Thanks for the info guys!

x4 mu3 surface finish contour total tolerance = .001 refine settings nc length = normal surface quality = best calc time = extended tolerance distribution cut toll = .00005 line / arc = .00005 smoothing = .0009 line/ arc filtering settings check box for create arcs in xy check box for use maximal tolerance value check box for smoothing settings check box for shift points randomly check box for minimize number of points We are finishing a large lamination tool aprox 120” x 35” x 9”. The machine is an olde AWEA with a fanuc 18-m. The programmed feed rate is around 100 ipm with a .750 ball em. The step over is .010, total tolerance is set to .001 and the sliders were set to best finish with smoothing turned on and shift points randomly. With G8 P1 turned on slows to a crawl of 15 to 45 IPM. I had the programmer set the slider to shortest code and the file size was cut to 1/8 of the original size. This did run a little faster from 30 ipm to 80 ipm average. Any suggestions on filter and smoothing?

We have an old lathe post for our haas sl-20. We only use the lathe a few times a month. Everyone around here says the post is good, but recently when posting c axis contour tool paths we get a weird shape. Below is who we got the post from about 6 years ago when using v9. The work around is posting the c-axis contour path with a mp master and its all good. I would really like to just modify the mp master to work with the hass but it’s a little above my experience. My question after looking at the code below, can you spot something that might be easy to fix in the post or mmd? MASTERCAM MP POST PROCESSOR - MLC CAD Systems # www.mlc-cad.com fyi running mc x4 mu3 I have posted the haas first that is bad the 2nd prog is the mp master and it is good. also noted is the code from the mp is much longer for some reason, but it works great. Thanks, Damian code: % O01141 (7P114-1.OP1-HAAS) (DATE - 02-03-10-09:07) (START TOOL LIST) ( T7 1/2 FLAT ENDMILL MILLING .5 DIA) (END TOOL LIST) N7(T7) ( 1/2 FLAT ENDMILL) G0 G18 G20 G40 G64 G80 T0707 M8 M154 (C AXIS ENGAGE) G00 G54 X4.3461 Z.25 C-166.7 G98 M133 P3000 Z.1 G01 Z0. F12.224 X3.3807 C-162.798 F24. X3.301 C-162.432 X3.2197 C-162.165 X3.1376 C-162.007 X3.0549 C-161.969 X2.9724 C-162.06 X2.8906 C-162.291 X2.8102 C-162.673 X2.7318 C-163.214 X2.6562 C-163.924 X2.5842 C-164.81 X2.5165 C-165.878 X2.4541 C-167.127 X2.3978 C-168.556 X2.3484 C-170.156 X2.3067 C-171.913 X2.2735 C-173.806 X2.2493 C-175.809 X2.2345 C-177.887 X2.2296 C-180.005 X2.2277 C-181.746 X2.222 C-183.484 X2.2125 C-185.217 X2.1992 C-186.943 X2.1822 C-188.657 X2.1614 C-190.359 X2.1371 C-192.043 X2.1091 C-193.708 X2.0776 C-195.35 X2.0427 C-196.964 X1.7184 C-229.689 C-233.095 C-236.498 C-239.901 C-243.304 C-246.707 C-250.11 C-253.513 C-256.916 C-260.318 X2.0427 C-293.041 X2.0815 C-294.839 X2.1159 C-296.673 X2.146 C-298.536 X2.1715 C-300.421 X2.1925 C-302.326 X2.2089 C-304.245 X2.2206 C-306.175 X2.2276 C-308.112 X2.2298 C-310.052 X2.2273 C-311.992 X2.2201 C-313.929 X2.2081 C-315.858 X2.1915 C-317.777 X2.1702 C-319.68 X2.1444 