1320, Very likely overrated based on your machine options. On our Mazaks, the nameplate indicates the transformer size, not necessarily the load the machine can pull. For instance, when Mazak field installed the big TSC pump motor on one of our machines, no change was required in the transformer. I fired an electrical engineer that walked in here and couldn't understand that the machine didn't pull the nameplate's "rated current" all the time. Hire an EXPERIENCED electrical engineer to help you out...it will be a safe and correct installation and he'll also sign off for the inspector. Hockey guy and Eric: In his application, the spindle and servos are not getting power directly from the wall, but the drives, that are getting their power from the machine's transformer. If his 200 amp breaker is undersized, he will simply pop the circuit breaker...not burn up the motors.

How about a translucent (or transparent) background for the operations manager?

Just wondering if anybody else has had any trouble with this before I report it as a bug. (Using X2 MR2) I am machining a part out of cylinder stock on a 3 axis VMC, with the cylinder axis oriented in the z direction. However, the cylinder axis is not on x=0, y=0. During the verify, Mastercam will only show the cylinder stock axis on x=0, y=0 despite setting it offset in the "Stock Setup" tab. (before anybody asks, we used to make this part out of square stock, but are now making it out of round stock)

I did not reassign stro or strp, but I did attempt to replace stro with strn and strp with strh in the subprogram post blocks. (without success) Is it advisable to reassign stro with "N" and strp with "H" ? (hoping to keep the change more local)

I feel like this should be a real easy change in the post (using recent, modified mpmaster), but I can't get anything to work. The problem is getting a subprogram call address of "H" to output correctly. I can get it to give me an address of O, P, and N, but not H while maintaining the "N" header of my subprograms. Here is what I need the output to look like: in main program: O1234 ... M98 H1001 ... M98 H1002 ... M30 N1001 ... M99 N1002 ... M99 I know this has to be something easy...any suggestions? Justin

gcode, Thanks...I feel like an idiot for not using that earlier. Could have saved me a lot of time. Nonetheless, I worked through the night until 7:00am and ran the parts running this morning.

Last couple of days I've been having to do a lot of simple sketch xforms, and I've noticed the system bogging down...running ram saver after every couple of xforms seems to keep it under control. It's been dumping 200k to 700k every time. Tonight, X2 SP1 crashed in the middle of a ramsaver run. The crash window came up, but it completely hung the computer (so I couldn't see the report) and then everything went away. When I reopened Mastercam, the file that I had been working on ALL FRICKEN DAY is empty. Backup doesn't run until the evenings, so I lost a full day worth of work. (rant over) In general, I've noticed the computer having random hang ups since installing SP1 (even with MC in the backround). Do I need to revert back to pre SP1? I wasn't doing very many xforms prior to SP1, so I don't know if it is related. Is there a memory related problem that I need to be aware of and/or avoid certain xform operations with MC in general?

Schunk hydraulic holders are fine for side loads, but these holders can be responsible for tool chatter under certain conditions. You'll see a noticeably better finish in aluminum with the SINO-R holders if you can live with some runout.

Thanks Jimmy, That is exactly what I am looking for! Justin

Using Mastercam X2. (3-axis VMC) I need to machine the concave sides of a circular boss on a vertical wall with a lollipop cutter. I would like the toolpath motion to be concentric with the boss. I am rather stumped here. I imagined that using surface finish contour, with a WCS/T plane normal to the hole axis, then transforming would do the trick, but that is not working/failing/crashing. Here is a simple rendering, but the tool shank needs to be protruding out of the top of the frame (not the side, as pictured...see coordinate system on bottom left corner for proper orientation in VMC) Any suggestions/techniques? Justin

original post: I removed the images. John, I took a look at what you sent, and I'm not able to get the output that I'm looking for. I'll get together an example that I can share and send/post on the ftp site. Thanks!

Thanks John, I'll take a look at it this afternoon. I have to start these parts in about 30 minutes, so I had to do an individual transform for each work offset. Clumsy, but still better than copy and pasting.

