Here is some problems in verify: - When using WCS, you lose the ability to turbo verify. This has been on the "works" for years now but nothing has changed. hopefully in X4 then.. - Saving verify result as STL. This simply doesn´t work on anything little bigger files. When I click save, in a little while I get an error message and get kicked out of verify.

quote: AICC and AI APC can NOT be activated while a tool length offset is active. In HPCC, This is controlled by parameter. HPCC can be put on before or after the tool length activation depending how the parameter is set.

Okay thanks. I dont have much post editing experience so I didnt want to start mess with it myself. I got away without any crash, just the machine alarming in G05.1 Q1 line.

There is something wrong in the high speed machining part of the post. One of our machine has the Fanuc AICC (G05.1) option so I turned it on From the machine definition. Now if I machine a 2d- contour and use cut depths and check the keep tool down between cuts, the posted nc- program shows that after every depth of cut, when it is time to move to the next depth, the post turns off height compensation (G49) and after that turns the AICC back on (G05.1 Q1). I know that if I change the post to use use the other Fanuc high speed option, HPCC (G05 P10000), the code post right without the Height compensation cancelled.

This was introduced in X3 I think.

quote: Will "sihouette boundary" chook work for it? It might work in a very simple part but usually gives very rough chain that only loosely follows the part profile. It is meant to do toolpath boundaries only. It would be very powerful tool in chaining also if it worked more accurately.

I have seen this too but mine seem to change randomly. Sometimes the default is zero sometimes 10mm.

Okay. Thanks André. I can only access X2 demo right now and it dont seem to have that option. I will check that in X3 tomorrow at work.

In 2d profile, we should be able to select a dynamic starting point for the chain, straight from chaining window. If I have many chains that need a specific starting point, it is a pain in the azz to change them one by one afterwards.

Found these what´s new videos of X4. Some nice features coming

In X3 MU1 there is a bug if you are using depth in ramp and want to take a finishing pass at the bottom of the ramp to clean the floor. The depths need to divide right or it wont make the finishing pass. Example: you want to ramp 1.5 deep and put the ramp depth 0.5, it works normally. Change the ramp depth to 0.4 and now it wont make the finishing pass at the bottom anymore.

yes, same thing with our Johnford.

I have never understood this secrecy thing. We should know what we are paying for and when we get it.

quote: I guess the bottom line is I need the solids option to be productive. You can be productive without is also. There really is no need to rotate the model anymore when we have WCS. Learn to use it and be productive.

If a relay has been tripped it might cause this. Check them also.

quote: If X3 you might try going into the control panel, the Mastercam settings and turning off the new arc filter and revert to the older style and see if that helps So are you saying that almost the only improvement that we got for our maintenance money in X3 MU1, can actually make the surface finish worse?

Thanks! Easier than I thought. I went straight to edit the post file and obviosly messed something up. haha

I just downloaded MPMASTER post and have been trying to get it output the Fanuc hpcc code G05 P10000 in the program. I have tried many things but I can only get it to output the end string p05 Q1 but not the one that turns it on. So could some one explain where I need to make the changes to get this work. Thanks.

here is some info

what new features does this update have apart from the bug fixes?

I have always thought, and read somewhere, that when you buy maintenance, you get one major and two maintenance releases? am I wrong? I went to check it from the mastercam.com and it says nothing about how many updates you get for your yearly maintenance.

maybe this will help you fix it. I have to deal with these same problem almost everytime I Install new version of mastercam. I install side by side and that seems to mix it somehow.

If you can, use the 3d contour toolpath to machine the OD sides. I´ve used this sometimes if the 2d profile looks choppy.

Have you or anyone else tried if it works for you?

In 2d hst peel mill, I cant get the finishing pass to work in all cut depths. Even when the finish only at final depth is Unchecked, the toolpath only runs the finishing pass at the bottom. Is this a bug or am I doing something wrong?