What makes it even more expensive is that fact that the CAD is so useless, you are forced to but a standalone CAD pakage as well

ESPRIT does some nice stuff, but it is just way overpriced. Like Gcode said The CAD side is really only one step past typing APT.

Ron, Sorry I did not realise you were doing OD and ID, I thought you had both tools on the OD in which case LAP4 cycles with no P codes works fine. As you are doing OD and ID then Doug is correct you will need P codes but they do not need to be on each line but it will defiantly work better if you do. I always found it easier to use longhand code when cutting OD and ID

Ron, You need to tell the machine which turret is controlling the CSS with G110 (Upper) G111 (Lower) G96 G111 S600 Then you need to cancel the CSS on that turret with G97 G97 S1500 Both turretts should be synced on the G110 line and the G97 line G13 G140 G50 S2000 G00 X2000 Z2000 MT=0101 M321 TL=010101 BT=1 M603 P4 G96 G110 S200 M3 M185 G00 X300Z10 G01 Z-50 F0.5 CUTTING P5 G97 S200 G00 X2000 Z2000 M05 P10 P20 G14 G140 G50 S2000 G00 X2000 Z2000 P10 T070707 P4 G96 G110 S200 M3 M185 G00 X300 Z10 G01 Z-50 F0.5 CUTTING P5 G97 S200 G00 X2000 Z2000 M05 P10 P20 M30 If ewe use a LAP4 cycle you will not need any P codes, if you use longhand code or LAP3 there should be a P code om each line for the syncro cutting

Nice, Thank you

I see what ewe mean. Might be something for QC

Search the help file, there is some info there

HP man here, but the specs are similar between the two brands, mine is about 2 years old HP8570W i7-3720QM @ 2.6GHz 16 GB RAM Nvidia K2000M no SSD which kinda smells Works fine with Mastercam and NX

I have programmed a Macturn 250W and a NT1000 with mastercam. I use the on board IGF and MAPPS as the master program that calls a whole bunch of NC files that come from Mastercam

I use this, Probe is tool 30, M59 is no spindle rotation O9006(M6-MACRO) #3003=1 M98P999 M58 #1=#4003 #2=#4001 M9 G91G28Z0M19 G90G53X-500.Y0M27 M6 IF[#4120NE30]GOTO99 M59 N99 H#517 D#518 G#1G#2 #3003=0 M99

Thats correct, no Y axis required but as cathedral says you need to check that the back of the insert clears the part, This can easily be done with a 5 axis mill toolpath, the only catch is to make sure you have the lathe coordinates in radius. With an Okuma just simply turn on the Y axis G138. With a Fanuc ewe will need to use G10.9 X0

Just out of interest, which postblock do you want to change?

Here is one I did a while back, About 3.15 mins in, Use a 5 axis curve toolpath Glen's VID is a Rope thread, either buy an Okuma or use this http://www.cenic.fi/tuotteet/ropecam/

Yes need to test test test

You do not need acess to the PSB file to create posts with DWO and TCPC.

Sorry I never answered your question. For G10 you could use the toolplane origin, Not sure how you will get the B value? maybe from the value in cabs fmt " X=" 2 viewx #X for G10 fmt " Y=" 2 viewy #Y for G10 fmt " Z=" 2 viewz #Z for G10 strb : "B" #rename cabs to B pparameter$ # Run parameter table if prmcode$ = 15163, viewx = rpar(sparameter$, 1) if prmcode$ = 15164, viewy = rpar(sparameter$, 1) if prmcode$ = 15165, viewz = rpar(sparameter$, 1) nwadrs(strb,cabs) n$, "G10", "L2", "P0", *strb, *viewx, *viewy, *viewz, e$

I have uploaded a sample here ftp://mastercam-cadcam.com/Mastercam_forum/Toolpath_Examples/ Here is a Vid

Sounds like something ewe tell a machinist, "Excuss me sir but you break count has been exceeded" - LOL Like Ron said, it kinda sounds like a line is too long

Half ya luck Mick

Maybe it has improved, last time I saw 3DVM it did not even open large files and it would not let you save the setup. and no that was not years ago.

3DVM is really only good for simple parts, works well with IGF and it interfaces with the CAS system.

I think YoDoug's idea will work, I will see if I can get it going

Which state are you in?

Hi All, I have a Mori NT1000 with a FANUC 30I. I want to have the machine send me an email or text message when it stops or reads M30 in the program, so basically when the production run finishes. Mori have some useless software that tries to do this but really doesn’t work that well. I also do not have a traffic light tower with a green run light that I can tap into. I could tap into the auto power off signal from the control to the main power switch but this of course would only work if the APF button is on, Any ideas are welcome.

Also try the offset codes for a 500 offset machine TL=01012022 for Edge 1 tool 12 offset 22 for a 96 offset machine TL=030122 for edge 3 tool 1 offset 22