Cormigu: I apologize for giving you bad information, those guys are right. I was wrong and stand corrected. Didn't read what you had close enough...My Bad

Kieth: I have been driven nuts with Lathe tool library issues. My reseller has logged a defect with CNC software. Its real pain.

FYI If any one is having issues with custom tools in X5 Lathe The following was sent to me via my reseller from CNC Software: "I can’t find anything wrong in the tool definition. Even adding the tool dimensions in Tool Clearance doesn’t change anything. I logged defect CNC00094540 to have it investigated. In the meantime, incremental approach values in the Reference Points helps. I used 0.1 for D and Z so that it’s at least close to the start of the toolpath." I guess they'll fix it in an MR.<br style=""> <br style="">

lathes are tricky rigid tapping this may help. O0018 T0606 G0X0.Z.1M08 M29 (may or may not need this) G84 Z-.975 R0.1 F.03125 S600 M03 (Rigid tap Cycle) G0Z.1M09 G80 G28 U0 W0. M5 M30 Note per feed per rev feed is pitch of 6-32.

I see it where the heading says end of Tool path post block, pretract. It's good thanks alot.

Thank you Sir: I am noticing there are alot of places where *sg28ref is in the post. Should I be deleting all of them? All the x0.'s I mean. Thank you again

Hello Everyone: I'd like to remove the X0. at the end of my gcode so it easier to unload and load parts. Is this easy? I am relatively new to post editing. I desperately want to learn. What I'm getting is this at the end: G0Z.1 M5 G91G28Z0. G28X0.Y0. M30 % What I want is this: G0Z.1 M5 G91G28Z0. G28Y0. M30 % Thank you very much!! Russ

That is a cool tool.. The tool looks OK in back plot and verify it's just the tool thumb nail in the operations manager and tool manager is where it looks like that. It gives the impression that some thing is wrong when it actually works OK. This will drive some one nuts.

I checked a thousand times..You check maybe I missed some thing..I attached the tool geom file take a look if you like. Try to put it in your lathe lib and tell me what you see if its not to much trouble. Thank you 60 DEGREE BAR SPOT.MCX-5

Here's one for ya: These are custom tools I am referring to here, except where noted. I am cutting optical laps on a cnc Yama Seiki gls 150m. Its a simple 90 deg arc. I have x5. For some reason the tool rapids to G0 X0. Z1.361 first then moves out to X3.7053. see here: G20 (TOOL - 2 OFFSET - 2) (.25 X 30 DEGREE BAR INSERT - NONE) ( NEG 11.50 ) G28 U0. W0. G0 T0200 G0 T0202 G97 S1000 M04 G0 X0. Z1.361 G50 S1000 G96 S500 X3.7053 G99 G1 X3.5053 F.002 G3 X0. Z0. R1.809 G1 G40 Z.1 T0200 G28 U0. W0. M05 M30 What I want to happen is a rapid to G0 X3.7053 Z1.361 then cut the arc. Like this: G20 (TOOL - 2 OFFSET - 2) (.25 X 30 DEGREE BAR INSERT - NONE) ( NEG 11.50 ) G28 U0. W0. G0 T0200 G0 T0202 G97 S1000 M04 G0 X3.7053 Z1.361 G50 S1000 G96 S500 G99 G1 X3.5053 F.002 G3 X0. Z0. R1.809 G1 G40 Z.1 T0200 G28 U0. W0. M05 M30 % Tie previous is with a custom tool I created with the correct colors and layers and WCS orientation in the mcx file for the tool. Now with a standard tool out of the Lathe tools inch library in x5 new, not converted it posts G0 X3.3374 Z.9809 see here: G20 (TOOL - 3 OFFSET - 3) (SECO CVVBN 12-3 INSERT - VBMT-332F2) ( NEG 11.75 ) G28 U0. W0. G0 T0300 G0 T0303 G97 S572 M04 G0 X3.3374 Z.9809 G50 S1000 G96 S500 G99 G1 X3.1374 F.001 G3 X0. Z0. R1.7448 G1 G40 Z.1 T0300 G28 U0. W0. M05 M30 % The Custom tool definitions are all the same as a similar tool from a standard library, tweaked to make the tool horizontal. Any thoughts??? And the graphic is wierd on other custom tools see file. The tool looks wierd but posts as it should like all other custom tools. going to x0. first.

