+1----> gcode, its there TERRYH here is a screen shot.

Yes go to the tool manager and open a metric tool library, filter the taps, add them to the part tools. After that open the inch tool library and add the metric taps in the part tools by drag and drop, it might check for duplicate tool numbers just hit yes.

Everytime some asks about active reports it never fails that someone has to mention "I use X+ and it does all that I need". Anyways check your margins you could be too close to the edge thus creating a second page. Active reports are a great tool and it has many possibilities, the active reports tutorial is on the FTP ftp://mastercam-cadcam.com user:mastercam pw:swiss; under setup sheets subfolder.

This is what I get when facing, no 2 lines. Perhaps this is in your postprocessor. T316 M6(2" FACE MILL TOOL - 316) ( FC HT ) ( OP1 ) A0. G0 G90 S2600 M3 E1 X-2.325 Y-.0001 G43 Z2. H316 D316 M7 Z.1 G1 Z0. F100. X2.075 F35. G0 Y-.2001 G1 X-2.075 G0 Y-.4 G1 X2.075 G0 Y-.6 G1 X-2.075 G0 Y-.7999 G1 X2.075 G0 Y-.9999 G1 X-2.325 G0 Z2.

If you combine the lead-in/lead-out with the actual cut geometry your cutter comp might not kick in until the end or corner of that first line. Not a good thing to have happen, this will more than likely cause a tapered cut and not the 5-axis swarf kind.

If its 4th axis geometry should be at depth, in other words right on where the features go. My instructor always recomended to use either absolute or incemental, but stick to one only +1 kccadcam incremental is in reference to the geometry; I would have Clearance absolute just so that my tools can retract and approach at the same absolute distancea.

If you uncheck "keep taskbar on top of other windows" it does not show the taskbar when the mouse touches the bottom of the screen.

Here is what I did ( +1 Lee )taper mill achieved a good Drill Mill definition. You have to trig out the flute length.

You can upload the video to the FTP @ ftp://mastercam-cadcam.com user:mastercam pw:swiss, open it through windows explorer to upload. Where are you located I have a technician's number that can adjust your machine back to specs. It might be the Gibs that are too loose or the bearings. +1 On multipass for the thread mill speacially NPT.

Well more like false advertising. You are right they do advertise but we are not forced to buy it, a good programmer can learn any other package given the opportunity. Once you realize that MCAM is not the right package to have the employers should pull the maintenance and look elsewhere instead of keep paying for it and hope that bugs will get fixed a release or two down the line. MCAM has made improvements but you would think that for as many seats as they sell and how expensive they are CUSTOMER SERVICE would be better. At least X6 is 64bit pretty much last place in that race after almost all packages have gone X64. I like MCAM but they definitely need to have a better approach. Oh and its Schmuck, Therefore, Experience, And System...you misspelled ...

What machine do you have again ? Is it an MPMaster or IHS Post ?

I agree with G, MCAM has improved a lot, there are bugs and some of them are unbelievably stupid but that’s software for you. I run dynamic most of the time and they reduce my cycles by at least 50%, verify has improved over the years I remember when you could actually see the tool move on rapid; I think this was improved in X3. As far as I’m concerned they do have a great product, otherwise why do so many people buy it? Let’s point at some software that does not need a bug fix or improvements, we should all become software engineers so we can code our own features into the software and solve all our issues; or CNC could make it open source and have the community better MCAM. Here is an example Solidworks 2011 is up to SP5 and that is a great piece of software, SW 2012 is SP1.

Does JPEG have vectors ? I think you can Raster2Vect CHook that and create geometry based on the image.

What if you want to use a tool 5 to make a feature in order for tool 7 to machine another feature inside then you needed tool 5 again to finish, do you have to make 3 toolpath groups. You can't have the tool 5 ops in the same subgroup because that would make them run one after the other. Do you insert a group per tool even if it only machines one feature, do you name each toolpath, and do you have the post remove the tool comment as the operation comment would be a duplicate, or do you not output the toolpath group heading?

What is it you need, I program and run Fadals every single day unfortunately. They are not the heavy duty machines we need. I can help you out though, ask away !

Same here no bottleneck, we have a Gigabit Switch and Fiber Optic Uplink.

I just did it and nothing odd happened, I copied to another Machine Group, deleted the 1st tool, renumbered and didn't get any repeats. Is it happening when you import also !

Do you need G18 to work off the front plane ? I thought G18 was needed only to do XZ work. What post are you starting with and what exactly is it that you want output, be more specific and perhaps provide some samples of code.

Sure but be careful make sure the tools are fully retracted specially on a drill or boring bar, here is the code: pcan1, pbld, n$, sg53, "U0.", e$ sg53, [if y_axis_mch, "V0."], "W0.", Change the U and W for X and Z if thats what you need.

You have 2 choices you can modify this line under the pl_retract postblock pcan1, pbld, n$, *sg28ref, "U0.", [if y_axis_mch, "V0."], "W0.", to either this pcan1, pbld, n$, "G53", "U0.", [if y_axis_mch, "V0."], "W0.", or define an sg53 string as "G53" and use sg53 in the line in question pcan1, pbld, n$, sg53, "U0.", [if y_axis_mch, "V0."], "W0.", You will probably need to change this in the pm_retract as well for the milling operations.

I always run a separate operation just so I can change my feeds and speed properly for the amount of material I am removing now and the finish I want. How about you select final pass on final depth ?

No entry move on peel, Dynamic mill should do this well also. Use the two chains and configure your entry feeds and speeds, and voila it will be done.

This one was much simpler, why ? or How ?

Wow !~

Did the bank have money in it ? +1 Insert Key...jeje