Rod, Thanks, I do reverse engineering ports all day, Im glad to here this will streamline not only the toolpaths, but also the surface creation!! this is great news, Im going to schedule a demo ASAP..

i have many lathe parts that all have same features, i want to see if it is possible to set up an excel sheet to just enter a few dims, and regen toolpaths and post, rather than making new goemetry then rechaining,etc. any thoughts? am i asking too much?

I put it off for a while, but back to it, looks like X3 had the issue, gonna try X4 next week, ill let you know what i find.

does anyone know why my multisurface 5 axis doesnt generate a toolpath? Ive been porting 5 axis simultaenous for years , but im tired of having to re-spline multiple surfaces to make one continuos surface to machine, so I tried "advanced multiaxis" and "multiaxis/multisurface 5 axis" they both go through the params, triangulation and etc. but when i finish i get zero toolpath

ouch, joe! @ Jay send me ur FTP , file too large

yeah, I will send over, i was just starting it, so only has 3 ops, ur not working today?

Jay, I was going to call u, but didnt want to bother you, I know you're pretty busy. No Rush, we can go over it with some beers next week. I tried the post from you and got same deal. any way lets do that soon. Thanks for the help Joe!

OHHH! That would be good info huh? Thanks, now it makes a bit more sense. BUT I'd really would like to see TOP as the B0.(spindle pointing at the face of tombstone) just to simplify things for my programmers, so I guess I'll have to have someone make me one. Will your upgraded V9 post work in X3? or can you upgrade an X3 generic?

@Joe, I just double checked , and yes my WCS is set to Top on all ops, and my Tplanes are set to the planes i use to make the geometry for those features(B23.etc.) but I did notice, my rotary axis was off, I turned it on "rotary axis positioning about Y axis" and still getting different work offsets for every angle? also not sure why the first one doesnt have B0. instead of B-90.?

Im using X3's 4axis HMC post, and i want the program to (example) drill a hole at "G54 B0" then drill another at "G54 B23". i have all angles set up, looks good on the screen, but when I post, I get "G54 B-90." for first hole and "G55 B-90." for second one, I dont want to type in ALL angles needed. Any ideas on how my planes should be? machine deffinitions? or do I have to have a custom post made for my specific machine?

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