C-321.565 X2.1141 C-323.426 X2.0794 C-325.258 X2.0404 C-327.057 X2.0401 C-392.937 X2.079 C-394.735 X2.1137 C-396.568 X2.144 C-398.429 X2.1698 C-400.313 X2.1911 C-402.217 X2.2077 C-404.135 X2.2196 C-406.065 X2.2268 C-408.001 X2.2293 C-409.941 X2.2271 C-411.882 X2.2201 C-413.819 X2.2084 C-415.748 X2.192 C-417.668 X2.171 C-419.572 X2.1455 C-421.458 X2.1154 C-423.32 X2.081 C-425.154 X2.0422 C-426.955 X1.7181 C-459.686 C-463.087 C-466.491 C-469.895 C-473.298 C-476.702 C-480.106 C-483.509 C-486.913 C-490.316 X2.0425 C-523.048 X2.0775 C-524.661 X2.109 C-526.302 X2.137 C-527.967 X2.1614 C-529.652 X2.1821 C-531.353 X2.1992 C-533.068 X2.2125 C-534.793 X2.222 C-536.526 X2.2277 C-538.264 X2.2296 C-540.005 X2.2345 C-542.123 X2.2493 C-544.202 X2.2735 C-546.204 X2.3068 C-548.097 X2.3485 C-549.854 X2.3979 C-551.453 X2.4542 C-552.882 X2.5166 C-554.131 X2.5843 C-555.198 X2.6563 C-556.084 X2.7319 C-556.794 X2.8103 C-557.335 X2.8907 C-557.716 X2.9725 C-557.947 X3.0551 C-558.039 X3.1377 C-558. X3.2199 C-557.842 X3.3011 C-557.575 X3.3809 C-557.208 X4.3462 C-553.305 Z.1 F12.224 G00 Z.25 M9 G00 X10. Z10. T0700 M30 % code: (PROGRAM NAME - 7P114-1.OP1-MP) (DATE=DD-MM-YY - 03-02-10 TIME=HH:MM - 09:30) (MCX FILE - C:IN WORKPROGRAMS7P114-17P114-1 LATHE7P114-1.MCX) (NC FILE - C:IN WORKPROGRAMS7P114-17P114-1 LATHE7P114-1.OP1-MP.NC) (MATERIAL - ALUMINUM INCH - 6061) (POST DEV - IN-HOUSE SOLUTIONS INC.) (TOOL - 7 - 1/2 FLAT ENDMILL - OFFSET - 7 - DIA. - .5") G20 (TOOL - 7 OFFSET - 7) ( 1/2 FLAT ENDMILL) (MPLMASTER GENERIC 3/4 AXIS LATHE HAAS SL-20 LT) (7P114-1.OP1.NC) (MILL PROFILE) G54 N7 T0707 G17 G98 M23 M90 G0 C-171.922 M88 G0 X2.5145 Z.12 M8 G97 S2500 M51 Z-.03 G1 Z-.38 F12. G41 X2.3195 C-175.634 F712.49 X2.2919 C-176.329 F850.29 X2.2696 C-177.139 F990.63 X2.253 C-178.04 F1102.97 X2.2429 C-179.006 F1181.92 X2.2395 C-180.005 F1222.42 X2.2376 C-181.76 X2.2318 C-183.513 X2.2222 C-185.26 X2.2088 C-187. 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X2.1155 C-783.319 F1184.25 X2.0811 C-785.154 F1166.36 X2.0423 C-786.954 F1145.08 X1.9741 C-790.18 F1172.33 X1.9134 C-793.572 F1251.4 X1.8604 C-797.123 F1327.92 X1.8156 C-800.821 F1399.54 X1.779 C-804.648 F1463.67 X1.7508 C-808.583 F1517.85 X1.7313 C-812.599 F1559.76 X1.7214 C-816.129 F1586.22 X1.7181 C-819.686 F1598.44 C-823.09 C-826.493 C-829.897 C-833.301 C-836.705 C-840.108 C-843.512 C-846.916 C-850.319 X1.7225 C-854.401 X1.7355 C-858.445 F1581.59 X1.7572 C-862.422 F1550.29 X1.7872 C-866.304 F1505.37 X1.8255 C-870.068 F1448.94 X1.8718 C-873.694 F1383.46 X1.9258 C-877.168 F1311.39 X1.9815 C-880.195 F1238.61 X2.0425 C-883.048 F1167.87 X2.08 C-884.792 F1144.59 X2.1136 C-886.566 F1165.24 X2.143 C-888.368 F1182.8 X2.1683 C-890.191 F1197.39 X2.1892 C-892.033 F1209.29 X2.2059 C-893.889 X2.2181 C-895.755 F1225.75 X2.2259 C-897.629 X2.2294 C-899.507 X2.2283 C-901.386 X2.2228 C-903.263 X2.2129 C-905.134 X2.2098 C-906.147 F1239.78 X2.2136 C-907.159 X2.224 C-908.135 F1194.58 X2.2409 C-909.044 F1112.56 X2.2635 C-909.859 F996.68 X2.3462 C-912.192 F895.58 G40 X2.4324 C-914.362 F833.4 G0 Z.12 M9 M90 G28 U0. V0. W0. H0. M55 M30

