Hi Doug, Welcome to the Forum What post are you using? -Keith

Tim, I believe that you can override "duplicate tool number" go into Job-Setup and UNCHECK "Warn of duplicate tool numbers" hth -Keith

deepak, Why dont you do it the right way and spend your time in a real machine shop learning the trade first? -Keith

for simplicity just write it out as separate paths. dont force a toolchange and watch out for possible crashing/gouging on clearance-retract moves. BTW you cant link to images located on cadcams ftp server -keith

Of course you can simply convert a .jpg to a .bmp in any image editor. Then, open that .bmp in studio. /workaround -Keith

We did one once a log time ago. hand held comtroller, console, head-mount display, everything. a complete system. one of the coolest jobs of all time. then, after many,many millions of dollars, the client stopped the project. (shrug) sorry. dont have the files any longer. -Keith

Long shank taps like that are often called "pulley taps". from the function of having to tap set screw holes on the hubs of pulleys with large diameter shives /more useless info clogging my brain

That's what I'm running

Ahhhh. 10k rpm 50ipm(or a little less)SHARP cutter, coolant. that should give you at least 32rms. check spindle bearings -Keith

Hi Elad! Hello Elad Students. Good Luck -Keith

/xform/translate/rotate (or whatever) to Mastercam X0, Y0, Z0. or any other point that you choose. -Keith

quote: I don't think I've ever seen high speed and Inconel in the same sentence before. Hahahah that was a good one! Im thinking the same thing. -Keith

or the movie "The Godfather"

We have had an OmniTurn C-axis Lathemodel GT-75 for 5-6 years. It is bult on a weldment frame and uses linear slides. A Hardinge style spindle with a 4000 rpm C-axis motor. A home Brew PC based controller. A Simple and effective machine. THere are some limitations in its functionality (no g94 without spindle being on)which means that c-axis face drilling is done in Long hand. It is a decent capable machine without a lot of options. -Keith [ 04-18-2005, 09:43 AM: Message edited by: Keith Graydon ]

Good morning Zippy. THis is the right place to be -Keith (not the other Keith )

quote: authorized Mastercam Reseller for Yemen. Its in English too Glad you pointed that out, Gcode. I was wondering about the Chinese connection with a Yemeni user -Keith

It would be 4 point releases different.

dkintzel. I am "The Iron chef" when I post from home. I Looked at you work web site. It looks like you make a very nice, well made and high quality product. Your answers in this thread were very helpful. You showed a real understanding of the problem and creativity in solving it. My answer was based on my recent experience with rebuilding a ~150 yr old door in my house. BTW i love your avatar. It is really amusing. -Keith (The Iron Chef)

Yes, yes and yes! 1. just start typing. 2. Type out a .txt, save that down. Then click the button that says "use file" (or something like that) and select the file that you have saved. -Keith Oh, most posts require some editing to get really clean 1005 or 1006 comments

Don't got to the bar at lunch. j/k How did you select the points to drill. You may not have picked the center of the holes. just a guess. Was your c'bore cycle a point to point cycle or was it interpolated. THere would be something strang if it was point to point. and use tyhe IDENTICAL geomtry as the (incorrect) holes. -Keith

Offsets can be considered as "Global" changes for ALL paths that are cut with that offset(it applies to all) Editing Is more "Local" as it only applies to the specific ordinate. -Keith

Funny Mike, but true.

select "all" or shift-click a stack or ctrl-click indvidual paths then ctrl-click (de-select)the paths that you DONT want to verify I do it all the time. -Keith

quote: Change colors, then go into Create-Curve-Slice-all surfaces-done-C plane- view 1- do it THis is a very good way to do this task +1 welcoe to the forum WWINS -Keith

quote: more on Tool Libraries when i get to work and can relax. Ok, Things have slowed down a little now. Tool Libraries: I created a tool library for each of our Machining centers. THe FADAL library is generally arranged like the following list In a 21 station carosel station 1 - 4 open This allow for creating tools on the fly while programming. T5 #3 center Drill T6 - T15 Tap drills starting with a #50 drill(t6) and clearance drills ending with a #17 drill (t15) T16 .1875 mill T17 .0625 T18 .125 T19 .250 T20 .500 T21 3" shell mill I use this library when i program on a FADAL. You can allways swap tools into stations that your not using when you fill up all the open stations. This is a very fast way to work and suits us well here for our rapid turnaround. -Keith from work