I drew a custom tool for threadmilling and I can't get the tool to work when using verify. It looks good when I backplot but when I use verify there is no visible tool and no visible cutting taking place. I believe the tool is drawn correctly in the first quadrant with no other geometry on that level. I tried using the custom level and custom file options with no success. I am using MCX5. Any help is appreciated

mkd Thanks for the advice. I'll look into those options.

False alarm it's working now. Thanks again.

I cant get this 5-axis multisurf toolpath to finish the blue surface. It just stops cutting. I can share a file if anyone thinks they can help Thanks in advance Here is a picture of what I'm talking about. [/img]

Keith A-1 that worked perfectly. Thanks for the help.

Thanks for the replies. I can send this post to In House but an edit like this shouldn't be to hard. If I have a major issue I send the post to my reseller then they send it to In House. They have always done an excellent job and get all my custom posts dialed in perfectly. I think Kieth A-1 has the solution. I'll give it a try tommorrow. Thanks

I need to put my Staged Tool callout on its own line or my machine does not recognize it. Here is what I have: N100 G0 G17 G20 G40 G80 G90 N110 (FACE TOP) N120 (TOOLPLANE NAME - TOP) N130 T1 M06 (3.00 FACEMILL WITH .125 RADIUS) N140 (MAX - Z12.25) N150 (MIN - Z11.2) N160 M61 (A-AXIS UNLOCK) N170 M63 (B-AXIS UNLOCK) N180 G0 G17 G90 E1 B0. A0. N190 M60 (A-AXIS LOCK) N200 M62 (B-AXIS LOCK) N210 G0 X0. Y-3.45 S5000 M3 N220 H1 Z12.25 M8 T16 {--------------- I need this T16 on its own line N230 G94 Z11.396 N240 G1 Z11.207 F100. This is what I need: N100 G0 G17 G20 G40 G80 G90 N110 (FACE TOP) N120 (TOOLPLANE NAME - TOP) N130 T1 M06 (3.00 FACEMILL WITH .125 RADIUS) N140 (MAX - Z12.25) N150 (MIN - Z11.2) N160 M61 (A-AXIS UNLOCK) N170 M63 (B-AXIS UNLOCK) N180 G0 G17 G90 E1 B0. A0. N190 M60 (A-AXIS LOCK) N200 M62 (B-AXIS LOCK) N210 G0 X0. Y-3.45 S5000 M3 N220 H1 Z12.25 M8 N225 T16 {--------------------Need T16 on it's own line N230 G94 Z11.396 N240 G1 Z11.207 F100. The post is a custom Fadal Post from In House Solutions. If seeing any sections of the post will help in fixing this issue I can post them. Thanks

Thanks for the replies. I'll look into those suggestions.

Thanks for the reply Hockey Guy. I appreciate the offer. We have Catia, Solidworks and Mastercam where I work. This request is more to satsfy our customers. Instead of having to do time consuming overlays between CAD systems I was hoping there was some software available that could possibly mathmatically check the models. If not I was wondering how other companies are dealing with this issue.

I am wondering if there is software available that can check the integrity of solid models that are imported into mastercam from Catia and Solidworks. For example: If I take a solid that was made in Catia, import it into Solidworks, then read the Solidworks file into Mastercam how can I know for sure that the model I am working with in Mastercam is an identical match to the original Catia model. Thanks in advance.

We have a Makino 4-axis veritcal mill with a Fanuc 11M control and we DNC to it if the programs can't fit in the control. The machine has to be in tape mode. We are using Cimnet DNC Pro to communicate with our machines. If you purchase thier software they will send someone out to help you get everything working they way you want it.

Thanks for all the help. I used the file/update folder option and I think I got it to work. I won't know for sure until I try to run some code in a few days. If for any reason the update does not work my reseller said they could update the post, control, and machine def. I'm not sure if they do it or send it to In House. Thanks again

I have a custom 5-axis post made by In House Solutions for version X4. I'm trying to update it to version X5 with the updatepost c-hook. The c-hook will not allow me to turn on the option to create the machine and control definitions. The boxes for that option are unchecked and I am not able to check them. How do I get this option turned on? Thanks in advance,

If you right click on the toolpath and select toolpath editor you may be able to remove some of the aircuts. I've never tried this with a high speed toolpath and I would procede with caution if in fact mastercam allows this feature when using high speed toolpaths.

1. You always want to cold start your fadal at the cold start position. That is the position where the slides line up for X,Y,Z and A,B if you have 4th or 5th axis. Line up the slides then go to the command mode and type CS then press enter. Now you have cold started the machine properly. Once you do this you can always go back to the cold start postion from any postion by using the following commands: Type SETCS then press enter Type HO then press enter This will send the machine home. It's important that you use fixture offsets for your part zeros. You can have up to 48 different fixture offsets at any given time. Dont use the SETX SETY commands instead set your part zeros using fixture offsets. E1 = G54 E2 = G55 E3 = G56 You can use either E1 or G54 in your NC program. If you want to call me I can walk you through then entire setup process for your fadals. It's easier for me to explain over the phone. Shoot me an email and I'll give you my cell number.

If you ever accidentally delete your operations you can right click in the ops manager and select undelete. This only works if you do it immediately after you delete them. You can also try closing mastercam without saving your file and when you open mastercam again the deleted operations may be back. The safest way is to turn on the autosave/backup feature so your files are being backed up as you program.

What endmill are you using?

I found it in the Dataflute catalog. Thanks a lot gf8er.

I'm trying to find a company that has on the shelf the following endmill: Diameter .750 LOC 2.250 Corner Radius .1875 or .190 # of Flutes 3 or 4 Preferebly solid carbide. This is only going to be lightly finishing some "white meat" aka aluminum. I would like to order the endmill monday and have it over nighted so I have it tuesday morning. I can't seem to find anything on the internet. We have vendors that grind them but I don't think I'll get them by tuesday if I order them monday. We can also grind our own but I only want to do that as a last resort. Thanks

Destiny Tool three flute "Viper"

Cormigu, Use the mpmaster 4-axis post. It works great on the Fadal if you have your Fadal set to Format 2. The mpmaster post will use fixture offsets G54,G55,G56...etc. On a Fadal G54=E1 G55=E2 and the machine will accept either or. One thing you may need to change are the rotary lock and unlock codes. Many Fanuc machines use M10 to lock and M11 to unlock. Mpmasater will most likely give you those codes unless you edit it. Our Fadal 5-axis uses M61 to unlock and the A-axis and M60 to lock it. If you need help getting your post to spit out the right codes for lock and unlock I can give you a hand. HTH

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This is awsome! Great job.

Looks cool I'll show the lathe guys tommorrow.

I agree with Chris. I prefer 3 flute Powdered Metal roughing endmills for aluminum. Never tried them on a dynamic milling toolpath.