No, not the Machine & Control def, was the post updated from a previous version?

What version of Mcam?

what post are you using?

I know, I've seen this as an issue with highspeed toolpaths as well.

You need to allow for the radius in the stepover percentage.

Rocket, The setting I'm referring to is in the control definition file, check my thumb nail in the previous post. You will need to open the Machine Cycle, in topics then in lathe drill cycles & mill drill cycles you can change the output from canned to long hand. Based on the screen shot you put up one of the drill cycles has been set to longhand. Also, note that custom drill cycles aren't setup to output longhand code.

That older post doesn't have a machine & control def you would need to use a C-Hook called "Update Post". The user application will create those files for you. But like Keith said McamX5 has changed quite a bit since McamV9, you're probably going to get the best results by starting with a new post.

LCammer, What if you use the profile that describes the faces you're trying to cut and sweep a new surface then use the new surface as the drive for the flowline toolpath. Not in Mcam, you would need an add-in like MoldPlus to do that.

Nano, To output a specific program # you will need to open the machine group properties in the operations manager. Go to the page for tool settings and you can enter a program # there. You would need to do this when you start a file before you start writing toolpaths. To change the program number in your toolpaths after you've already written them, select all toolpaths, with the cursor in the operations manager use the right mouse button to open "Edit Selected Operations" and select "change program #".

Have you unchecked the option for canned drill cycles in the control def?

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Are you going to program the new machine as a mill? Then I would just start with the the Gen Haas post. Do you have any other Haas' in the shop? Do you have a post that works for those machines?

What version of Mcam are you using? In McamX4 MU3 there is a check box in the system config, on the toolpaths page, that allows you to lock the feed rates.

What Ron is saying is that the Mcam is a 32bit program, you're only going to push so much information, you've just got a much bigger pipe to push it through. Also Mcam is not a multithreading program, there are however toolpaths in the program that take advantage of multithreading.

Yes, in fact I do something along those lines when working on a customer's part file, I extract the post, machine & control def into the folder with the part file and run the customer's file out of the same folder. The only thing I'm not certain about is how it will Mcam will react if I have a machine & control def with the same name in CNC_Machines. I'm fairly certain that the files in cnc_mach will try to override.

Yes, that would do what you're looking to do. The thing is though as I was describing in another topic that the machine & control def saved to the part file is a local copy to the part file. For example: if I have the A axis turned off as a default then use the edit utility in the machine group properties to turn the A axis back on, it is only turned on for that part file. As long as I do not reload the machine def into the part file it will retain the setting specific to that part file. Oh, I also back off the number of backup files from 10 to 4 (creates less info that way) ((I hadn't checked the backup folder in a couple of weeks and it had 300+meg worth of junk in it))

I don't use auto save, but backup files is one of the first things we cover in all of our training classes.

it depends on the type of toolpath. If they're lathe toolpaths changing the order will cause them to go dirty because of the stock recognition. With the mill toolpaths if I'm using remachining and have associated it to another operation or group of operations, then changing the order will cause other toolpaths to go dirty.

Reopen the file without saving? But that will take you back to your last save.

Double check the coolant settings in the general machine parameters, of the machine def. If the box is checked to "Support coolant using coolant value in post processor" uncheck it. That allows you to use V9 style coolant in the X format.

Um OK

I used the create helix utility and setup an axis substitution toolpath. This is the code that is output using MpMaster. N20 T1 M06 N25 G00 G17 G90 G54 A270. X0. Y0. S1875 M03 N30 G43 H1 Z1.125 N35 G94 G01 Z1. F8.5 N40 X-3.7492 A-1889.527 F484.62 N45 X-3.75 A-1890. N50 Z1.125 F100. N55 M05 N60 G91 G00 G28 Z0. N65 G28 Y0. A0. N70 G90 N75 M30 Are you getting more linear code than this??

Mill toolpaths seem to work better for C axis, however to access the mill toolpath you will need to have at least mill 1 unlocked on the hasp.

Darin, To turn off the A axis rotation as a global setting (default) open the machine def manager through the settings drop down. Open the axis combinations as JP suggested. You need to uncheck both boxes for A axis & Fixture. The you will need to check the box for table to activate that component. You mentioned that you do some rotary programing and you will need to turn the A axis back on. This can be done as a local setting in the part file. Open the machine group properties in the operations manager and on the "files" page you will find two icons in the "machine-toolpath copy" section, edit & replace. Selecting the edit icon will open the machine def manager in the toolpath. Open the axis combinations and uncheck the box for table then check the two boxes for A axis & fixture. Use the green check at the bottom of the page to save your settings and exit the utility. The axis will now be active for this part file only, your default setting for the machine def will be 3 axis.

Jeff, I think that ACad released a newer version 2012? Check out what CAD version your customer is running. McamX5 will open up to a 2011 ACad file.