Guru, Lean somthing new everyday. good to know more about the FMT and how the nubers afect the output. Everything is working well. Thanks.

Guru, I formated the mr3$ and it posted the form corect g187 p1 e0. the only problem is the e value s/b .025. that is what i have in the mr3 box inside mc. Trevor, thanks for all the good info. if i cant figure it out by this afternoon, i will copy and past all of your code inside my post. as always, thanks for the help,

what wrong with this code? code: pbld, n$, "G187", [if mr2$, "P", no_spc$, *mr2$], e$ pbld, n$, "G187", [if mr3$, "E", no_spc$, *mr3$], e$ output looks like this code: G187 P1 G187 Emr3$ .025 x4 mr2 with mpmaster Thanks, Damian

open the tool path. click finish flowline options. click gap settings, set distance to 1.0. click on optimize cut order and regen.

Thanks John. That fixed it.

x4 mu1 after converting a lathe post to use in x4 i get an error msg when posting. i looked at the error log and it says missing closing bracket on line 1757 which is the pl_retract. i have looked at at for a while and played with it. also contacted my dearler who said it was ok. i dont like having it error when posting, so if you spot anything that may look funny please let me know. Thanks, Damian code: #eap 1/17/03 # When canned grooving, set cc_1013 to zero so that the cutter comp # value called out on the NCI 1013 line will be ignored. cc_1013 # should be restored to it's previous value in 'prcc_call_end'. if tool_op$ = 208 | tool_op$ = 62, #eap 1/17/03 [ #eap 1/17/03 sav_cc_1013 = cc_1013$ #eap 1/17/03 cc_1013$ = zero #eap 1/17/03 ] #eap 1/17/03 pl_retract #Retract tool based on next tool gcode, lathe (see ptoolend) ****error on this line***** cc_pos$ = zero #if home_type = ONE, [ pmap_home #Get home position, xabs ps_inc_calc #Set inc. pbld, n$, psccomp, e$ coolant$ = zero if cool_off = 1, pbld, n$, pscool, e$ #"M09", e$ #RUBEN ADD pcan1, pbld, n$, *sgcode, pfxout, pfyout, pfzout, e$ *toolno, e$ pbld, n$, pnullstop, strcantext, e$ ] if catcher_flag = 1, [ "M37 (PARTS CATCHER OFF)", e$ catcher_flag = 0 ] else, [ pbld, n$, `sgcode, psccomp, e$ # if (cuttype = 1) & (speedrpm <> 0) & (css_actv$ = 1), n$, "G97", *speedrpm, e$ #RUBEN WAS if (cuttype = 1) & (speedrpm <> 0) & (css_actv$ = 1), n$, "G97", "S200",e$ if mi8$ = 1, pcan1, pbld, n$, *sg28ref, "U0.", e$ #n$, *sgcode, "G129", "X0", "Z0", protretinc, "T0", strcantext, e$ if catcher_flag = 1, [ "M37 (PARTS CATCHER OFF)", e$ catcher_flag = 0 ]

The set up is on a 4th axis. The part is a dished rectangle shape. The tool path cuts a 5.0 deg angle around the part on a vacuum fixture. The end mill is moving in x,y,z and the A is rotating around to match the angled edges on the front and back. I probably didn’t explain it very well. Im sure a picture is worth 1000 words. We do several versions of this part and have never had an issue like this before. Anyway, thanks again for trying to help.

Easy enough to find, not sure what to change.

