gcode, I will have to look at that again. I tried some simultaneous milling with the Advanced Multiaxis quite some time ago and I could not get it to work so I had to move the part. Maybe I did something wrong. I will check it out again. Thanks, Mike

Jon, Please consider letting us use Highfeed with CRC wear. This is a must have. Thanks! Mike

Ron, I am aware of the way James liked to do it but never thought about how he was doing it now with the new stuff. I thought he may have been talking about the fact that the WCS will not work correctly with multiaxis cuts. This is a bummer also. Thanks, Mike

James, What are you saying? Please give me a hint. Mike

Here are the fixes for Generic Fanuc 4X Mill.pst The fixes are supposed to be in MR1. The additions are in bold. # CNC 10/06/05 - Changed parameter read for min_speed, modified pspindle, pprep$ and pset_mach # - Modified pset_rot_label to use srot_y for horizontal machines # - Added call to pset_mach in pq$ to set rotaxtyp$ # CNC 11/18/05 - Added psynclath with call to pset_mach to set rotaxtyp$, removed call from pq$ # CNC 02/03/06 - Added logic for high-speed toolpath tool inspection (see prapidout & plinout) # CNC 06/26/06 - Initial post setup for Mastercam X2 # CNC 12/15/06 - Modified pset_mach for horizontal rotation when rotating about world Z axis. # # -------------------------------------------------------------------------- # Features: # -------------------------------------------------------------------------- # This post supports Generic Fanuc code for 3 and 4 axis milling. # It is designed to support the features of Mastercam X Mill. rd_mch_ent_no$ = syncaxis$ #Retrieve machine parameters based on current axis combination - read from .nci G950 line rd_md$ #Read machine definition parameters - calls pmachineinfo$ #We only need these set at toolchange (and start of file). No need to set them each time a user may call rd_md rot_on_x = rot_axis if not(vmc) & rot_on_x = 3, rot_on_x = 2 #If HMC and rotating about world Z axis (machine Y axis) rot_ccw_pos = rot_dir index = rot_index if rot_angle = zero, ctable = one #ctable zero will produce a divide by zero error, so force to one if zero in MD else, ctable = rot_angle if met_tool$ = 1, Mike

Gunther, Thanks! I love it. Brian, The only work around I know of is to open up the tool manager and save out the tools for each machine group to their own tool library. (*.tools) and then select file > load from the tool list utility. Once you do it a few times it is fine. It does not take that much longer. Mike

Brad, I would suggest trying what Colin is saying. BTW, there are settings on a Haas that control how it reads data like this. I am not a Haas dude but I have noticed big threads devoted just to this issue. If you put it in the MCX2_files directory, I will look at it tonight since you are done. Mike

Brad, If you through a z2g up there I will look at at. Is the stuff you are trying to filter on the flat areas? If not, it can't make 2d arcs. If the topology is not to radical, maybe just use Parallel. It is hard to say without seeing it. Mike

Brad, You may need to use a different type of toolpath so that you can filter it shorter. Scallop works best on a nice tight machine with lots of memory. Mike

Alvaro, The problem I was having was when doing a Five axis cut in four axis format with an X2 post it would not work. If I used an updated 9 post with the CD/MD set up the same it would. What we got from CNC's post department was that it was a bug in the post which just a one line change. I tried it and it worked. The fix was supposed to be in MR1 (mpfan). Run a compare and see. Let me know if you need it. I am on a hot job so I must go Mike

Jay, Adobe will work in color from X2? Thanks, Mike

Mike, I am on cutepdf at this time. I tried as you say and what happens is that the second you select the PDF printer driver, it de-selects the color option and grays it out. cutepdf works great in any other app I have tried it in though. What version of Scansoft do you have? I am wondering if anyone is running 4.0? Mine is 3.0 Thanks!, Mike

Hello, I am trying to find a way to write color pdf's out of X2 and or X2 MR1. I was using Scansoft 3.0 with great success for quite some time now. For whatever reason? I started getting blank PDF's once in a while and then it just quit working. I re-installed and still can not get it to work in X2 or X2 MR1. I then tried cutepdf free download and found that it works perfect but will not allow Color. Color will work with other apps though. ? Ideas? Thanks in advance! Mike

Welcome to the Forum! Program it with a Contour cut, Filter accordingly and then save the toolpath. Mike

I agree with Ron. Option 1 99% of the time. Thanks, Mike

Kevin, Have a look at the docs in the documetation folder that is located in the X Install. There is a file called: Working_with_MD_CD.pdf that I believe was included in the MR2 install. If you have X2 just pull it down from Mastercam.com. There is also a Video in the Multimedia section. If the post worked in 9, it will most likely convert to X without editing the PST file. Mike

Jack, Thanks for the tip! Jay, I am also having a few issues with the Horizontal. I am busy this weekend helping a fellow machinist move. I will finish troubleshooting it next week sometime and maybe post on this thread. Thanks!

Hello, I am wondering if anyone has noticed any post limitations when doing 5 axis cuts in 4 axis format with a modern mpfan / mpmaster post on a Vertical or Horizontal mill with X2. I have done some stuff a long time ago in V9 and it worked fine so I believe that it should be fine but I have not ran code on a machine tool yet. Has anyone done this type of work with the new Advanced Multiaxis? Thanks in advance! Mike

A countersink should not leave the crater. Since it is Copper, I would go carbide. Just use a standard Ford Uniflute. You can also just spot drill them with that if you need to center them first. Mike

I really appreciate X+ Thanks! Mike

Bill, I did a test on my end and had the same problem as you. The work around was to turn off "open pocket cutting method" and add a chained point which is I believe what you had to do. It looks like a limitation in open pocket. Mike

If the "open pocket cutting method" is used, it should start from the open end. From Help: ---------------------------------- Machining open pockets Open pockets are created from chains that do not have the same start and end point. Mastercam calculates the distance between the start and end points of the chain and treats the chain as if it was closed geometry. For this type of geometry, you can use the Open pocket cutting method, which starts the toolpath at the open end of the pocket and cuts from the inside to the outside. To create an open pocket, select Open from the Pocket type list in the Pocketing parameters tab. ------------------------------- Mike

It would be a good idea to send the file or a modified test file that is similar to [email protected] Mike

Your tool supplier may be able to look in the computer and see what you bought. It is really hard to guess but it sounds like Hard Lube Mike

I had tools dissappear in MR2 but not X2 so far. I would try to unselect the "Assign Tool Numbers Sequentially" Just renumber manually for a while and see if it helps. It seems to help on my end. Mike