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Doesn't Windows have an auto restart after crash switch as well?
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This is from the free Haas 5X Trunion post "Generic Haas VF-TR_Series 5X Mill.pst" that is available from Mastercam.com
Your post may have something like this
You'll need to set "use first wcs" to no$
There are also work offset settings in the Transform operation that will need to be set properly.
#Work offsets
workofs$ : -1 #Initialize work offset
force_wcs : yes$ #Force WCS output at every toolchange?
use_frst_wcs : yes$ #Use only the first WCS read and ignore all others in NCI
extoffset : 1 #Extended workoffsets Output Type; 0 outputs G110-G129; 1 outputs G154 P1-P99 -
Years ago I came in one morning and the entire programming department was down.
After a lot of trouble shooting the cause was determined to be a Windows update
We were all running Dells with Nvidia Quadro video cards,
A Windows update had installed Dell video drivers which rendered our machines unusable.
We uninstalled the Dell drivers and replaced them with official Nvidia drivers and all was good.
Check your Windows update history and see if Windows has been playing silly games with your video drivers
A fancy new 4K monitor may be the cause too.
There is an article in the knowledge base at Mastercam.com on how to fix this problem
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Did IT update your video drivers overnight??
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Try changing those 2 misc reals values to 3
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If you are running an the generic 5X post look for this switch
use_frst_wcs : no$ #Use only the first WCS read and ignore all others in NCI
If it's set to yes, it will post the first work offset it encounters.
If it's set to no it will post every work offset it encounters and you must be sure you have them all set correctly
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I would open the post up in a text editor and check out the first couple of pages
There are usually a bunch of switches you can turn off and on 0 = off. 1 = on
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You could get an APT to gcode post built.
I've got an old V9 vintage one that I haven't used in 20 years and most post developers offer them.
The problem is, almost every MTB that uses APT have their own personal flavor of APT.
Building an edit free APT to gcode post would be a lot of work.
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Are these toolpaths using some plane other than TOP??
Try right clicking inside the Tool Manager and select "Create Tool Assembly"
This is a much better way to build tools assemblies IMO
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These two files came in OK for me in 2024
For the tool holder I translated it so that the gage line of the holder was at the orign ( Translate to Origin)
then used Solids/ Trim tp Plane ( Top) to remove the taper
How are you doing this
I use the Mill Assembly Designer in the Tool Manager
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can you upload a file that is not working properly
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2 hours ago, Aaron Eberhard said:
how much more efficient it was for him to spend 4+ hours grinding a tool to cut a small feature on the lathe instead of "wasting" $100 to just buy it off the shelf from Micro100.
well, considering that the owners of many small machine shops are doing well to break even in any given month,
4 hours of his working for free might have been the better option LOL
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Are you building these assemblies in the Holder page of individual toolpaths
or by using "Edit Assembly" in the Tool Manager.
The Tool Manager is a much better way to go IMO
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Glad you got it worked out
IMO, you're leaving a lot of $$$ on the table watching that i5 spin it's wheels
but if you're happy....
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43 minutes ago, CPrince said:
Computer is a pretty decent computer also:
i5-10600k 4.10 GHz
16gb ram DDR4 2666MHz
GeForce GTX1660Ti
Samsung 1tb SSD
This computer doesn't even meet Minimum Specs for a Mastercam machine
It looks like you are doing some reasonably heavy work.
You need a better computer
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Open the Plane Manager
Right click the Mystery Plane
Select Report
Mastercam will generate a txt file that tells you all about that plane and what it is being used for
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I think the holder in the spindle should always be the primary holder because
there will always be a holder in the spindle.
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On 12/27/2023 at 3:50 AM, JParis said:
But 2025 will be out in just a few months
2025 Tech Preview is already out..and I'm already using it for simple one and done fixture work and stuff
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I made a stock model out of your part and used that on the Stock page of the first operation
That looks like it solved the problem
The same approach did not work for the 5X drill toolpath.
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also.. if you are using One Drive, don't!
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5 hours ago, Newbeeee™ said:
but it's getting and then keeping the customer
and getting paid !
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4th axis setup on a Okuma M560 with a Midaco Pallet Changer
in Industrial Forum
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We done this with a couple of old Mitsubishi HMC's that have pallets.
It works just fine...
As an added bonus, our maintenance people can build a new cable and rewire the rotary table with their eyes closed because they've done it so many times.
At least once a year someone doesn't check the cables before calling up a pallet change.
The rotary table's cables lose that fight every time.