If some is having trouble adding tools to CONVERTED x5 tool library try doing a save-as in the tool manager and try adding tools to the new library. Again Custom tool are a problem especially in Lathe.

I am working fine now, There are issues with custom tools in x5 but CNC software will fix it they always do...mostly. My reseller sent this to them. The tool library thing is a bug. The biggest issue I have with this topic is custom tools. They are not posting correctly and there are some graphical issues. This is a different issue. New thread. X5 doesn't like tool libs copied to directory through the cut paste method it doesn't matter were it is. It's better to use the "update folder" utility. It's in the file menu. Its all on page 20 of the MastercamX5 Transition Guide that shipped with X5 it on the DVD. If you cut and paste it's not converting it it's copying and old version that doesn't work in the new some times. People do get lucky it depends on what they are doing I guess.

I don't think it matters where the tool libraries are, x5 still freaks out I save a copy on the server and local because I tweak the local copy first the copy to server for every one else. Save as works good I have a lib for every material we use with 20 or so tools in each. Same for Lathe.

I had this issue with updating old tool libraries from x4 using the File, update folder utility.. I have lots. New tools especially custom tool don't show just as every one says. I actually found the custom tools I was creating in the .db file.. The file update utility works better than copying old libs and putting them in new folders. It's all in the documentation that came with x5. I prefer a book!!!!! not the pdfs. My reseller gave me a quickie; Go to the tool library manager, open the up updated tool lib *.tool-5 and save it to different name maybe add x5 to the name. Then try importing and making custom tools in it via the tool manager not in operations. Should work fine not withstanding the other good work arounds. Now creating custom tools in x5 lathe? that's a thread coming to a board near you.

Hi: We have 2 HAAS Office mills we use for cutting acrylic lens carriers for surgical glasses, both have the grease packs. It's been a night mare at first. We had the entire lube system replaced in both machines because when we bought them the machines came with 1/8 dia hoses to move the grease. The grease cartridge that came with the machine was of higher viscosity than the grease we got when we ordered refills so the pump could not move the grease throgh the machine. After we had to replace the z axis ball screws on both machines we had them upgrade the lube system to 1/4 dia hoses. Turns out the factory, the Oxnards, made a design change on the office mills and office lathe to change the grease and the lines but failed to notify their customers. So 10g later its fixed and works fine. We installed a vacuum system to collect the dust...it helps but the machines need to be cleaned every day. May you could look into a system of removing the graphite and/or bamboo or whatever during machining. Our vacume works but the acrylic dust does gunk up on the ways and ball screws it gets everywhere. I go in and clean what I can periodically. But the grease in now working fine as long as you keep an eye on those cartridges and don't let them run out it takes a while its easy to forget about them some times.

Hey: Thank you too, I was deleting the comments out every time... Russ

This is actually a custom tool issue in x5 and x4 as well I found out. I am sorry I put this here. Can I simply move this to Industrial forum or re-post this? Again I apologize. Russ

