Is there a way to start high speed maching when using dynamic milling from a point vs the starting point mastercam chooses? I notice where it helixs down there is a check box that says start at a point but it does nothing when checked. Thanks in advance

When I drill and say dwell for a c'sink for example it does the code right. But at the P2000. it adds a decimal after the P2000, which errors my controller because it wants it without a decimal point. Is there a way to make master cam post the P value with out a decimal point? Thanks in advance.

Wow I have to say my retailer is great to deal with. He had me zip to go my files to him and with in a half hour sent back a fix and it works great now. Thanks Cincy k for the help.

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Here is a example of the program it does. I am not sure why its not. % O0000(5700-644-83 OP1) ( T1 | 1/2 FLAT ENDMILL | H1 ) ( T2 | 11/32 DRILL | H2 ) ( T3 | 5/16 DRILL | H3 ) ( T4 | 3/8-16 TAPRH | H4 ) N1 G20 N2 G0 G17 G40 G49 G80 G90 N3 T1 M6 N4 G0 G90 G54 X.25 Y-3.06 S3000 M3 N5 G43 H1 Z2. M8 N6 M8 N7 Z.1 N8 G1 Z-.7 F50. N9 Y-2.76 F25. N10 G2 X-.26 Y-2.25 R.51 N11 G1 Y-.25 N12 G2 X.25 Y.26 R.51 N13 G1 Y.56 N14 G0 Z.25 N15 Y-3.05 N16 Z.1 N17 G1 Z-.7 F50. N18 Y-2.75 F25. N19 G2 X-.25 Y-2.25 R.5 N20 G1 Y-.25 N21 G2 X.25 Y.25 R.5 N22 G1 Y.55 N23 G0 Z2. N24 M9 N25 M5 N26 G91 G28 Z0. M9 N27 M01 N28 T2 M6 N29 G0 G90 G54 X1. Y-1.875 S1000 M3 N30 G43 H2 Z2. M8 N31 M8 N32 G98 G81 Z-.6 R.1 F10. N33 Y-.625 N34 G80 N35 M9 N36 M5 N37 G91 G28 Z0. M9 N38 M01 N39 T3 M6 N40 G0 G90 G54 X4.5 Y-.625 S1000 M3 N41 G43 H3 Z2. M8 N42 M8 N43 G98 G81 Z-.6 R.1 F10. N44 G80 N45 M9 N46 M5 N47 G91 G28 Z0. M9 N48 M01 N49 T4 M6 N50 G0 G90 G54 X4.5 Y-.625 S300 M3 N51 G43 H4 Z2. M8 N52 M8 N53 G98 G84 Z-1.15 R.2 F18.75 N54 G80 N55 M9 N56 M5 N57 G91 G28 Z0. M9 N58 G28 Y0. N59 M30 %

I did check that box and still no go. Thanks for trying.

That didnt seem to fix the problem. I think it might be time to call me mastercam retailer maybe he can help me. Thanks for the help.

