cruzila
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I am pretty sure the 2024 bug is unrelated to this. Release 6 fixed that issue. I do remember this happening to me and for the life of me cannot remember if it was the computer had a deficiency or One Drive had hijacked my Mastercam files
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Any way to insert formulas into Active Reports setup sheets?
cruzila replied to nholcom's topic in Industrial Forum
OTI-FPT will give the chipload from the tool description. OOI-FPT or just FTP will give you the operation chipload. I would suggest just adding a field in the operation file so it generates for each operation. I recently updated my sheet to add some fields. I.E. XY stock Z step Edit: added a pic
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Haas UMC-750, tools vary .006 from beginning to end of day.
cruzila replied to 5AXIS505's topic in Industrial Forum
I ran an extended Z VF-8 on a critical boring part in the winter. I did tests on the casting temps, coolant tank temps, shop temps. The biggest deviation I saw was .002 when we turned off the heater at night. -
OT - Subplates, Grid Plates for Kurt vises, what are you using?
cruzila replied to volitan71's topic in Industrial Forum
Ball Lock® (jergensinc.com) -
To be fair that image was dated at 7PM I went back and sampled random. Looks like they were slow from 2019 - 2022 as most of us were.
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Fryer Machine Systems Inc. - CNC toolroom lathes milling machines machining centers I looked up on the internets. Was trying to see what people are saying about these machines. Some of the newest comments I saw were 10 years ago and not so good opinions. Anyone have any recent experience with these machines??
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Contouring with 1/4 in ball end mill from bottom to top
cruzila replied to zachdem1000's topic in Industrial Forum
We have one machine (older machine) that will do the 358 degree side every so often. I understand it is a function of the machine controls ability to calculate and not really filtering per se. I will go back and change the min arc or step over a tiny amount and it generates code that works -
https://my.mastercam.com/forums/topic/mastercam-2025-public-beta-3-is-available-for-testing/
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I've yet to try it but I have had to check this little box to make an install work in the past. Also the registry keys are supposed to be deleted prior to a full install?
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Contouring with 1/4 in ball end mill from bottom to top
cruzila replied to zachdem1000's topic in Industrial Forum
2D contour, set the angle and go......I would set it at .005-.007 step with a high feed because of radial chip thinning. Or just get a big c'sink tool Or rough it 2D contour big steps and finish with the c'sink. Many times, there are other factors that drive these decisions related to individual tastes and customer preferences. 2D taper.mcam -
Radial Chip Thinning / HSM - The Lightbulb Moment
cruzila replied to SuperHoneyBadger's topic in Industrial Forum
I realized at some point that I was doing a version of this way back when I was turning handles. just whip that thing as fast as you can!! Then there is the age old debate over extra wear on the machine vs. wearing the tool. Still, HSM and RCTF is the way to go! -
Heat is your enemy. SFPM can be too high, or the chip is not flowing up the flute of the drill. peck of 50% or even less depending on the drill. Carbide might work better for a smaller drill. Some coolants can cause Polycarb to craze so use caution there as well. Maybe air blast instead.
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Mastercam 2023 merging solid models into workspace
cruzila replied to AmayaC.Lee's topic in Industrial Forum
Number 5 is Alive -
This assumes that you have the 5 axis license.
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I think I played with this in the past. What it does is change at point but, from there forward. You have to change the next point back to the feedrate if you only want one or a selection of segments to be altered. In addition, changing the feedrate in the OP or tool does not reset the feedrate in those subsequent OPs. There is room for improvement here. Not sure how the "lock feedrates" setting would affect this.
