OK I,m a fuddy duddy What does O/T stand for???? Never mind it just hit me . Sorry [ 01-26-2002: Message edited by: Kenneth Potter ]

Now thats a first! Twins In this forum! Welcome to the forum Dan. Glad to meet ya. Kenneth Potter

Is multaxis lurking in the shadows again [ 01-25-2002: Message edited by: Kenneth Potter ]

I tryed your method & it worked.setting the part to 0,90.180,270, & changing cplane & tool plane to match. Btw i tryed draping a surface to get a single surface . I drape the part from ),90,180,270 & trimmed the over lapping surface. Then i joined the trimmed surfaces to create a single surface. Unrolled it keepimg the topology in intact. Multi surface rotary axis it with some good results. Kenneth Potter [ 01-23-2002: Message edited by: Kenneth Potter ]

I tryed flowline & it worked good but like you said it must be a single surface or if its multi the flow lines must be row crap. I find the roll /unroll function works primarly with flat Plane stuff . Then i created a grid of points & got some usefull results. quote: If you can approximate the part with a single coons surface for the roughing op, you can unroll the geometry used to create it, build the surface flat, run the rough pocket toolpath on it with rotary replacement, and you're all set. Or you can run flowline rough on the rolled surface, backplot and save the geometry, then run a contour with rotary replacement and Unroll selected, and you're done. Huummmm I gonna try to drape a single surface using Alias or Rhino Then unroll that surface & try the rough pocket with rotary replacement. I think drape would give a better approximation of the original surface. Let ya know how it go,s in a few Love My Master cam [ 01-21-2002: Message edited by: Kenneth Potter ]

Yes Jay thats Kinda what i want. And that axial option on the third tab paramater page was not there."rotary 4th axis" The computer i was on at that time was Ver 8.0 NOT 8.1.1. As soon as i updated it was there . I like to seen if i can get the surface rough pocket tool path to wrap around in a rotary 4th axis fashion . Kenneth Potter

Thanks Simtec I get your explanation My problem is getting a i,e, surface machinig tool path like parallel finish to wrap around completely to the multi surfaces . Can this be done in Mastercam? IF so how. Iv been Playing around with the Old tool paths options & have found it very useful but a bit tricky on determining what sync mode to use that will get me an exact surface representation of my original so thats not an option for me. K P

Rotary 4th axis surface machining I have an irregular Shape part that has muti surfaces that I want to machine on a rotary axis from cylinder stock. I kinda know all that flat tool path yada yada rotary stuff. But getting into rotary surface machining is new area for me. About the X , Z0 is center of dia . Cplane & toolplane set to top. The rotary 4 axis option I have found has its limitations & only cuts in one stopover direction about the X axis cw or ccw. Is there some way to change the step over cut direction to Y, Keeping the same rotary axis set up ? Also how can I use the surface roughing & finishing tool paths & wrap that tool path around irregular surface/solid in a cylindrical fashion. Thanks in advance Kenneth Potter

Thanks gcode The Post is for a Kitamora Mycenter zero & 2x with a Yasnac M80i control. Never worked with it before. Kinda weired for me. Once again Thanks Kenneth Potter

Working off the Fanuc standard post from the V8 CD I need a bit of help on how edit the post to output line numbers only at a tool change. N1 T1 M6 N2 T2 M6 Thanks KP

quote: Those who aren't almost immediately humbled by the fact that they aren't all knowing usually end up in a Gjob plant somewhere walking around with a print under their arm or doing time studies. Man you hit a nerve with me on that ! I have seen many a work place with that type of moron walking around with blue prints under his arm all the time walking back n forth faking his way thru it all. I meet a enginneer once that couldnt read a basic micrometer. When he saw the shock on my face his comment was, "" But i can read a digital mic"" Oh well back to work KP [ 01-17-2002: Message edited by: Kenneth Potter ]

It goog to know that forum has menbers with a goog sence of humor just kidding

I got started working in shop were my leaders nick name was Crash!!!!!!. This guy was supposed to be a Cnc guru ""hahahahah"""". After seeing him Smack a 10k Spindal into junk I knew right away what i wanna do for living Got hands on training on my own for while .Then went back to School full time. That was a hundred years ago & i have been to a lot of shops sence then. My first cam system was Cim Linc (1985) on a 186cpu And yup I,m and old fart Kenneth Potter

Cnc Programmers generally DONT own the machine tool or the Cadcam sorftware ,So companys can Pick & choose from a huge trained college degree labor pool in these bad economic times. JMHO Kenneth Potter

Yes Ccode the crunch is getting very tight. & Education is getting the top spots for employment. But dont fear cause you have valuable experience & thats what keeps you in the door. Keep the faith Dude Kenneth Potter

I use to work for a company that has Pro E & They only use it as a Native Pro E to Iges File translater for Mastercam,, Hehehehehhe. Nobody cares to use it cause of over kill.

""""""Toolio Iglacius """"" Nice Name

Nice Picture James That must be you in the middle

I got my copy two weeks ago. I read about some great improvements to Mastercam Version 9 I for one like the added solid model feature recognition & solid sheets from surfaces. & to convert closed surfaces to solids & back. Really cool stuff I also heard that Version 9 has made some light improvement to Its very weak Realtime dynamic Pan ????? Sooo0000000000 WAD DUPS WIT DAT Kenneth Potter [ 01-05-2002: Message edited by: Kenneth Potter ]

I understand the XZ/ZX/YZ yadayda stuff but the help file Sates ''Choosing the Comb view option from the Screen menu combines all parallel views into a single view and moves arcs from the parallel views to the single view."" {{{Are the saying Named veiws or flat ortho veiws ? }}}} { Parallel views are those Cplanes that exist in the same two-dimensional plane (XY, XZ, or YZ) but differ by rotation or position. This option is useful when you translate files from other applications and want to reduce the number of different views in order to make editing the geometry easier'''' Help Kenneth Potter

Combind Veiws Can someone explain a more on how this function works. For me the help file on this is a bit weak on details & examples.I have just started playing around with it with no success. Not a heck of a lot of information & discussion in this forum about it Thank & Happy New Year Kenneth Potter

A shop that do work for has 5 hardinge lathes & each uses that M98P1 safe position > If i remember right some use that G50 XnnZnn position And some use a G50S3000 spindal clamp thingy I modifyed the lathe EZpost that has no canned cycle support so output will always be long hand. As soon as i get back to work i will send you a copy With the great tips about post editing from this forum i,m gonna really gonna have some fun ] quote: My coworkers dont really have faith that we can get good programs written from mastercam or any other cam for that matter. The people up above want me to prove it also. I think the best way to do it is to have a mastercam posted program look as close to the ones we write manually From my personal experience ,shop floor lathe guys that program manually are afraid that a cam system will cut them out of a job.They will fight against you at every turn. Do One lathe at a time to get started Orrrr cut thru all the headaces & have your post customized for youjust to get you started [ 12-29-2001: Message edited by: Kenneth Potter ]

ahahahhaha THIS IS SOOOO FUNNY. Dont feel bad dude. Brain farts happens from time to time. I get em at least 3 times a week

Cadkey by Bayside can do both soilds & surfaces In Cadkey you can convert a surface into a solid & back . Convert & Revert

Rhino is now out of beta testing for 2.0, upgrade for 1.1 to 2.0 is free if downloaded from Mcneal. or 35bucks for a cd upgrade from your local dealer. Rhino interface is very autocad like in its structure & you can create your own custom work space. Unlimited undos & redo fron your last file save. Unlimited veiwport creation . Just plain out packed tools All for 1K But the surface filleting is very poor