I changed my post here is this the only place I need to change it? Where I changed it I turned red. # General Output Settings # -------------------------------------------------------------------------- sub_level$ : 1 #CD_VAR Enable automatic subprogram support breakarcs$ : 2 #CD_VAR Break arcs, 0 = no, 1 = quadrants, 2 = 180deg. max arcs arctype$ : 2 #CD_VAR Arc center 1=abs, 2=St-Ctr, 3=Ctr-St, 4=unsigned inc., #5 = R no sign, 6 = R signed neg. over 180 do_full_arc$ : 0 #CD_VAR Allow full circle output? 0=no, 1=yes helix_arc$ : 2 #CD_VAR Support helix arc output, 0=no, 1=all planes, 2=XY plane only arccheck$ : 1 #CD_VAR Check for small arcs, convert to linear atol$ : 0.01 #CD_VAR Angularity tolerance for arccheck ltol$ : 0.002 #CD_VAR Length tolerance for arccheck vtol$ : 0.0001#System tolerance maxfeedpm : 500 #SET_BY_MD Limit for feed in inch/min ltol_m : 0.05 #Length tolerance for arccheck, metric vtol_m : 0.0025#System tolerance, metric maxfeedpm_m : 10000 #SET_BY_MD Limit for feed in mm/min force_wcs : yes$ #Force WCS output at every toolchange? spaces$ : 1 #CD_VAR Number of spaces to add between fields omitseq$ : yes$ #CD_VAR Omit sequence numbers? seqmax$ : 9999 #CD_VAR Max. sequence number stagetool : 1 #SET_BY_CD 0 = Do not pre-stage tools, 1 = Stage tools stagetltype : 1 #0 = Do not stage 1st tool #1 = Stage 1st tool at last tool change #2 = Stage 1st tool at end of file (peof) use_gear : 0 #Output gear selection code, 0=no, 1=yes min_speed : 50 #SET_BY_MD Minimum spindle speed nobrk$ : no$ #CD_VAR Omit breakup of x, y & z rapid moves progname$ : 1 #Use uppercase for program name (sprogname) prog_stop : 1 #Program stop at toolchange: 0=None, 1=M01, 2 = M00 tool_info : 2 #Output tooltable information? #0 = Off - Do not output any tool comments or toolpable #1 = Tool comments only #2 = Tooltable in header - no tool comments at T/C #3 = Tooltable in header - with tool comments at T/C tlchg_home : no$ #Zero return X and Y axis prior to tool change?

Do I find stage tool (1) in the post?

I am running a fanuc oi-md controller and it has a side tool changer. To get it to prep itself for the next tool I have to show the program like this T1M6; T2; Then it will prep the side changer to be waiting for the next tool. My question is on my haas all I have to do is make sure there isnt any M0 and it will prep it automatically without adding it to the program. Does any one know if the fanuc does something along this line so I dont have to fat finger my programs? Thanks in advance.

Well today is the first full day of running this machine. And what a learning curve going from a Fadal controller to a fanuc controller. I like the machine but I so hate how you cant do nothing with the door open. I mean you cant even do a tool change with the door open, unless I am missing something. Any way I hear the fanac controllers are good but its going to take a week to get really used to it.

Thanks for the heads up on the thru. coolant. How does the chip conveyor work with chip auger on both sides? Does it really make it so you dont have to use a broom to get the chips down?

Starting to wonder if I bought a odd ball mill lol. Well once I get it at the end of the week I will give my opinion on it. From the specifications of this machine I think it is a respectable machine but only time will tell.

I just purchased a Quaser MV184C Series vmc and was wondering if any one has ran these machines before? From what I can see it should be a step up from my fadal and haas machines I have now.

thank you.

I was wondering if any one knows if there is a thread mill for a pg-29 thread? I have looked and cant find one. Thanks in advance

Thank you so much for the help

I am running X5 and under the machine group properties then tools settings I want to change the sequence # default start of 100 to 1. I do it but it does not stay next time I open mastercam. How do I make it a perminent change? I am trying to make my programs start with line number 1 and then increment by 1. Thanks in advance.

Thanks alot for your time and this video. I look forward to seeing more. That video is quite an eye opener. I own my own buisness and have been buying haas machines. But I got to say seeing stuff like that really changes how I will purchase next time.

I just found it Jparis so no need to post link. Thank again for your help.

JParis Could you please post a link to the chook your talking about as I dont see it on there site. Thank you for the help.

Thank you JParis.

Is there a way to set file type to open in Mastercam x to default to all files instead of mastercam file? Thanks in advance.

Thank you all for the reply's. That answered my question and thanks for the links Matthew.

I was wondering if any one knew the rock well of S7 tool steel. I looked it up and all I find is what it rock wells to after heat treat. I was wondering what it was before any heat treat. Thanks in advance