That makes sense. The post is just a mpmaster. Any suggestions on where to find the wind up information inside the post? Thanks for the help

Kind of weird, but any idea what might cause the tool path to want to rotate to this number after the cut is complete. All other tools ran fine. Its cutting the profile of a part. code: X-6.3953 Y-4.6858 Z-.5167 A389.046 F239.89 X-6.2954 Y-4.6875 Z-.5117 A389.039 F239.92 X-6.1955 Y-4.6892 Z-.5067 A389.032 F239.93 X-6.0956 Y-4.691 Z-.5017 A389.026 F240.04 X-5.9957 Y-4.6927 Z-.4967 A389.019 F240.04 X-5.8958 Y-4.6945 Z-.4916 A389.012 F239.86 X-5.7959 Y-4.6962 Z-.4866 A389.005 F239.97 X-5.696 Y-4.698 Z-.4815 A388.998 F239.92 X-5.5961 Y-4.6997 Z-.4764 A388.992 F239.94 X-5.4962 Y-4.7014 Z-.4714 A388.985 F240.05 X-5.3964 Y-4.7032 Z-.4663 A388.978 F240.06 X-5.2965 Y-4.7049 Z-.4612 A388.971 F239.97 X-5.2457 Y-4.7058 Z-.4586 A388.968 F472.28 G00 Z-.2086 A28.968 ****crash***** Z6.5414 M84 M05 G91 G28 Z0. G91 G28 Y0. G90 G54 X-53.1 G28 Y0. A0. G90 M30

Justin, From the menu bar select Operation Graphics display window Transform Translate Click on where you want to move the move the part from and to (just like translate from point to point in MC) We use PC Dmis for all of out 5 axis inspection while on our cnc. Im pretty sure it’s the same If used on a cmm. Damian

To everyone that added info on this post. It works perfect and I learned a lot. Thanks, Damian

i added Guru's info and it had an error. im sure im just doing somthing wrong. so i started over and just used Guru's pccdia block and everything post ok, just missing the # on every d call. i tried adding the line of code for paul and it erored out again. i think im pretty close if i can get pauls fmt to work. i am always impressed at the amount of knowlage on this board and the many different ways to do things. fmt "D#" 4 tloffno$ #Diameter offset number

I will try the above. just one question, where do i put the Declaration at? I have never seen this one before. Thanks code: Declaration:strtlmd "D"Concatenate D + # and reassign addr to tloffno$:

