I thought that was what I was getting with mastercam..........I cut parts all day everyday WITH MASTERCAM......Sure there are nagging issues, but they seem to always get cleaned up in the next update. The debate on balance between reliability and "new fangled features" is pretty vague from person to person. Of course reliability is a must, but I didn’t think it was too much of a problem. I've seen software issues with every cad system I ever used. This issue has been discussed in great length in other threads. I would have to say that most people using mastercam believe there getting the same……

1000+ to what Ron said about one pass. I used to finish most of my parts the way you desribed. then i saw the light...........

If mastercam wants to stay competitive then they must also utilize there resources to develop FBM. Allot of software is using this concept. Sure it’s not for every circumstance. You have to put allot of effort into setting it up. But the benefits could greatly out way the initial setup. What we have to remember is how vast the customer base is for mastercam. I'm not saying that the bug issues shouldn’t be addressed. I just don’t think mastecam should be bashed for looking to the future of machining.

Your a life saver thanks....

Sorry i should have explaned it better. It is the same only on the 1st posted tool. The rest looks good.

But for some reason the 1st tool still out puts the coolant on the same line as the lenth callout. here is a sample of the code i get now.... % N100 ( 54-D ) N110 ( CREATED ON 01-30-09 AT 3:05 PM ) N120 ( MCX FILE - C:MCAMX3MCXMILL385511-28CMOD21195.MCX ) N130 ( NC FILE - H:SETH54-D.NC ) N140 G20 N150 G0 G17 G40 G49 G80 G90 H0 E0 Z0 N160 ( .625 SPOT DRILL ) N170 ( FADAL11-15-06 ) N180 ( FADAL11-15-06-1 ) N190 T5 M6 N200 G0 G90 S610 M3 E1 X.874 Y-.906 N210 H5 Z2. M8 (this is the Line......) N220 T6 N230 G73 G98 X.874 Y-.906 Z-.1945 R0.1 Q0. F4. N240 X2.999 Y-.925 N250 G80 N260 M5 M9 N270 G90 H0 Z0. N280 M1 N290 ( LTR. R DRILL ) N300 ( FADAL11-15-06 ) N310 ( FADAL11-15-06-1 ) N320 T6 M6 N330 G0 G90 S1127 M3 E1 X.874 Y-.906 N340 H6 Z2. N350 M8 (This looks good) N360 T7 N370 G83 G98 X.874 Y-.906 Z-3.6 R0.1 Q.1017 F7. N380 X2.999 Y-.925 Z-2. N390 G80 N400 M5 M9 N410 G90 H0 Z0. N420 M1 also i lost my block skip /M8 not sure why its doing that.....

Ok with the change you suppled i figued it out... Thanks allot Terry you guys are great....Oh and I always cant forget John.... thanks again...

Ok this worked but i screwed up my prestage tools now. I had it set up to post the prestage on a line by itself. Thats the only way my fadal would accept it. This changed it to be on the same line. Here's the ptlchng$ in my post. {rtf1ansideff0{fonttbl{f0fnilfcharset0 Courier New;}} viewkind4uc1pardlang1033bf0fs23 ptlchg$ #Tool change par pcuttype par toolchng = one par if wcs_mode = one, #G92 block output (on EACH tool) par [ par pfbld, n$, sg92, *xh$, *yh$, *zh$, e$ par ] par if prog_stop = 1, pbld, n$, *sm01, e$ par if prog_stop = 2, pbld, n$, *sm00, e$ par pcom_moveb par pcheckaxis par c_mmlt$ #Multiple tool subprogram call par ptoolcomment par comment$ par pcan par result = newfs(15, feed) #Reset the output format for 'feed' par pbld, n$, *t$, sm06, e$ par pindex par sav_absinc = absinc$ par if wcs_mode = two, absinc$ = zero par if opcode$ = 3 & nextdc$ = 7, #Check for rigid tap par [ par tap_dir = fsg1(-ss$) par tap_speed = speed par pcan1, pbld, n$, *sgcode, *sgabsinc, *tap_speed, sm05, "M90", pwcs, pfxout, par pfyout, pcout, strcantext, e$ par pbld, n$, *sgtap_prep, e$ par ] par else, par [ par pcan1, pbld, n$, *sgcode, *sgabsinc, *speed, *spindle, pwcs, pfxout, par pfyout, pcout, pgear, strcantext, e$ par ] par if opcode$ <> 3, pbld, n$, "G8", e$ par pbld, n$, *tlngno$, pfzout, scoolant, e$ par pbld, n$, pstagetool, e$ par absinc$ = sav_absinc par pcom_movea par toolchng = zero par c_msng$ #Single tool subprogram call par } I'm not sure how to format it to output both the coolant and the prestage on there own line...... thanks

Ok that worked great but now i have to move the coolant command to a line on its own. It is on the same line with the tool lenth callout....oops. I'm using the generic fadal format2 post i beleave. Is there an easy way to do this.... Thanks Seth

I'm kinda suprised nobody said anything about MQL I've head allot of the serious hard mill guys us this minimum quality lubrication. I'm also trying to learn as much about hard milling as possible. I've never used the minimum oil air combo, are you guys using this?

Oh cool i've never ran any of the vb script stuff.

I had an agie worked great for me.....

thanks John

what vb scripts are you using? And what do they do?

Hopefully this is a simple edit. I want to add a / before each coolant output so I can turn on block skip for dry runs. Is this something that I could edit that is common in each post? Thanks in advance. Seth

I've heard similar complaints, but I suspect it has more to do with the new arc filter than the mu1 update. Of course this is when the new filter was turned on. Try turning off the new arc filter my guess is the gouges will go away.

Thanks guys, the mori sieki looks like its built like a tank. hope it wont be to much trouble.

OK I'm looking at a 1982 mori seiki lathe. But I don’t know much about them. My main concern would be a post. They also have a small Mill I never heard of before. Mayano It appears to be some type of Fanuc control. The owner says it’s a Fanuc Om controller and the mori seiki is a yasmak controller. Does this sound right? I’ll probably talk to my reseller also. Do we have any post in the standard install that I could try before I buy..... Thanks any advice on this purchase would be great. Thanks ahead of time..... Seth

WORKS GREAAAAT!

Are you going by material also or tool speeds and feeds. You have the option to reduce speeds and feeds by material. so eventhough you have 100 set fot the tool your material setting may be reducing it by 50%... Just a thought.

What process are you using to save your defaults

The Michigan thing is funny, but you had allot of angles to work from. I guess you could have also said a lions fan.......Ouch

can you put your file up on the ftp...

not sure works great for me

Thanks Roger I figured it had to be some kind of operator error.