Any body know if or when they are going to get verisurf tools for x6...I didn't see it am I blind??

bamavick: Go to settings in the pull down menu then hit "macro manager". Recording repetitive commands. Is this what your referring to?? I dont see that you can put a recorded macro to a key or combination of keys might have to be chook to map to key. I might be wrong but i think you can only key map existing commands. You can prob map a key to open the macro dialog box then choose the macro and hit play.

Hey: I tried using Active reports designer. Unless you are good with visual basic it very hard. I gave up. I needed just a tool list and nothing fancy. I use the .set setup sheet in master cam. I don't know if your familiar with this or not. For mill it is is Mill2.set. For lathe its Lathe2.set. You can set these in the setting-configuration menu in mastercam. In the toolpaths you set "setup sheet program" to .set and go to file locations and for mill and lathe setup sheets browse to mill2.set or lathe2.set. Its nothing fancy just a tool list with no pictures and it gives approx times which sort of accurate. It will print operation comments not tool comments. For mill it gives maximum depth so the set up guy knows to leave at least that amount of tool This is a throw back from the pre x versions of master cam. I never quite got around to figuring out how to make custom setup sheets with active report. Some one must have it but this is fine for us. It looks like this: Customizable Mill Setup Sheet - MILL2.SET ========================================= Program Name = 403D Program Number = 4034 Date Processed = Mar. 07 2012 Time = 8:50 AM Material Type = ALUMINUM inch - 2024 Machine Name = DVI HAAS 3X MILL SHOP Group Name = 403D Tool List --------- Num. Dia. Len. CRC Max Depth Description/Comments -------------------------------------------------------------- 1 3.0000 1 1 +0.0400 3" Face Mill -------------------------------------------------------------- Operation Type = Facing Operation Time = 1 Minute, 11.34 Seconds -------------------------------------------------------------- 2 .1700 2 2 -0.0400 R.04 - RADIUS MILL -------------------------------------------------------------- Operation Type = Contour Operation Time = 51.62 Seconds ============================================================== Program Totals (2 Tools): -------------------------------------------------------------- Feedrates: Max = 125. Min = 20. Max_X = +3.4875 Min_X = -3.4875 Max_Y = +0.6300 Min_Y = -0.6300 Max_Z = +2.0000 Min_Z = +0.0000 Total Feed Cut Length = 44.7803 Total Rapid Traverse Length = 68.2886 Total Rapid Time = 8.19 Seconds Total Feed Time = 1 Minute, 54.76 Seconds Cycle Time = 2 Minutes, 14.96 Seconds

Hey Bill: I'm like you, programed on mill for years...We got a lathe (Yama Seikei GLS 150M). I struggled a little with the U W H for a while. I couldn't say goodby to g90 g91.. Right now I am struggling with canned cycles and c-axis canned cycles but I think its the fact that i've been using a HAAS control for so long i'm not well versed in fanuc. I took an online class from mastercam university...http://www.mastercamu.com. It was very helpful for me to help get me into lathe mode of thinking and setting up master cam lathe. Doing standard turning is straight forward... Have Fun!

The CNC lathe is still pretty new to us..... After pulling whats left of my hair out, for a side caxis tap i got this g188 to work: G28U0.W0. G0T0200 G0T0202 M19 G28H0. M8 G0X.825Z-.126 C45. M37 S2000 G188X.480R0F.01389T4 (1-72 TAP) X.825C165. G188X.480R0F.01389T4 (1-72 TAP) X.825C285. G188X.480R0F.01389T4 M38 G80 M9 T0200 G28U0.W0.H0.M75 M18 M01 I guess for caxis front tap it'll be G184. None of this is what it says in my Fanuc Oi TC Operator manual. I could not get the index mode stuff to work at all which is what the manual says. For R I could not figure out what this means, so i left it zero. I found the g184 in a list of gcodes that came with the machine with no examples. I am finding difficult to get any info on how to program canned cycles on this machine. Its a Yama Seikei GLS-150m with fanuc Oi TC control. Yama Seikei's are actually Goodway machines. Is there a canned cycles for dummies book around??

LOL. Before we got the probes i bought little white boards for all the math stuff. But there was still torn paper from setting the tools. The white boards are now used to tell the different shifts what program is running..and dirty jokes and general adolescent remarks...

It's expensive but probing and tool setter had dramatically changed the way do things. Well worth the investment. Throw away all those sticky pad notes on all over the machine. Lots of great suggestions..... thanks.

I use fanuc Oi also. Try setting setting misc integer to -1, meaning minus 1. I do this on all lathe programs. I also add -1 misc integer to any c-axis milling ops. -1 will not post any work offsets....Try it.. assuming you are running the machine incrementally and do not use a predefined home position that would be set in the machine def. The g97 is not required at the end of an op if the spindle gets turned off this is what mine posts with misc int -1. G28U0.W0. G0T0500 G0T0505 G97S1300M03 G0X2.7Z.005 G50S1300 G96S1000 G99G1X-.0313F.004 G0Z.105 X2.7 Z0. G1X-.0313 G0Z.1 T0500 G28U0.W0.M05 M00 I always like to go home before a tool change.

I've been using master cam since like version 5...a long time...I am not making the wicked parts alot of people are making here, I make lot of small plastic and aluminum parts, only 4 mills, 1 lathe, all OEM work no job shopping. I have ALWAYS had the edit option on and look at the gcode before sending gcode anywhere. There has always been issues when upgrading every version. especily the transition from the dos based master cam to the windows x versions, everything was different. Master cam has come a long way. I make a habit of always looking at the gcode before sending to any machine. This after a more than one train wreck. I guess you can't make everyone happy.

