Thank you crazy^millman.

Over the years running Okuma's our supervisors has needed something for other employees to do and if we needed a parts loader, we would get a worker for a day or so. After the temporary worker loaded the part and forgot to seat it down or didn't clean the chips off the vise, I would have a scrap part. On a good day it was the first operation so not a lot of time was lost. So we started having the probe verify the part was flat before  the tools started cutting. Here is what  probe program for an Okuma.

CALL OO83 (Probe On)
G15 H1
X3 Y0
G56 H60
CALL O9810 PZ=.4 PF=200
CALL OO10 PMOD=3 PEI=0.000
CALL OO20 PHN=1 PZ=0.000

CALL O9810 PX=-3 PY=0 PF=200
CALL OO10 PMOD=3 PEI=0 PEE=.001 (This line was all it took)

CALL O9810 PZ=2 PF=200
CALL OO84 (Probe Off)

Now I realize I'm using a Haas but its still a Renishaw spindle probe. Hopefully its simpler than writing macros. If it isn't, then it is what it is. I like challenges.

Thank you for all the responses.

Colin, would the following command work for verifying flatness, "G65 P9811 Z0. H0.001 Q0.4  (PROB Z)"  ? By omitting the "S1.",  would it only check the value of Z?

Thank you rgrin. I was hoping it would simpler than writing a group of if then greater than and less than statements. I know it's not an OSP control but for an Okuma it would be, "CALL OO10 PMOD=3 PEI=0 PEE=.001", simple and short.

Recently retired from machining and working with Okuma mills. Now I am working with a Haas vertical machine with a classic control part time. I am familiar with Renishaw probing routines for the Okuma's but am learning the routines for the Haas. I would like to confirm flatness in the Z axis with a tolerance after Z is set.

Example;

G65 P9832 (Probe On)
G65 P9810 X3. Y0. F200. 
G65 P9810 Z1. F50. 
G65 P9811 Z0. Q0.4 S1. (PROB Z)

G65 P9810 X-3. Y0. F200. 

What kind of code is needed here to verify flatness within .001"

G65 P9833(Probe OFF)

Thank you for any suggestions.

Thank you AHarrison1.

Good day,

We have a newer machine that has that has a higher rpm, trouble is I cant remember where to set the new maximum rpm. Can anyone help me out?

Thanks in advance.

Is the sphere a constant diameter every time?

Try projecting your entity with this icon highlighted.

Thanks everyone. The next time the machine is open I will try what gcode suggested. When I posted the file, the "C" axis is moving quite a bit. Is this normal?

Thank you to every one. Here is my file. The machine control and definition and post are customized for this machine and my hasp by In House Solutions.

Morph.mcam

Good morning all. With 2019 Mastercam on a Okuma MU-400VA equipped with an OSP-200 control I am trying to get a set of surfaces cut using the "Morph" tool path. My part is a cavity with the centerline running left to right or parallel with the "X" axis. The "A" axis can go from +20 to -110. In order for the tool holder to miss the parting line, 7 degrees is all the tilt needed.

When I post the program out, the "C" axis wants to constantly spin around to make the tool cut with the "A" working from 0 to minus 7 degrees. In misc. values I can make it work with a "A" positive solution. Why would this tool path go from "A-7" to "A7" degrees without spinning the "C" axis constantly? My 5 axis tool path knowledge is very very limited, so this may be a no brainer for an experienced person. Can anyone point in the right direction?

Thank you.

(Tool 60 is my Probe
IF [VTLCN EQ 60] NSKIP
T60 M6
NSKIP
CALL OO18
G15 H1
G0 X0 Y0
G56 H60 Z-.3
(PMOD=6 OUTSIDE)
(PMOD=7 INSIDE)
CALL OO10 PMOD=7 PDI=.5
Z2
CALL OO19
M02

Thank you Roger

Using Mastercam 2017, could someone do a screen shot showing the proper way to program a stop so a magnet can be put on the part to prevent a punch from dropping on the lower wire guide. We have a Sodick wire machine if  it matters. Thanks in advance.

Just wondering if anyone has loaded Mastercam on an Osp 300M control for doing simple programs on the machine. Engraving cavity numbers on to surfaces is what I was interested in.

Thanks in advance.

It still is

Yes it is free but with older versions of Mastercam, Cimco editor would operate without Mastercams simm being plugged in. Does it still work that way?

It used to free with older versions of Mastercam.

Randy, I also program the sfm like you, or should I say used to. I have yet to figure a good work around to this issue and am looking forward to learning how to work with the new way.

Ever since Mastercam 7 we have set the speeds and feed with SFM and chip load on each tool when we program. 12 years or so later, Mastercam X8 no longer allows us to use this method. I am needing to set up the material library and tool library to have all of the tools run correctly. Does anybody have a suggestion as to where I need to start?

I run into this all the time. We may have as many as 5 different machines in one part file with each one doing a different operation to the part. We have standard tools that are always the same tool numbers for each machine, and occasionally the tool paths imported from the same machine on a similar part will be brought in and the tools will be dumped into the first machine group. And these files were created with X7mu2 so I know there is no conversion from an older version of Mastercam. Good luck on figuring out a solution.

Pete, our engineer opened the model and rebuilt each configuration after making it active. Then saved the file. When I open that file in Mastercam it takes a little bit longer to open but it does not offer any choices of configurations. I thought we were on to something. Have any other suggestions?

When we open a *.sldprt file into Mastercam, sometimes we get choices of certain configurations created in Solidworks( example top half, bottom half, bottom half no key). When I look at the Solidworks file with our engineers on their computer in Solidworks, it appears to have all the different configurations but when I open it in Mastercam I don't get options. Can someone help me out? Is it a setting in Mastercam or a setting in Solidworks?

Thanks in advance.

Thank you JNMFD, have a great day.

Hi all. Installed X6 yesterday on a windows 7 computer. In X5 I have something set so I dont have to hit alt T to turn off toolpaths when I open a file. Trouble is I dont remember what needs to be checked or unchecked to make this happen for X6. Any help would be appreciated.

Thank you