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Posts posted by kkominiarek
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check out sufernetwork on the web.....not bad....it's free......all kinds of music/talk
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toolfab........a slight misunderstanding
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backup software?......i b/u cfg, post, part files....etc...etc.....
i don't b/u software.....i have original cd's....no need to take up hd space...imo
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ya' got me..........you *&%$#
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Thanks for the responses all.....looks like interference is the biggest concern followed by speed.......we are having our building tested this week for signal strength/interference.
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We are thinking of going wireless here in our shop.
At present we are hardwired with 2 servers. 1st server running Win2k server and 2nd server running winnt 4.0 server.
We are using Focal Point as our DNC software.
We have 15 CNC's and 40 workstation/desktops. (office and shop)
By changing over to wireless, does this affect anything else? (cad/cam - machining - machines)
Is it worth the cost?
Are there any other variables I should be aware of? Is there anything that I should be looking for or asking for/about?
Any guidance will be appreciated
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i was going crazy....i had 5578 entities that i couldn't find.......unblanking worked like a charm!!!......a file from a customer was the culprit....all kinds of crap lying outside of view!!!
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We uncovered the culprit.....the part has a curved shape on the bottom...when we go to inspect we set part in fixture and level it by eye.....we then use auto-plane to set the planes... we believe the auto-plane is not compensating the ijk values.......
we indicated the top surface.....ran the inspection program.....all points checked good
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we did qualify the probe (many times)....changed probes also....Next step will be to check w/vendor to understand what are software can/cannot do....
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comp in the cmm program
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Can CMM's programs be adjusted with probe compenstion? (x-y-z or any combination of the axis')
This would be similar to cutter compensation on a cnc machining center.
We are inspecting cavities with steep side wall forms. They are coming out OOT.
I believe the parts are better than the cmm is stating.
Since the walls are so steep (73 deg), a shift in X or Y of .003 translates into .010 shift in Z.
I thought if I can compensate or (pushout) my X & Y values by a .002/.003....this would bring my Z value back into correct position.
Any thoughts?
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There's no doubt Mastercam is more advanced than Smartcam. I know, I used
Smartcam for about 8 years. There are however a couple of options I miss from
Smartcam....but that's another thread.
You may want to try a formula similar to this one if your boss is looking for #'s.
If Mastercam lets you program 10% quicker than Smartcam.......
2080 hrs/yr x 10% = 208hrs x $40/hr = $8320
You can adjust #'s to fit your situation.
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tim.....very interesting as well as informative......i will be back for more.....please continue
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cadcam.....where is that nohist.dll avaiable at?
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It's good to know that I am not going crazy.
I'm not sure about saving as a parasolid. Having no history tree might cause more problems down the road in the model.
I will try....create fillets on solid....create surfaces from fillets on solid etc..etc..
Thanks for the help all.
I should of noted that I have spoken to my rep and he has contacted CNC Software about this problem.
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I have a solid model and a .DOC file explaining what I am trying to do.
These are links to both files on the ftp site
Here is my problem/question.
I create a solid operation to fillet the two edges I show in the .doc file....at this point all is well...fillets look good and solid manager looks good.
I save the file, then file-get said file....when the file is loading it comes back with errorr's and the fillets I just created are gone.
Does anyone know why this is?
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no problem with mcam 9.1 sp2
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glenn,
I did what you suggested and it produced what I was looking for.....thanks for the help.
millmancrazy,
Sounds like you have to much time on your hands to read and reread a topic that you
obviously cannot contribute to or solve.
I am not asking for anything free of charge or am I asking anyone to do anything for me.
I am asking what Mastercam is or isn't capable of.
If I crossed some unwritten/moral/mastercam forum rule.....then I apologize......that said, you
can blast that rocket you know where.
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selection of points (50 or 500) is not the problem......selection of points in the proper sequence is what i need to achieve with proper xyz,ijk values.
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cadcam....sounds ok if it will work on points located on 3d surfaces and outputs xyz locations as well as ijk normal surface vectors.
glenn....
quote:Use, Create, Srf Project, pick surfaces and points and turn on Write XYZIJK in APT format.I can do what you stated...but what about point order?....random is not what i need...also what if i have 500, 800 or 1000 pts....i don't want to select each point all the time.
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I scanned the forum, and I don't think this is possible....but here I go.
I have 64 pts, all different xyz values, in 3d space. I need to print xyz & hopefully ijk values for these points.
Can I print these point positions in an apt format,in a sequence I choose? Not random, I need to define the sequence?
I know surf-proj points will create a apt file.
(this is good, but sequence is all wrong....so this is really bad in the end)
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I never had the nuts to use "edit common parameters".....it seemed to easy.... also to easy to scrap a part......so I stayed clear of this option.
Judging from what I am reading.....I made the right choice.
Why is this option there if it is so unpredictable?
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I guess what I am asking for is not possible with
Mastercam.
I have autocursor ON.....and I can create points/lines using all the methods mentioned....Thank you all for trying.
jagourley came the closest to understanding what I am asking for.
One more explanation of my question.
Is it possible to create a point.....where the
"x,y" values are the "x midpoint value" of one line and the "y endpoint value" of a different line? (i want to select just the "x" value of an endpoint then....... select just the "y" value of another endpoint......this will give me my "x,y" location)
I don't know what these values are...I just want to select them. (not analyze and type in values)
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Is it possible to create a point.....where the
"x,y" values are the "x midpoint value" of one line and the "y endpoint value" of a different line?
I don't know what these values are...I just want to select them. (not analyze and type in values)
o/t Don't wear white shorts to work
in Industrial Forum
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that was my 1st thought..... flip-flops ????