If you save as the config to a name other than the default name anybody see this still happening? I changed the name never had this happen, I do always launch from the quick launch however..

thanks.. I've been out of the office...... I see you are using the indexer mode. On my control its m51 for index mode on and uses m31 to index.. I tried to use the c axis on mode and program like a mill for drilling and tapping.. Index mode it will be.... Thank you John

Good day everyone: Could some one tell me how to use G84 G88?? Front and side caxis tapping. Mastercam out puts the following: G28U0.W0. G0T1200 G0T1212 M19 G28H0. G0X2.5971Z-.075 C0. G97S2160M73 G98G88X1.683R0.F30. G80 T1200 G28U0.W0.H0.M75 M18 It looks as thought the spindle does not stop and reverse. It stay on and acts more like a drilling op. We have a Fanuc Oi control in a Yama Seikei GLS150 lathe. Thank you!!!

Hello Everyone: Trying to pocket mill on face of part in lathe. In master cam it looks OK. I'll deal with the post later, I need to get the part machined first. I am getting; "milling scode error A9.0" with no. 2056. Which I could not find this in my fanuc book. g97s5000 m73 is the c-axis spindle command I thought. I have a Yama Seikie lathe with the fanuc oi control.

Thanks Paul, and everyone else: I've been trying every thing..Still learning, like I said before new to machining on a lathe..I do have air in the machine, still experimenting. I'm fortunate in the we a an OEM not a job shop so I do have some time it experiment...I will try.... As a fall back the coolant is ok for no...I don't like to use coolant. Thanks again guys..

Thanks again guys... Trial and error...been doing that.....Trying to keep cost down...I did find some math formulas for cutting force and all ..I looked at it and started to get a head ache. I have forgotten so much over the years..20 years plus since I did hard core math. I am machining black acrylic about 1 1/2 dia x 2" long..Went through 2 1/2 feet of stock...I broke down and turned on the coolant. CJep, I do have air in the machine we added it m20 on m21 off. it does work on od, id, I couldn't get the chip off. It snakes off nice but when the bar gets to far in the part it over. I am new to cnc turning. By hand its nice you can just pull of the chips as you go. For Acrylic I have HSS insert I got from AR Warner and CO. They specialize in HSS inserts and tools. It's good stuff. Running constant surface speed mode to .002in per rev. s1100 max rpm. I am finding the chips are wrapping around my 1/2 boring bar. There is no rake or chip break. There is a flat on the bar so it's in the machine straight. Just have to watch and pull off the rats nest I guess. Time consuming but still faster than manual.

Thanks guys: Looking to do something like take ABS Extruded bar. I want to keep the machining temp below say 190 degrees F, no coolant. I would love to be able to enter the themal coefients of the cutting tools and material into an exel spread sheet and be able to better predict cutting temperature. I know this is mathematically complicated. Its been alot of years sinse I did this level of math in school......cant do it any more sorry to say. We are wasting time and material getting feeds and speeds correct cutting plastics. Acrylic is a pain to machine. ABS is tricky too. We are mostly turning plastics like ABS and Acrylic. CNC lathe is generally new to our shop. We are an OEM not a job shop. ABS we use un coated carbide inserts and Acrylic, HSS is the way to go. Parts tend to be around 1" on average dia. The FEM software "thirdwave" Doug recommended would be a great toy but its expensive.

Chip I like you quote..... I didn't know how to a pic in my reply so I attached this pic of a pic we have on our frig in the machine shop.... I think you might get a kick out of it.....

Thanks Guys... Doug, Do you have AdvantEdge FEM? If you do, how much? ........before I go into a whole thing here with upper managers.......

Hello everyone: I am wondering if any one has any math formulas that will allow me to calculate a feed and speed taking into account material. I am trying to find a more efficiet way of controling heat during machining, especially in plastics like ABS, Acrylic, polycarbonate and Noryl. I am wondering if any one has any formulas they would be willing to share, or a web site?? Thank you

Got it!! Thank you again for learning me

Thank you again.. For me the only advantage to "if mi9$ = 1, "M98P1000", e$" is that it will only take a 1, with if "sav_mi9, M98 P1000", e$ it will take any number other than zero will output the m98.... Thanks again guys...

Awesome guys!!!! Thanks so much for all the input....Like to Learn. It is posting the way I intended by Johns method. If you dont use mi9$ = 1, "M98P1000", e$ because if you put a 5 or something it still out puts the m98p0001... What is sav_mi9 : 0 doing?? Is it clearing mi9 to zero? Thanks everyone ..

John thank you Sir very much!! I received the error; 17 Jun 2011 02:41:04 PM - <2> - PST LINE (1798) - Label has not been defined[19] 17 Jun 2011 02:41:04 PM - <2> - PST LINE (1798) - Label has not been defined[23]. I added this to the tool change format section labeled "Toolchange / NC output Variable Formats" ; sav_mi9 : 0 # FORMAT MISC INT #9 RWH sav_mi9 = mi9$ and in the peof section; peof$ #End of file for non-zero tool ptoolend$ comment$ if sav_mi9, M98 P9001, e$ n$, "M30", e$ mergesub$ clearsub$ mergeaux$ clearaux$ "%", e$ I think I did not define the misc integer correctly or in the right spot. I am learning please bear with me.. Thank you again

Sorry, I am not sure what you mean.

Hi everyone: I would like to utilize a misc integer in mastercam that adds M98P0001 to my gcode. It is a bar puller subroutine. I need it to be directly before to M30 at the end of the program. I use mastercam x5 mr1 Thank you very much!!