Jeff, go to multi passes and enter 0 for number of roughing passes. multi pass box will become unchecked. recheck the box and hit ok and this will do what you need it to do Beagle

Jeff, go to multi passes and enter 0 for number of roughing passes. multi pass box will become unchecked. recheck the box and hit ok and this will do what you need it to do Beagle

try www.metricsunlimited.com

do a search for resource tuner then click on "i need to rant"

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we are upgrading from mill 8.1 level 1 to mill 9.1 level 3. I will have to learn on the job until a class is available. have been looking at the demo cd and it seems overwhelming to me right now. will be doing toolpaths and machining on 3 axis vmc from customer data. there are a lot of boxes to check,uncheck or enter data into when creating a toolpath. which ones are the most important? just trying to minimize the amount of information I have to focus on while trying to learn and make good parts. any steps, rules, hints or procedures would be greatly appreciated. thanks, beagle millman

Trevor I am using version 8.1 and the only way I have been able to correct the problem is to manually insert a dummy x y position move on the E1 line before the canned cycle line and insert the x y of the first hole on the line following the canned cycle line

When the program is started the machine moves to the first position on the G83 line then moves,skips to the next coordinate before starting to drill.I was wondering if anyone else has had this problem with a fadal 4020 vmc. If so, is there a way to correct the problem in the post? thanks