i really appreciate the legup aaron... i cant open that as we are still running x5.....can you save it as a mcx-5 please

hi guys i have uploaded a zipped mx5 file called MARK HEADSTONE70414.zip to the unspecified uploads sub directory of the mastercam forum folder on the FTP site. i have been trying for 3 days now to generate the toolpath for this plaque..... i want to rough using 12mm, 6mm ,4mm and then finsh with 2mm flat and 1 mm end mill. i first tried Surface High Speed machining using area clearance and then rest roughing....but when i got down to the 2mm it would not regenerate... i then tried it but using surface rough pocket and then restmill and the restmill passes seem to redo where the previous tool should have machined. i get to 4mm roughing and end up with 20+ machine hours just for the 4mm restmill path... i then read on the forum about saving the verify of the previous restmill path as a STL and using that as stock and then restmill with next tool... but i end up with the same .. can someone suggest a method to do this .... the mcx5 file is 40meg is there a way i can reduce the file size of this solid ... i modeled it in mastercam...any help would be appreciated.....this is a love job Ray

thanks HTH and Brad for the replys ... i will give what you said a try. ray

i have a screen capture of the solid sheet surfaces of the 2 blades and the solid hub ...the original scan i did an extrude cut removing the hub area ...and left me with an open sheet solid on both blades

hi guys i have been given the job of machining a 2 blade prop.. the customer supplied a point cloud and mesh that was digitised on a rensihaw cyclone. i have the blade areas now in a solid sheet and have a solid hub...what i am trying to do is join the 3 solids with a fillet and i am having issues.... this is my first solid job with pointcloud/mesh.......is there someone who i can show what i have so far and point me in the right direct.......will a trim to surface extend the solid into the hub... i appreciate any help.... ray

cnc turret lathe, with anilam 4200T controller...

guys is it possible to machine a hex by synchronising the spindle and x axis

My anilam 3000m conversational post works flawlessly on the 6000m controller i tried yesterday. thanks for your help

Hi guys ...can anyone tell me if my Post for my anilam 3000m controller will work on an Anilam 6000m controller.....

guys thanks for the replies.......so using the milling module and then changind to xz plane would be the go.......i plan on just turningsome small parts from 25mm bar stock held in a 25mm ER32 collet...i was a member on the old forum years ago when the FTP site was still available but looks like it has taken me back to 0 posts now ...

hi has anyone had experience in doing some basic lathe type turning/ contouring using their cnc mill... what are some of the techniques that some of u guys have used. Do i program contours in mastercam mill in the XZ plane or do i use mastercam lathe........what happens with the post processor . i have an anilam 3000m controller on a 3 axis mill. any input is apreaciated. ray