I sent the file to CQ and got an answer that the file crashes because of special characters in file name. This was logged bug already. Smrk has these special letters in his language also so might be the same bug.

Its from Keycreator

can you put the stp file on the ftp site?

No but Im going to send it to QC when I have time. That .stp file also crashed when I had it selected in file open and clicked the options button.

After update to X6 MU2 i have problem when opening some .stp files, mastercam crashes.

I noticed this too today. X6 MU2 crashes everytime I try to open this .Stp file but in X5MU1 it opens normally.

There is a readme file in the documents telling what they have fixed in X6 MU2. It also says that X7 will only work in Win7 and Win8.

Your depth of cut needs to be the same as your upper z-depth limit + the stock 0.02

Do not use holders and life is a lot better.

So what problems is there with holders?

I am not sure if you get my point. You were a beta tester so I clicked reply on you but the question was meant for all.

 

You sound like you and I already think along the same lines anyways.

 

My point was that most of the problems I keep hearing about crashing comes directly with verify.

 

Most of them when using STL's as stock.

 

That is what I meant, why use STL as stock escapes me.

 

People complain about Mastercams verify being unsuitable. I find it to be very good.

 

Using your solid part or surfaces of the part run through the machin sim will point out every gouge and where it is in the code so you can fix it.

 

The legacy verify will show gouges on the part as well you just have to look for them but it is faster to run.

 

Now I can understand the need to compare your machined part against your model.

 

But heres my thoughts....

 

If it doesnt gouge I'm good. I will visually inspect the part to see if there is any problems.

 

If it looks good to me I give the part to QC and they tell me where the excess material is....that is what I pay them for...

How are you supposed to verify 3d rest roughing if you dont use saved stl stock from the previous operation?

You could always test it by creating another folder to E: drive and point only the Mastercam part files to it. I have had situations where I made a config folder for all my personal settings operation defaults, posts ect. but when I put my tool libraries there they just would not stick. I had to make a specific folder to them and now they stay where they should.

coming right off of surfcam, MC bit me with retract clearance when standing cor geometry

is higher then my z-0-. Surfcam doesn't have ludicrous defaults that you have to seek out

 

It come out of the box in safe mode.......

My favourite in X6 was that all the high speed toolpaths had tooltip defaulted at center. But Im a professional programmer so I should know to look for these

Mastercam warns me when I open second instance that it may crash my computer, it could do the same thing and warn me when I use minimum retract that I might crash my machine.

BTW I learned it the hard way years ago.

Mastercam could atleast give a warning about it and not let everybody gouge a part to find about this "feature"

It depends how the machine is set up if it will gouge the part at rapid minimum distance. Minimum distance is safe if you use the feed mode but close to vertical walls it still jumps up without any reason..

But how do I tell the long tool to NOT recut everything the short tool program did?

Save stl of the verified path with a shorter tool (or use stock model), and use that as your restroughing stock with the longer tool.

You can use holder checking in 3d high speed toolpaths, just measure the tool and draw the holder and put the amount you want the holder to be off from your part. Then make new operation with a longer tools and use dept limits or restrough

If its a solid part and just simple drilled holes the FBM drill should work.

I was there but never thought just unchecking them haha. I try that tomorrow, thanks!

I just downloaded Mplmaster for X6 and would like to post the peck drill cycle longhand because our fanuc lathe doesnt seem to like deep hole drill cycle. There seems to be this option on the post but how do I turn it on?

Or you could go wireless. We have Moxa wlan boxes hooked to rs-232 ports in the mills and lathes. Then you need wlan router and Cimco dnc-max or some other software to communicate.

You know what guys this can be helpful info but I must say that I think you need to say if you are running the 64 bit or the 32 bit as the 64 bit is new and I wonder if it is that or just X6 or could be related to being a new thing.

What you think?

64 bit here. The paths that I run in verify are usually quite big 3d surface paths. When I had a crash in X5 MU1 verify, I could just close it and continue working but in X6 mu1 the whole program freezes and I have to close it from task manager.

Verify in X6 MU1 crashes almost daily, I also got error message in french today and could not shut down the verify.

I had very little problems in X5 verify.

What new do we get in this release or is it just bug fix?

It is an Fanuc option that you have to choose to be able to use 3d helix arcs

We have machine like this and I disabled the arc moves from control definition.

I also have specific folder for every machine and they are in the network. Works well exept you cannot put your tool libraries in that folder, somehow it always changes to default tool library. I fought with this one time and I got them to stick when I created another folder just for tool libraries.

G5P10000 is HPCC on, G5P0 is off. There is no seting for P, it's 10000 or 0. SOmetimes on AI-NANO II, you have a G5.1Q1 Rx., with the "x" being a value between 0 and 10. 0 being I prefer speed over accuracy and 10 being accuracy is the #1 consideration with ACC/DEC being handles accordingly.

This works also in HPCC, G05 P10000 R1.-R10.