Rotary Ninja
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Heh, I never knew that button was there. Jay just sits back and watches the chaos while laughing his @$$ off
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Feature Based Milling and Drilling - Do you use it?
Rotary Ninja replied to Rotary Ninja's topic in Industrial Forum
Sounds cool. Will be looking forward to some insight into these features. -
Feature Based Milling and Drilling - Do you use it?
Rotary Ninja replied to Rotary Ninja's topic in Industrial Forum
Yes, I know that. I was just giving an example. A lot of the parts I make have compound angles and no geometry that will give the correct results when picking directly on the model. So this is the method I use in that instance. We make a lot of 1/4 scale suspension parts for wind tunnel models. There isn't a straight edge on them -
Feature Based Milling and Drilling - Do you use it?
Rotary Ninja replied to Rotary Ninja's topic in Industrial Forum
I ususlly just draw my own gnomon with lines parallel to all my work planes and create my views off of that. That only takes me a few minutes to do. -
Feature Based Milling and Drilling - Do you use it?
Rotary Ninja replied to Rotary Ninja's topic in Industrial Forum
We have a customer that supplies models and a DXF. The DXF sometimes (I should say usually) do not match the model. And I have seen many instances where the tapped holes are not modeled with the correct drill size. So I could never trust this feature, at least when it pertains to this customer. Although, after verifying every hole size on a model this may come in handy. They just love to have us make a part full of holes using every metric tap in our tap drawer. -
I am going through the Beginning Mastercam Course at eapprentice.net. The last assignment is FBM and FBD. I saw this when it was first introduced, but have never used it. Now that I have seen it in action I have to wonder does anyone use it? If you do... why?
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Hell yeah, that really blows. I always pu$$ out and tap 'em shallow and finish by hand.
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Ahh, that got it. Thanks MCM. When I created a chain covering from the stock boundary to the chain around the internal wall of the top of the part and picked that second it works just fine using chains. Your explanation helped.
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Hey MCM, I cannot get that dynamic core to work on this part at all using wireframe geometry. For my first chain I select the top of the outer wall. My second chain is the floor. And here is what it gives me: Using solid selection I get this:
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I can download it from that link. Are you usually able to download from the FTP with Opera? Are you using X5 or X6? Because if I were using X5 I could have done this with wireframe. But in X6 the dynamic toolpaths aren't the same. And I couldn't get the wireframe geometry to work. The solids worked fine.
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Yeah, one of my least favorite materials to cut.
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How do you get rid of the "Assembly Has Changed" warning?
Rotary Ninja replied to Rotary Ninja's topic in Industrial Forum
I think I tried this David. It's no real biggie. If I need to use a holder to verify I just create a custom tool with the holder drawn in. I've only done this when I was programming a horizontal though back before holders were an option. This was just for an assignment in a class. This problem will hopefully be fixed in X7 Thanks. -
Unfortunately X6 doesn't allow that option as far as I can tell
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+1 to go with Matthew's suggestion. Using the center point of any kind of tool in stainless isn't going to be very productive. A key cutter style tool with the part on its side would work also. If you absolutely have to have a center-cutting mill drill type tool milling from the vertical I would suggest you go inserted. There are a few out there meant for engraving. I can't remember the brand right now since I am at home, but it is similar to this: http://www.advancedc...ngraving-tools/ Ours has a 90 deg insert though.
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Post pics
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ftp://mastercam:[email protected]/Mastercam_forum/X6_FIles/DYNAMIC_MILL.EMCX-6
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I got it to work as mentioned using solid selection at work. Works great. Getting ready to do it here at home in the learning edition. Will post my results.
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I am following this topic. So revive it when you do.
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Yep, that's it. Thanks a bunch guys.
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Thanks. Will give that a try.
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This is an assignment I have to do. If I were making the actual part I would do it differently as well. But I have to use one of the high speed dynamic toolpaths I think. But I can't find the right toolpath to use in X6 that creates this path.
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What toolpath would I use to create this toolpath? The instructions I have are telling me to use a 2D high speed dynamic mill toolpath. That isn't a toolpath in X6. I've tried all the dynamic toolpaths and cannot reproduce this.
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Ok, that solves my problem. I was watching a solids video that states verbatim "Two paths may be selected if the object is to change shape along the path". So I have been driving myself nuts trying to do just that LOL. God I feel stupid. Thanks guys.
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I don't get any options on the ribbon bar when trying to create a solid sweep. I get those commands when I use the swept surface command. Is that what you mean?
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Can someone show me an example of the solid sweep tool using multiple chains and paths so the solid changes shape along the path? Every time I try I get the error "Error Processing Solid", "Operation requires planar chain set." Thanks.