Happy St. Patties day!!! If this is not a post issue I apologize for putting this in the wrong place. I am cutting optical laps on a cnc Yama Seiki gls 150m. Its a simple 180 deg arc. I have x5. For some reason the tool is rapids to G0 X0. Z1.361 first then moves out to X3.7053. see here: G20 (TOOL - 2 OFFSET - 2) (.25 X 30 DEGREE BAR INSERT - NONE) ( NEG 11.50 ) G28 U0. W0. G0 T0200 G0 T0202 G97 S1000 M04 G0 X0. Z1.361 G50 S1000 G96 S500 X3.7053 G99 G1 X3.5053 F.002 G3 X0. Z0. R1.809 G1 G40 Z.1 T0200 G28 U0. W0. M05 M30 What I want to happen is a rapid to G0 X3.7053 Z1.361 then cut the arc. Like this: G20 (TOOL - 2 OFFSET - 2) (.25 X 30 DEGREE BAR INSERT - NONE) ( NEG 11.50 ) G28 U0. W0. G0 T0200 G0 T0202 G97 S1000 M04 G0 X3.7053 Z1.361 G50 S1000 G96 S500 G99 G1 X3.5053 F.002 G3 X0. Z0. R1.809 G1 G40 Z.1 T0200 G28 U0. W0. M05 M30 % The weird part is that on some operations it post correctly and some not and all I did was copy the operations and reselect a new arc. No other changes. There are aproximatly 250 programs or more it is annoying to cut and paste on every one. I tried to write a macro but I could not figure a way to have the gcode compesate for the .005 radius in the tool. Yes the .005 makes a difference in the radii generated on a optical tool, and I could not get the machine to do comp for me, I just didn't get it exactly right. Thank you for helping!!!

Andre' I see..you add text in the control def and it shows up int misc integer or real page. Thanks.....

Hello Everyone: I am trying to learn more about editing my lathe and mill posts in x5. I am reading the v9 post reference guide. My question is; does x5 use a post text file? I do not see one any where in my install directories. Thank you very much.

Neurosis; Interesting... I do not have "Lock on First WCS". I tis a post ive been using since 07 when we bought the machine. It a copy of the generic Haas post with x3 or x2 I think with some changes I made with the help of our reseller.. Any way this is fun...thanks for breaking me in....

Neurosis: Where does the m20 go?? I have noticed in x5 that "automatically set to post values" thing changes how offset are numbered..I think that with that checked it will post according to the post values for offset numbering. If I uncheck it then the transform behaves a little more like I expected. Still does not match the help files that you quoted though. I have had to repost jobs for minor feed or peck drill changes and noticed I was getting g55 and g56 appearing were they weren't before...with x5....x5 is buggy.

Hi: This is my first attempt to help some one so I hope I'm correct..... I do this also frequently. What I do is the following: -Go to the Misc values page and un-check the box where it says "Automatically set to post values when posting" box. -in your operations go to the planes page and set the work offset numbering to 0. leave the relative to WCS box checked. -then in the transform page under method check tool plane, include origin and save views. Also ckick copy source operations and disable posting. Under work offset numbering click asign new and leave start and incriment to 0. I also have the operation type clicked and NCI as the source. -Under the Rotate tab I clicked rotation view and used my own defined WCS. Also 1 instance and both angles at 180, which you probably did already. I have found in general that in regards to controlling work offsets un-checking the automatically set to post values when posting makes a big difference, especially in lathe. I am not sure but I think it the work offset settings in the post.. Let me know if I helped you or if I drove you more crazy....

Hi: This is my first attempt to help some one so I hope I'm correct..... I do this also frequently. What I do is the following: -Go to the Misc values page and un-check the box where it says "Automatically set to post values when posting" box. -in your operations go to the planes page and set the work offset numbering to 0. leave the relative to WCS box checked. -then in the transform page under method check tool plane, include origin and save views. Also ckick copy source operations and disable posting. Under work offset numbering click asign new and leave start and incriment to 0. I also have the operation type clicked and NCI as the source. -Under the Rotate tab I clicked rotation view and used my own defined WCS. Also 1 instance and both angles at 180, which you probably did already. I have found in general that in regards to controlling work offsets un-checking the automatically set to post values when posting makes a big difference, especially in lathe. I am not sure but I think it the work offset settings in the post.. Let me know if I helped you or if I drove you more crazy....

Ron: Thank you very much for these cool utilities..I have found them very useful. Regards, Russel Hayes