Is it normal for it to put it inbetween the comments like below and not use a "N" line? At least it will work this way..... Thanks. N250 G91 G28 Z0. M9 N260 M01 ( 1/2 SPOTDRILL TOOL - 1 DIA. OFF. - 1 LEN. - 1 DIA. - .5 ) M00 (FLIP PART OVER FOR 2ND OP) ( SPOT DRILL 1.62 HOLE ) N270 T1 M6

Spade, Below is what my Haas post looks like, should I change my "(", scomm$, ")" to look just like yours does or just change the 1007 to a 1006? Thanks! pcomment2 #Comment from manual entry scomm$ = ucase (scomm$) if gcode$ = 1007, "(", scomm$, ")" else, "(", scomm$, ")", e$

Thanks Chris! No John, I won't get that involved with it, but it makes a nice picture for the setup sheets.

I called Haas and they don't have the 210 modeled up. I would like one too if anyone has taken the time to draw it.

well I feel stupid. I was turning off my solid level and picking my holes and so I wouldn't pick geo. I didn't want. It works fine if I leave my solid level on. Thats why it was working sometimes and not others! Thanks for the help!

I am just learning solids and I have created a flat solid then drawn circles for bolt holes. When I chose solids extrude the "cut" button is greyed out sometimes. I have done it this way before but at times its greyed out and I can never figure out why. What would cause this option to work sometimes and not others? Thanks!

I am trying to change a feedrate on a specific part of a contour chain. When I right click on the geometry line in the process my toolpath editor is greyed out. Do I have a setting wrong somewhere? Thanks!

I believe the pro-e translator is an extra option you have to purchase. Can you get a .x_t file? Thats what I have my customers send me.

We manufacture some small qty's of 8mm HTD cog pulleys in several pitch dia. and have been farming out the gear hobbing. Would anyone have any expertise on whether we can by a single tooth cutter and mill these ourselves on our 4th axis? Material is 6061. We have done this with standard gears and an involute cutter but I can't seem to locate one for a cog pulley. Thanks!

I think its more the copy and paste problem, I do that alot, and on this file I have 2 machine groups too. I don't have 2 tools listed in the tool manager page, but I have had it duplicate tools in the tool parameter page from copy and pasting processes. It just doesn't do it all the time to where I can figure out why it does it.

A few times, but not everytime, I've had my x+ setup sheet show 2 tools for every tool listed in my program. I'm not sure what is causing this or if I can make it go away. Any ideas?

I am wanting to set my 4 milling machines so they have a certain number of dedicated tools. How do you guys do this? When you bring in a machine definition to start a program I can't seem to figure out how to get it to bring in the tools with it. Thanks in advance.

Thanks Josh, I knew it was something simple, I was regenerating my op after placing the points but I didn't go "repick" the chain and then regenerate it. Now its working like it should.

Hello, I am trying to use the square point tabbing method and have read a few threads on the subject and I think I have everything set right but I can't get the tabs to go where i want them. I've even tried to manually place them and they still go where they want. I made 6 square points in the middle of 6 lines on a contour and checked square point method.Is there something I may be overlooking? Thanks!

Thanks! I knew there had to be an easy way!

I have drawn several lines that end up on different z levels, is there a quick way to select them all and tell them to go to a specific z depth but stay in their current x,y location? Thanks!

Hello, I have a flat part with 2 vertical ribs on it. I ran this pass and all looks fine except when i verify the toolpath I could see a small step where another tool blends with the horizontal area. I figured it was a graphics issue, however when i cut the part there was .005 stock left on the floor. It looked just like it did in verify. I know I could just offset the tool but I wanted to make a finish pass so the operator could just rerun it instead of cutting air for 10 minutes so I decieded to copy this pass to make a rough and finish pass leaving .02 stock on the floor for the finish pass. When I run verify the rough pass now takes about .100 off the end of my vertical ribs. Is there a setting that I may have wrong? I don't understand why leaving stock on the floor would affect the X-Y directions. Thanks.

Funny, I had a Bobcad salesman call me yesterday and try to tell me that he knew of alot of places that had mastercam and used Bobcad for thier "easier parts" because it was so much faster to program in 2d. You can get the program, free support and lifetime posts for less that 2 years maintenance..... ahhhh, no thanks.....

I've just been learning mcam for about 1 1/2 years and went through the comp issue early on. We have 3 mazak mills that I "have" to use control comp. with mazatrol tool data, and one haas that I use wear on. You want to use wear, it will save you alot of problems in the long run. jm2c

Just count the number of teeth on your threadmill insert, put that number in the active teeth column, then backplot your path. Change the number to "1" and then backplot your path. I just finished doing a 3/4" pipe thread in copper and used 1 as my number of teeth even though my insert had 9. It took longer but my threads were great looking and the castings were over $1000 each.

If you only describe it as one tooth it will feed the whole distance of your thread.

Thanks a bunch for the help guys, i'll go check it out now and see if it does.

Psycohomill, I have a 2005 haas vf6. So this may require some manual programming then huh?

Morning John! I can always count on you. I actually have done searches already for counterboring and back counterboring but nothing like this came up. Any ideas what else i could search under? Thanks

I have a job that requires a back spotface operation and I have never done this and not sure how to. I plan on using a tool like vermont tool sells that uses an insert so i will have to move off center of the hole, plunge down, move over to center and then cut up to a depth of .032. I would be most appreciative if someone could help me with this. Thanks in advance!