Ocean Lacky™
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Data paths in config and machine def back to default??
Ocean Lacky™ replied to Thee Rickster ™'s topic in Industrial Forum
Mine went haywire one day last week, too. I believe it may have coincided with a Win7 update. -
I build forging dies and use ball mills almost exclusively for cavity roughing. HSM Area Clear and a 3/4" inserted ball nose is my method of choice. With HSM Rest Roughing and an STL from verify, I can go right to semi-finishing with a 1/4" ball nose with out worry. Our productivity has never been better. Learn it... Spend some time with it... You won't be disappointed.
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Hello Simon, Florida checking in!
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You're not crazy, I just tried it and get the same results as you.
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I typically have 3 or 4 open all the time, Have had up to 6 open with no problems
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Verify in Vericut or Predator and save as an STL might be about the best you can do
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model your stock, save as STL, use High Speed Rest Rough tool path and use the STL file as the CAD file when you pick your Drive Surfs
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nevermind....Took the battery out of the probe and rebooted the control....
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we had a power failure with the probe in the spindle....Now I get a yellow 281 No SPDL ORIENT (SPECIAL TOOL) error msg... My book is missing...Grrrrrr.... and I'm waiting on a return call from our tech....... Anyone know how to clear this or get the probe out of the spindle? It's a Mazak 700D with a Matrix controller
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Solid or Surfaces? If surfaces, when I run into unusually long crunch times, the first thing I do is Analyze/ Test Surfaces and check for a bad trim or surface normal suddenly reversing.
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Is the GF's dad familiar with Mastercam? A pizza and a 12 pack would be a good way to get some pretty intensive 1 on 1 training from him if he is. If not, then use the Help files in the program to familiarize yourself with the basics while you're waiting for the books to come in the mail.
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Using V9 on a computer with Windows 7 x64
Ocean Lacky™ replied to DandyDuke's topic in Industrial Forum
X5 will open V8 and V9 files... -
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They stopped including all the posts with the first versin of X I believe. You could try the Update Post utility, or just contact your reseller
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If I had to guess, I'd say it was for Art!
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New P.C. Builds in my near future
Ocean Lacky™ replied to Thee Rickster ™'s topic in Industrial Forum
If anyone has any doubts...Way back when the Benchmark thread first started, My time was 11:40something On a Dell 3.2g Dual Xeon box running X2 (I think) and XP 32 bit. After installing Win7 64 bit and X5, my time dropped to 3:18. I believe! -
If the part is symmetrical, split it in quarters and mirror the good one then rejoin...
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Convert solid to surfaces then use Net or Coons surface.
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I just discovered something about this path...If you reverse the direction of the containment boundary, it MAY work
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2D Swept might work better....
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I'm guessing you're trying to patch over a hole in a model? You can try to 'Untrim' the arc surface, and hope it covers the hole, or you may just have to create another surface over the hole.
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Yes! But what to do if a part is flawed? Anytime I get a model that takes an unusually long time to generate a toolpath, Analyze/ Test Surffaces is my friend. Even the smallest surface where the Surface Normal suddenly changes direction can send Mastercam into shock.
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Depending on the size of the model, I usually convert solids to surfaces for tool paths. Seems to process quicker that way. I've never noticed a difference in part quality between the two
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Tool holder maybe?
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Are the holes SUPPOSED to be there? Did you try analyze surface? I've seen surfaces come in on customer models with holes that are a result of some weird trimming during the import process. Usually untrim and retrim will fix it.