to work correctly? Why would I want to use multiple versions? They don't even fix problems with 1 version behind the current one. There are just to many things now that are user unfriendly in this version I don't think I am going to continue to use this.