Titanium, this should be all you need. LATHE TOUCH SETTER CALIBRATION AND BASE ZERO.pdf

Boom, fixed......

Great information Brad, thanks so much!!

Can anyone tell me the difference between X/Y/Z Adjustment and Tool wear? I'm looking at tool data for an Okuma Multus and I cannot find any information in the manuals that really describes the usage, application, or behavior of "tool adjustment" vs. "Tool wear." Any tips would be greatly appreciated!!!

ok, just checked an X6 file in X8. Under "rotary axis control" in operation, set to C axis. In backplot options, check "simulate rotary axis". in backplot, it works fine and clears. In verify, it drags through the part. Same settings, run in X6, no gouge in backplot or verify!!

check your b-plot/verify settings for stuff. i think it's called "simulate rotary axis substitution".

what do you have set for "axis control" in your operations? i set that and always get my rotation output. od thing is, i have to have it "off" on a drilling cycle to get it to post rotation. and, dont mean to be too technical, but it's your t-plane that will give you rotation, not wcs. if they match, no rotation.

I've had pretty good luck with Horizon inserts when i had issues breaking a chip in aluminum. Don't be scared, though, you have to push them! The right coolant helps so it doesn't stick to the insert also. Also, depending on the machine/control, some canned cycles (G74 i think) can peck turn, but only straight geo, no arcs/curves.

Ok, so same chamfer tool in X5, X6, now X8. What's up with the tool manager profile vs the backplot profile vs the verify profile? It looks correct in verify, NOT in tool manager and backplot. Any ideas???

If I understand correctly, you should be able to restart prior to the codes above being read, but not afterwards. what I mean by that, is the machine needs to read those codes in order to run/calculate correctly. Since those codes are typically recalculating positions and feed rates at every line of code involving movement, you probably cannot skip down through moves and have it just pick up and know where it should be. In these circumstances, you can probably only start at tool change positions where these are typically set and read.

billb I tried changing the filter to 35% cut 65% filter and that fixed it and gave me a 25 second regen time. Also, I changed the scallop height from .005 to .002, just to make sure it was crunching. that did speed it up, however, I'm curious as to why? I'll have to try on the old computer later to get a comparable time, as I think it will run faster. I'll keep experimenting, thanks.

where do I do that?

Yep, just a quick sample I made. Operation 1 is unfiltered. Operation 2 is the same toolpath, but filtered. = 6 minutes 40 seconds to generate. FLOWLINE_TEST.MCX-6

Surface finish flowline, one of my personal favorites. Tried same toolpath in X7, got bored watching it think for 5 minutes and closed it. In the past, this toolpath should have taken no more the 15-20 seconds, tops.

It doesn't appear to be using all 8 cores, though, only 4 of them. And why would they work faster on an older computer than a newer computer? If I run the same thing on an older one, it's much faster. it's not a tough toolpath, but takes 7 minutes to regen. i'll try in X7 and see what happens.