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lol. Unfortunately, this sort of decision is “above our pay grade” as they say. They make blanket rules for government facilities and expect no deviations even when resources suggest a necessity for flexibility. I will be sure to pass on your recommendations to “the man” but as they also like to say here, this would take an act of Congress to change.
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I’m glad I started such a good discussion after so many years. This is what I tried first but I was missing the subprogram switch that is in the MPmaster post at the time. I didn’t think to try it again after adding MPMaster. Now that I have that piece of the puzzle! perfect!!!
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Ah, it’s time to update to 2022! thanks again!
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I see that I need to select Subprogram call in the drill cycle drop down menu. # 1 on his instructions refers to a subprogram checkbox in relation to the threadmill toolpath. I don’t see anything like that available. it appears to post out properly if I use a different NC file name for each tool path and post as separate files. its already way better than what I was doing so :oldforumcheers: I was just wondering if what I am missing will post them together in the same file. I am using version 2021.
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Where is the subroutine check box? I see the subroutine settings in the control definition which appear to be turned on but I don’t see anything related to subroutine in the thread mill toolpath tree
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This sounds promising, I will give it a go, thanks!
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Thats a really good tip with the ATA card, thanks. Unfortunately, when you work for the department of defense (federal employee), any kind of flash memory is poo poo’d for security reasons. Regardless of the machine builder, the maximum memory for some of these controls is like 3 MB and it costs thousands of dollars to upgrade, it’s ridiculous! What year is it in Fanucland?!?!
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Interesting. It seems like such a common function, I was sure that it had to be built in somewhere. with still so little program memory in Fanuc controllers… Thanks John.
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I would like to post sub programs for thread milling locations that are not in a pattern. Is this possible in a automated way other than cut/paste/edit etc. I am aware of the sub output settings in tool path transform but i can’t get it configured for point locations from a reference tool path. Am I missing something or is there a different way to go about it? I am currently using modified versions of the “out of the box” generic Fanuc and Haas post processors. Thanks! -Mike
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Stock Model - Toggle Visibility?
Michael Sullivan replied to Michael Sullivan's topic in Industrial Forum
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Stock Model - Toggle Visibility?
Michael Sullivan replied to Michael Sullivan's topic in Industrial Forum
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Can you toggle the visibility of a stock model like you can with an STL file in stock setup? I can't seem to find a switch anywhere. Most of the time, I only need it for verify and it gets in the way... Thanks!
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Thanks for the offer man but I don't have admin rights on my box so it wont do me much good. I would contact ai solutions directly, but the website is all Japanese so I don't see the contact link! lol I'm going to send Takashi Sato a PM...
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Boom!Now to figure out how to get IT to approve installing a program from a website in Japanese. Lol That may not be too easy with our security protocols...
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This, I would be interested in.
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Good to see you guys still on here helping after so many years. Much mastercam good karma to you. I'm currently running X9. IT policy wouldn't let me run anything older than 3 versions previous but from my beta testing days of early X...I don't think I'd want to anyway! Haha.
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Ai Solutions! that was it! it's a shame that they dropped support/development, it was a handy tool. Thanks John.
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Thanks Ron. Do you happen to remember the name of it? I tried searching this forum with no luck. It was probably around X4 or something when I used it... I believe that it was on the "old" forum before the switch.
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Howdy y'all I'm looking for a c-hook that I used to use...but it's been years and I can't seem to find the name even It allows you to free draw a line and it automatically creates a contour toolpath with it. Does that sound familiar to anyone? Thanks! -Mike
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I'm late to the party but none the less, this works really well so thank you.
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Thanks guys.
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Awesome. That would be perfect. Where can I turn it off? I looked around and can't seem to find a disable button.
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Howdy y'all, it's been a while... So I just got a new rig that is pretty well spec'd compared to what I was using. It meets the recommended Mastercam specs . X8 verify seems to run pretty well but X9 verify is REALLY sluggish. If I open the task manager, my CPU is pegged at 100% while the "enhancing model" status bar struggles to keep up. I'm using solids, STL stock and WCS. (In case it matters) Anyone else seeing this?
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Thanks again for your help David!
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Old thread I know.....Was there any luck with cutting this thread? any tips? I need to cut 50 pcs of 17-4PH .9 deep Thanks, -Mike
