That is in our little VF2. In the Mazak it will run a little faster. I would actually love to see what these cutters would do in something like an old Okuma or Cincinnati.

Yeah, that is Jay's channel. Sorry I forgot to mention that. I will make you a video. Gimme about 20 minutes... Uploading Now

Glad to help.

"Jay's Channel" - Sorry, I foget people are new here. Jay Kramer is an instructor on here who has some cool videos on Youtube. There is actually a wealth of information on Youtube and various other sites out there. But Jay has a lot of useful stuff here... http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8KDcKij1rx3V-DiY1RmyXw OK Jim. You first need to get a grasp on Views, WCS, Planes, etc. CLICK HERE That thread explains it all (so I don't need to type it all again) Once you have all of that information absorbed I am sure you will have more questions. At this pojnt the best advice I can give you is purchase a tutorial book on here like THIS ONE

What is your corner rounding setting set at?

Look here In fact, you should subscribe to Jay's channel and watch all of his videos. I think what you are trying to do is create a new WCS at a 45 degree angle to machine a part from a view other than the standard views. Is that what you mean? I know it's hard knowing what questions you need to ask when you don't understand the terminology and how things work to begin with. So don't sweat it. You have come to the right place.

I am running a VF2. I am unsure what year it is but it will only accept a 300 IPM feedrate. In 6061 I run a 1/2" endmill with around a 1-1/2" DOC with a .050" stepover at 200 IPM feed and 11000 RPM when using the Dynamic stuff. I have my default back feedrates set to 300 IPM. When you have a large pocket these toolpaths are really impressive.

Thanks Aaron. I will look at those toolpaths and see if I can work something out. I am going to move on to my next assignment and come back to this one when I am done and try to get it working properly in machine simulation. .

i went back and looked at the tool geometry. Your centerline is two individual lines. Either delete it altogether or make it a dashed line like mine.

Open your verify settings and make sure under tool profile you have it set to "As defined"

Makes sense. Thanks for the tip.

Thanks CJep. I am just trying to get a handle on 5 axis programming using the Home Learning Edition and taking Jay's 5 axis course. So I can't post anyway. But that helps. I will try the advanced toolpaths. Is there somewhere I can find out how to use the advanced toolpaths a little better? I have programmed the swarf advanced toolpath. I fumbled my way through it and got good results. But there are a lot of settings in those and I have no idea what most of them do.

Ok. So there is no way to make this viewable in machine simulation? Thanks guys.

Yeah. I have a transform toolpath for the actual rotations. But to see the finished part in machine sim I created 4 separate toolpaths. This is only my second 5 axis program. And it's only being done in the learning edition. So I have no way of really knowing what my program will look like when done. That is why I was trying to run it in machine sim to see how it would run. Would the transform toolpath keep B facing the same direction?

I am programming a blade type part on a 5 axis trunnion setup and everything is programmed from the top, how do I keep the B axis rotated so the fixture is facing the front of the machine? I have four blades I am cutting. Between two blades the fixture is facing the front, and the other two it is facing the back. I assume there is a way to control this and keep it all on the same side since it's the same detail copied 4 times. The only reason I am asking is I cannot get a transform toolpath to show the rotations in machine sim. So I just copied the toolpath down 3 times and reselected the geometry on each side of the part. Thanks.

1640 RPM seems to be the optimal setting

Is your tool cutting through one tube to get to another? If so try picking the inside of the tubes as check surfaces. Not really sure what else to suggest without seeing the file.

It would be nicer if your program numbers would sequence right along with your toolpath group names. For example, my toolpath groups are automatically named OP-1, OP-2, OP-3 etc. It would be nice if the program number could automatically use the appended value of the toolpath group and sequence the same.

Jay just informed me ha has a few videos on Youtube. Worth a look

How about a translucent setting for each individual level. It would be nice to be able to see through a stock solid or other component for reference, but have full shading active on an internal feature.

It works fine with surfaces. And is awesome. I am going to have to start bringing models of my vises and rotary indexers into my programs and creating machine sims now. Is there a machine sim setup for a Haas VF2?

Sounds good Jay.

double post

I was thinking he was facing the part in this same setup. But if not, you may be onto something Joseph