FINISH CORNERS AND .03 RAD IN POCKETS) (WCS NAME - TOP) (TOOLPLANE NAME - OP3 HORIZ) (CPLANE NAME - OP3 HORIZ) (TOOLPATH GROUP - TOOLPATH GROUP-1) (COMPENSATION TYPE - WEAR COMP) T3 M06 (DEFINE TOOL NAMES) G90G10L12P#3026R0 M11 (UNLOCK) G00 G17 G90 G54 A0. X1.0513 Y-1.2763 S9000 M03 M10 (LOCK) G43 H#3026 Z2. T4 D#3026 Z1.13 G94 G01 D#3026 Z.9257 F6. G41 D#3026 Y-1.2563 F9. G03 X1.0313 Y-1.2363 I-.02 J0. G02 X.9013 Y-1.1063 I0. J.13 G01 Y-1.0938 X.9008 X.4388 X.4387 Y-1.0942 Y-1.1063 G02 X.3088 Y-1.2363 I-.13 J0. G03 X.2888 Y-1.2563 I0. J-.02 G01 G40 Y-1.2763 X1.0513 Z.8214 F6. G41 D#3026 Y-1.2563 F9. G03 X1.0313 Y-1.2363 I-.02 J0. G02 X.9013 Y-1.1063 I0. J.13 G01 Y-3.3388 X.4338 Y-3.8112 X.9063 Y-3.575 G03 X.8862 Y-3.555 I-.02 J0. G01 G40 X.8662 Y-3.595 Z.1695 F6. G41 D#3026 X.8862 F9. G03 X.9063 Y-3.575 I0. J.02 G01 Y-3.3388 X.4338 Y-3.8112 X.9063 Y-3.575 G03 X.8862 Y-3.555 I-.02 J0. G01 G40 X.8662 Z.2695 F24. G00 Z2. ROUGH GROOVES) M11 (UNLOCK) G00 G90 A3.641 X0. Y-1.325 G43 H#3026 Z2.9368 M11 (UNLOCK) Z1.0368 G01 Z.9368 G93 A1.593 F1000. Z.9367 A-.453 F1000. A-2.501 F1000. Z.9366 A-4.549 F1000. Z.9365 A-6.599 F1000. A-8.646 F1000. Z.9364 A-10.697 F1000. A-12.749 F1000. A-14.798 F1000. A-16.846 F1000. A-18.898 F1000. A-20.949 F1000. Z.9365 A-22.999 F1000. A-25.048 F1000. Z.9366 A-27.097 F1000. Z.9367 A-29.145 F1000. A-31.193 F1000. Z.9368 A-33.239 F1000. A-35.289 F1000. A-37.336 F1000. Z.9367 A-39.386 F1000. A-41.437 F1000. Z.9366 A-43.486 F1000. Z.9365 A-45.537 F1000. A-47.586 F1000. Z.9364 A-49.633 F1000. A-51.681 F1000. A-53.731 F1000. A-55.778 F1000. A-57.827 F1000. A-59.873 F1000. Z.9365 A-61.923 F1000. A-63.973 F1000. Z.9366 A-66.02 F1000. Z.9367 A-68.068 F1000. Z.9368 A-70.116 F1000. A-72.168 F1000. A-74.218 F1000. A-76.27 F1000. Z.9367 A-78.321 F1000. A-80.372 F1000. Z.9366 A-82.418 F1000. Z.9365 A-84.469 F1000. A-86.52 F1000. Z.9364 A-88.57 F1000. A-90.617 F1000. A-92.67 F1000. A-94.718 F1000. A-96.764 F1000. A-98.811 F1000. Z.9365 A-100.859 F1000. EDIT M01 (.03 CORNER RAD) (WCS NAME - TOP) (TOOLPLANE NAME - OP3 HORIZ) (CPLANE NAME - OP3 HORIZ) (TOOLPATH GROUP - TOOLPATH GROUP-1) (COMPENSATION TYPE - WEAR COMP) T4 M06 ( .031"C/R, 1/8" SHK 2F CARBIDE CORNER-ROUNDING TOOL .036"LOC,. 75" PROJ.) G90G10L12P#3026R0 M11 (UNLOCK) G00 G17 G90 G54 A3.641 X0. Y-1.161 S8100 M03 G43 H#3026 Z3.0312 T5 D#3026 Z1.1312 G94 G01 D#3026 Z1.0312 F6. G93 D#3026 A1.975 F200.05 D#3026 A.308 F200.06 D#3026 A-1.36 F199.77 D#3026 A-3.028 F199.87 D#3026 A-4.696 F199.97 D#3026 A-6.362 F200.11 D#3026 Z1.0311 A-8.03 F199.84 D#3026 A-9.699 F199.69 D#3026 A-11.366 F200.01 D#3026 Z1.0312 A-13.032 F200.13 D#3026 A-14.699 F200.08 D#3026 A-16.365 F200.09 D#3026 A-18.029 F200.29 D#3026 A-19.697 F199.96 EDIT D#3026 A-12.082 F200.11 D#3026 Z1.0311 A-10.413 F199.84 D#3026 A-8.744 F199.69 D#3026 A-7.077 F200.01 D#3026 Z1.0312 A-5.411 F200.13 D#3026 A-3.745 F200.08 D#3026 A-2.078 F200.09 D#3026 A-.414 F200.29 D#3026 A1.253 F199.96 D#3026 A3.641 F139.61 G00 D#3026 Z1.1312 D#3026 Z3.0312 G91 G28 Z0. (.03 RAD) M11 (UNLOCK) G00 G90 A3.641 X.3237 Y-1.211 M10 (LOCK) G43 H#3026 Z2. M10 (LOCK) D#3026 D#3026 Z1.1625 G94 G01 D#3026 Z1.0313 F6. G41 D#3026 Y-1.191 G03 X.2938 Y-1.161 I-.03 J0. G01 X.2437 X0. X-.05 G03 X-.08 Y-1.191 I0. J-.03 G01 G40 Y-1.211 Z1.1313 G00 Z1.25 Y-1.439 Z1.1625 G01 Z1.0313 G41 D#3026 Y-1.459 G03 X-.05 Y-1.489 I.03 J0. G01 X0. X.2437 X.2937 EDIT Z1.1625 G01 Z1.0312 G41 D#3026 Y-3.709 G03 X-.901 Y-3.739 Z1.0313 I.03 J0. G01 X-.801 Z1.0312 X0. X.1 G03 X.13 Y-3.709 Z1.0313 I0. J.03 G01 G40 Y-3.689 Z1.0312 Z1.1312 G00 Z2. M05 G91 G28 Z0. G90G10L12P#3026R0 M01

