Scott, I have had a problem similar to this with our fanuc 16IM controlled Makino's quote: M5 M9 G91 G28 Y0. Z0. M01 T14 M6 ( TOOL - 14 DIA. - .251 REAMER 1.000 LONG ) ( "S" HOLES REAMED TO .251-.252 .08 DEEP ) G0 G90 G54 X7.25 Y-3.287 S1100 M3 I think that you may need to add a "G49" after the G91g28z0. block and in the first block at the start of the program "G49" cancels the previous tool length offset I am not sure if this will fix your issue but adding this code won't hurt. [ 08-16-2003, 03:48 AM: Message edited by: Budgie ]

Herbert, I have found this too it seems to be a version 9.1 thing, Never had it with 9.0, I guess that this really doesn't help much other than to assure you that your install is OK.

Calm Down, I am just making the point that comments like quote: Stupid metric system! dont really offer any help to anyone who come here looking some assistance. I like some of you here have worked in imperial and metric and at the end of the day as long as you can manufacture the part to the required spec, does it really matter what system, software or machine you use

Plastav, I am with you, old habits die hard, I still translate my models to where i want them, But I do use the WCS for multi work setups for both 3 and 4 axis work.

Hi, Just add a line in as you would in any other text document.

Hi Bogdan, Change this line in your post, sextnc .MIN #NC extension override

quote: Stupid metric system! I am sure that Kevin found this suggestion very helpful. Sir You really need to ask yourself how many country's still use the antequated imperial system, and how many use the newer much easier metric system? Kevin, We work only in Metric, when I need to rigid tap an imperial hole I convert the pitch to Metric, Eg, 1/4 BSW tap 25.4/20 TPI = 1.27mm Pitch So tapping code, M135 S100 G98 G84 x0 y0 Z-10. R5. F127 G80 [ 08-13-2003, 05:41 PM: Message edited by: Budgie ]

"A" for me

How do you do this in the operation manager? I use a Misc interger 5 for high pressure coolant, For the post at toolchange, If MI5 = one, pbld, n, "G04P2", e At the end of the toolchange statement if a different code is needed, !mi8 At retract blocks if a code other than M09 is required, If prv_mi8=one, pbld, n, "Whatever code here", e Good luck

Thanks, That makes two of us who learnt something today.

To regenerate the screen I use the F3 key, It works a charm

James, So thats 2 spindles and 26 pallets, shared between the two, what a beast So can you tell us what this company intends to make with this huge cell? [ 07-29-2003, 03:39 AM: Message edited by: Budgie ]

We have one of those babys with a 8 pallet changer and a 90 tool ATC a Hard drive server and all the other bells and whistles, You won,t be sorry with its performance Nice machine.

Hi Pm guy, I have only one request: To be able to change the tool number without regenerating. (As long as both tools have identical Geo)

quote: oh one more thing before I go, I would like to take Budgie up on the challenge, so let me know how to take the next step. Kyle, Don't feel bad, Man made it to the moon because people challenged the idea's and methods that were taken for granted at the time. Good to have you on board. Send me an email and we will talk turkey on our part.

So lets resolve this issue once and for all. My proposal; My company manufactures forging dies for VR rack and pinion steering. we have a certified +- 0.0005mm Zeiss Carat CMM. We use what we believe are the best machines (Makino) and practices avalible on the market today to make these dies to a measured tolerance of +-0.002mm in 54HRC H13 useing 1mm ballnose cutters (All corner Rads are 0.52). I issue a challenge to somebody who owns a Roeders or any other Pc based Milling machine, maybe you mister Kyle forbes, To machine a shape (from a model that I can supply) into a piece of the above material and sent it to me, together with the cycle time and all other info and I will have inspected on our CMM. I will then post the results here for all to see. So is anybody willing to step up to the plate? [ 07-19-2003, 03:48 AM: Message edited by: Budgie ]

To convert .IPT or Inventer files you need to install design tracker form the CD

Kevin, Of course a dialog eleven is newer than a dialog 4. I was thinking that Dialog 11 was Dialog 2 as thats how they used to write it on the controller. Like Dialog 1 Dialog 11 Dialog 111 then they went to Dialog 4 no more roman numerals A Deckel with a Dialog eleven would make this machine one of the last made under the Deckel banner. [ 07-16-2003, 03:47 AM: Message edited by: Budgie ]

quote: was told a while ago the Fanuc high speed machining had limitations, such as only being able to use incremental, etc. Do these limitations still exist? I don't know where this come from but it is not and has never been true. Fanuc 16IM is there top of the range controller for high speed machining. We have a few of these and they have no problems with data processing. Basically this controller can read blocks as fast and your work PC can scroll through them in Cimco editor.

I cant speak for The VMC, However I once worked in aplace that had a Chevalier CNC grinder. Basically it was a waste of floor space!

Kevin, I think that I have used one of these beasts. If my memory is correct they both have a Grundig controller. The code for the Dialog 11 has the + and - signs and there is no decimal place. Also there are only 2 axis motors with the Z and Y using the same servo drive. The Dialog 4 is a little newer and has a somewhat more Fanuc looking code with decimal places and no + signs Does this sound like your machine? If so the Dialog 4 can DNC if it has the DNC add on as I did it for many years using at the time Mastercam 5.5. Both machines used the same setings except for the Baud rate. 4800 E71 Firstly I would try using the communications in Mastercam to see how it goes. I have had the same trouble with the standard Cimco editor

Elad, Yes you are doing the wrong thing but you are very close. You need to keep the WCS in the same position eg; Top. then use the cplanes as you have been, This will give you a axis rotation. By reseting the WCS you are infact not allowing mastercam to put an axis rotation in the program. The software is simply thinking that you are moving the job by reseting it up.

Evan, You need a software called polytrans. We use it for this task. There are a number of output options and sometimes you need to try a few different ways to get the best results. But as you have found sometimes there are many surfaces. [ 07-11-2003, 05:50 AM: Message edited by: Budgie ]

If you mean somthing like photoworks, then no mastercam can not do that. The only solution is to save a .Bmp File and then do it in something like Photoshop or Illustrator

The hardest thing about using a .005" cutter is putting that sucker in the tool arbour OUCH!