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are you running X7?
Uncheck drive surfaces in the geometry section of collision control and it will open up the field you are looking for. or create a whole new strategy
That did the trick. I wish I had asked the question BEFORE I cut a part
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Is there a place in there where I can set the check surface to stay away a certain number? I have them selected (in the collision control page), but cant find a place to put a stay away number.
Thank you in advance.
Rick
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I knew it was in there somewhere!! Thank You!!
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I am trying to engrave the number 45 on a small cone. The 45 will wrap around the cone. I need the tool to retract between cuts. right now it is following the surface. I know I am missing a simple check box, but cant seem to find it. Any help is appreciated.
Thanks,
Rick
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John, I like my reverse grind endmills from china where the od of the endmill is bigger than the cutting edge.
I had some come back from regrinding that were like that. Needless to say, we don't use that guy anymore
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I am doing some undercuts on a round part and am using multiaxis rotary. I notice it has a "compensation type as in 2d work". I don't believe my post supports 3d compensation. Do I just shut off the comp or should I leave it as left? Does it really matter in my case?
Thanks,
Rick
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I downloaded the cad file of some toolholders, from the schunk website. Is there a way to import the model to the holder library, or do I have to take the dimensions off the cad file and punch them into the correct field in the c hook?
Thanks for any help with this. I am very new to creating holders.
Rick
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We have that machine in the video. Very cool machine indeed.
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That was a great way of explaining it. Thank you!!
Now I have a question that should have been asked years ago... Should the tool plane always match the WCS? If not, please explain why not.
Thanks,
Rick
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Great thanks for the help Pete.
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Pete,
So what your saying is, it only analyzes an error. If I were to actually cut it it were cut the correct size. Is that right?
Thanks for the reply
Rick
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Sorry for the late reply, I haven't been by the computer for a few days.
I also appologize for the low post number. I do spend my share of time here, but am unable to come up with any answers to questions people have.
Thad, its not a demo version. Its X2 sp1. I'll try to peck around with the "number of decimal places in analyze in Settings-Config".
Laszlok, The cone does appear to sit exactly on the arc, it was created with.
Crazy, I'm going to try what you suggested, and see what happens.
I ended up using a fellow employee's program to do the job, but still want to find out why this happens
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I forgot to mention, I drafted the solid(to create a cone shape).
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I forgot to mention, I drafted the solid( to create a cone shape).
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I created a simple solid extrude out of a circle. when I dynamically analyzed the solid, at the level of the arc it was created with, it says the diameter is .04 larger than that arc. I have been using solids for a few years now, and just noticed this. We still have 9 installed, and it does the same thing. I created an edge curve at that level, and analyzed that curve, and it is the same size as the arc, that I used to create the solid. Is there a setting I may have wrong, or is it an error in the way Mastercam analyzes dynamically?
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Ok that fixed it.... Thanks for the help
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I just brought in a file from v9 to x. It had operations with it, which I needed, so I created a new machine group then copy and pasted them into it the new group. I had to regenerate the operations. Now when I try to post out these operations, I am promted to select a new file name for every tool. I think this happened before, but cant remember what I did to fix it. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
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Alot of horror stories out there!!! Compared to what you guys have to deal with, the "crappy" jobs I have had, in the past, were a walk in the park!!!!
Where I am now there is no problem with getting what I need for tooling, as long as its within reason. I learned quick not to write in a price on the requisition form, or else I get half of what I actually need for the job.
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I Unselected this box, and put in .0001, which helped out with surface finish alot. Finish is important on this part considering this hole is product on an injection mold. I tried setting the tolerance to .00005, but Mastercam shut down with it thats tight, so I went with .0001. Thanks for the help.
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I'm using helix bore to do a series of holes, and noticed on the rough/finish parameter page, at the bottom it says output arc moves for helixes. when unchecked, it gives the option for a tolerance. What is the tolerance with the box checked? my machine does not suport arc moves in a helix. should that box not be checked?
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Pete, I'll send you an IGES file in a few minutes.
CAMmando, I have no Idea what you are talking about. I dont use Cadkey that often. I use it primarily to convert 2d files(once a month if i'm lucky) and to get other employees numbers sometimes. I never really had the oportunity(sp) to play around with Cadkey that much.
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I have to import files from Cadkey into Mastercam. I have been using the IGES export converter in Cadkey. When importing I come up with quite a few lines out of place, along with the title block being out of place. It hasn't caused a problem yet, but want to know if there is a better converter to use, instead of IGES. By the way, I only export 2d files out of Cadkey.
Thanks, Rick
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Do alot of you people use setup sheets? Are they easy to use, or too much of a hastle. I've never used them, but want to know if it would be worth it. I'm not new to MC, but I know I dont use it to its full potential, and would like to start using more of the features.
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Thanks guys, I called our reseller on Friday, and we should be getting the update disk today. I talked to the IT guy again, now he says he isn't sure WHAT he did.
What toolpath would work best here? **2015 Update**
in Industrial Forum
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I unchecked "check flowline motion for gouge" and the jumping went away. Oh and I changed the tolerance to .0001 instead of .001 too