Hey Tim, We program with resident tool's 1-83. the rest are open for special tools. the d#3026 and h#3026 just helps the operator from making any mistake by editing the wrong info. all h and t #'s come from the actual tool in the spindal. we also use it in a g10 call before and after each tool to adjust the comp for specific parts instead of for all job that might be running. ( G90G10L12P#3026R0 ) i did find one thing out, if i imput the tool info like this it will work. t1 h3026 d3026 t2 h3026 d3026 ect prev was t1 h1 d1 t2 h2 d2 and i never had a problem. seems weird for it to act up all of a sudden. thanks again for your help, Damian

I added the above. it fixed the tool that was giving me problems, but now it shows up on the prev tool?

sorry about that. here is the rest of the code. i tried # on the line mentioned and it still output wrong. I also failed to mention that if i post this toolpath only the code is good when i post the whole prog i get the D on every line of one tool only. pccdia #Cutter Compensation #if prv_cc_pos$ <> cc_pos$ & cc_pos$, prv_tloffno$ = c9k sccomp if prv_tloffno$ > 1, [ if prv_tloffno$ <> tloffno$, "D", no_spc$, 35, no_spc$, "3026" ] if cc_pos$, !tloffno$

pccdia #Cutter Compensation if prv_cc_pos$ <> cc_pos$ & cc_pos$, prv_tloffno$ = c9k sccomp if prv_tloffno$ > 1,

After reading all the info in this post, I got my mpmaster to spit out D#3026 and h#3026 just fine. Last night I was posting a 5axis curve toolpath with comp off and this is what I get. Anyone know what might be causing it? Thanks, Damian (.03 CORNER RAD) (WCS NAME - TOP) (TOOLPLANE NAME - OP3 HORIZ) (CPLANE NAME - OP3 HORIZ) (TOOLPATH GROUP - TOOLPATH GROUP-1) (COMPENSATION TYPE - WEAR COMP) T4 M06 ( .031"C/R, 1/8" SHK 2F CARBIDE CORNER-ROUNDING TOOL .036"LOC,. 75" PROJ.) G90G10L12P#3026R0 M11 (UNLOCK) G00 G17 G90 G54 A3.641 X0. Y-1.161 S8100 M03 G43 H#3026 Z3.0312 T5 D#3026 Z1.1312 G94 G01 D#3026 Z1.0312 F6. G93 D#3026 A1.975 F200.05 D#3026 A.308 F200.06 D#3026 A-1.36 F199.77 D#3026 A-3.028 F199.87 D#3026 A-4.696 F199.97 D#3026 A-6.362 F200.11 D#3026 Z1.0311 A-8.03 F199.84 D#3026 A-9.699 F199.69 D#3026 A-11.366 F200.01 D#3026 Z1.0312 A-13.032 F200.13 D#3026 A-14.699 F200.08 D#3026 A-16.365 F200.09 D#3026 A-18.029 F200.29 D#3026 A-19.697 F199.96

Found it, Thanks a lot guys!

We just got a few of the Chick Multi lock 1550 cluster towers for our horizontal. I haven’t had any luck finding a solid model of them anywhere to use for programming. If anyone knows where to get one or has already drawn one up please let me know. It would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Damian