Kelly, Sorry...can't put this one on the FTP (nondisclosure...because of the model) I'll try to do a little more explaining, but I'll make a file for example purposes if I'm not making my question clear. John, I had the images smaller, but legibility was questionable. Sorry, I did not mention that I was roughing and finishing with the same tool, so I am trying to accomplish what you are saying, and I'd like to keep the tool at the workpiece between roughing and finishing. Really what I am trying to figure out is: Why does it fail to transform more than one copy when I select "Group NCI output by: Operation order." Everything works like expected...it just won't give me more than one transform.

Burning the midnight oil... I am having a problem with transforming toolpaths. (increment/steps) I am machining four "OP1" of the following part and four "OP2" in the same cycle. Please disregard everything after the first toolpath in the third toolpath group. (it is crap) In the first case, I am selecting only one toolpath and transforming it four time, incrementing the work offset for each transformation: next page: This works as expected...I get the following post: ... N80 G20 N90 G0 G17 G40 G80 G90 N100 ( 0.5 3 FLUTE EM ZRN T1 D1 LEN- 1 DIA-.5 ) N110 ( T1 ) N120 ( ROUGH OD ) N130 T1 M6 N140 A-0. N150 G0 G90 S6000 M3 E1 X.983 Y-1.3199 Z.15 H1 M8 N160 M98 P0005 L1 N280 ( ROUGH OD ) N290 G90 E2 X.983 Y-1.3199 Z.15 N300 M98 P0005 L1 N420 ( ROUGH OD ) N430 G90 E3 X.983 Y-1.3199 Z.15 N440 M98 P0005 L1 N560 ( ROUGH OD ) N570 G90 E4 X.983 Y-1.3199 Z.15 N580 M98 P0005 L1 N700 M5 M9 ... In the next case, I make the following change (adding a toolpath to the transformation) The resulting post: ... N80 G20 N90 G0 G17 G40 G80 G90 N100 ( 0.5 3 FLUTE EM ZRN T1 D1 LEN- 1 DIA-.5 ) N110 ( T1 ) N120 ( ROUGH OD ) N130 T1 M6 N140 A-0. N150 G0 G90 S6000 M3 E1 X.983 Y-1.3199 Z.15 H1 M8 N160 M98 P0005 L1 N280 ( ROUGH OD ) N290 G90 E2 X.983 Y-1.3199 Z.15 N300 M98 P0005 L1 N420 ( ROUGH OD ) N430 G90 E3 X.983 Y-1.3199 Z.15 N440 M98 P0005 L1 N560 ( ROUGH OD ) N570 G90 E4 X.983 Y-1.3199 Z.15 N580 M98 P0005 L1 N700 ( FINISH OD ) N710 G90 E1 X.983 Y-1.3149 Z.15 N720 M98 P0006 L1 N840 ( FINISH OD ) N850 G90 E2 X.983 Y-1.3149 Z.15 N860 M98 P0006 L1 N980 ( FINISH OD ) N990 G90 E3 X.983 Y-1.3149 Z.15 N1000 M98 P0006 L1 N1120 ( FINISH OD ) N1130 G90 E4 X.983 Y-1.3149 Z.15 N1140 M98 P0006 L1 N1260 M5 M9 ... This gets the job done, but wastes a lot of time because it roughs E1, E2, E3, E4... then finishes E1, E2, E3, E4. I would prefer that all [selected] toolpaths are executed on each workpiece before changing work offsets. (i.e. rough and finish E1, rought and finish E2, etc. I'm really watching my cycle times on these parts. So, I make one change and expect my dreams to come true: But, the resulting post is not expected: N80 G20 N90 G0 G17 G40 G80 G90 N100 ( 0.5 3 FLUTE EM ZRN T1 D1 LEN- 1 DIA-.5 ) N110 ( T1 ) N120 ( ROUGH OD ) N130 T1 M6 N140 A-0. N150 G0 G90 S6000 M3 E1 X.983 Y-1.3199 Z.15 H1 M8 N160 M98 P0005 L1 N280 ( FINISH OD ) N290 G90 X.983 Y-1.3149 Z.15 N300 M98 P0006 L1 N420 M5 M9 So why did it fail to make four translations here? What am I missing? I would really appreciate any help! Justin

Thanks John, Worked like a charm!