In the Autocursor help section, its called the override. I would like to have a config choice to maintain the last selected state ,also. I'll try some of the other suggestions listed above in the meantime.

Jim

If its a one time job, you might consider splitting the program into 3 parts.

Walt,

I think you'd want to make your tool/const. plane from the back (#3), not front for that operation. Then after posting, it should give you what you want after a 180 deg rotary index.

Jim

Thank you Rose

Jim

I'm trying to mill a simple conical surface using multiaxis flowline, but when I choose the supplied machine definition Mill 5 axis table-table horizontal.mmd, I get the error message that this machine does not have a programmable combination of linear/rotary axes. If I use the table-head vertical.mmd, no error message and the toolpath is generated. Any ideas why the table-table definition doesn't work? X SP1.

Thanks

Jim

Thanks for clarifying John. Do you know how it will work when version 11 comes out?

Jim

After checking out that link, it would seem that MR1, which I was told was where they would roll out all the new toolpaths for X,

doesn't have much in the way of multiaxis toolpath enhancements. Are they waiting for when

5Axis becomes an option whose price is in addition to Maintenance before they make enhancements to multiaxis?

Jim

I looked at the chained geometry and the arcs weren't 180 degrees. I retrimmed the ones at 6 and 9 oclock so they were 180 deg and they posted ok. I couldn't get the other two trimmed to 180 deg. Changing plunge rate didn't help me any.

Jim

I started using this function yesterday by applying it to a contour toolpath w/multipasses and depth cuts enabled and the trim boundary being where the center of my tool would clear the stock. It works great except the rapid moves to the approach plane are xyz combined, not xy then z after like in the untrimmed toolpaths. Does anybody using this method know how I can separate the rapid xyz moves?

Jim

Thanks,

I'm mostly straightened out with the post paths, working on other areas of machine and control definitions wondering why this functionality was put it hoping maybe it will lead to a new post processor interface?

I put all my v9 post in a folder called "outdated" then ran the updatepost.dll then moved all the new X posts to a folder called "updated" . That messed up all the machine and control definitions looking in the "outdated" path for the post. Big headache trying to straighten that out.

Jim

Carl

I discovered the toggle verify selection icon yesterday which cycles thru possible selection choices like you suggest.

Jim

Thanks Pete for resolving this, and another thing that's impressive is all the CNC Software people here answering questions about the new product rollout.

Jim

Is this functionality gone in X? Why have import CDL but no export CDL? I use this function all the time. What is the best approach to ask CNC Software to get this restored?

Thanks

Jim

Thanks Rich,

I knew it had to be there somewhere. I missed it under "ALL", was looking in "only" and the other selection tools and Groups.

Jim

In ver X, if I do a transform operation and want to change the level of the result, how do I select the result?

I've looked in Help and the v9 to X function map

documentation without any luck.

Thanks

Jim

Other than that, dive right in, the water's fine.

Dan,

The best 5 axis post help resource is a Powerpoint presentation on the ftp site in the text&post&misc folder. the file is called 5 Axis Generic Post.ppt written by Glenn Stephens. Hope this helps.

Jim

I recall trying to work with the MPgen5ax post, and my workaround was to perform a Z offset with my NC text editor to change all the Z values after posting to get what I wanted, I could never figure how to do it within the post.

Jim

If you use circlemill toolpath, don't forget the checkbox in circmill parameters to start at center.

Jim

Change fastmode :0

and bug1 :2 and post your nc output,

and go from there.

HTH

Jim

TheePres,

I like that chook, thanks for the tip

Jim

If your model includes the cylindrical surface of the hole and you know the indexing angle, what I do is set Cplane,rotate to that angle then create curves, slice from the cylindrical surface, which

gives you two lines at the walls of your hole. Flip the cplane (Y+up?) 90 deg so you can offset one of the lines by half the hole size, then flip the cplane again (X+up?) 90 degrees and use the endpoint of that line for the center of your hole.

Hi Mike,

Did you mean to say use the "Ref. Point" button

instead of "Home Pos."? I got as far as using the

Ref. Point to enter a value for toolsetting which did get output, I'm just trying to rearrange the code after that. When I put a value into Home Pos instead, it wouldn't output it using mpfan or mpmaster.

Thanks,

Jim

For a drill cycle, I would like to be able to customize the post so that at the tool change, the tool positions to a reference point for setting tool length offset, then rapid to the first drill position, then turn on spindle and coolant, then perform the drill cycle. Maybe this can be done already, but I haven't had any success yet customizing mpfan and mpmaster.

Jim

Mine was in the mail slot yesterday morning, but I'm in Connecticut,too.

Jim