Reko
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I meant machine and control defs too... prolly check those first.
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Can you compare the settings in your Genos post with the ones in the Generic Haas 4X? That might shed some light.
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Hi Jeff, I don't see any problems... I think your planes are fine the way they are... and I don't get any error posting with my 4-Axis post. Try changing to the Generic Haas 4 Axis post and see if you still get an error.
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Any way you can just post the Mastercam file?
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Post it up... I'll take a look
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I have run some pretty big gantry mills, and I would have to say weight distribution. I'm not sure how a standard C shaped vertical mill would even be possible past a certain designed size... the same would be true for weight... at some point it is better for a static foundation... and a table that is part of that foundation.
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I bet your boss was never a machinist.
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I can't open the file... it looks like an emcx learning edition file. Parallel, raster, flowline... all good suggestions.
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Local computer. Right click "Edit Tool"...crash It isn't immediate... I can edit tool at least once with no crash... sometimes I get lucky and I can edit tool 3, 4 or even more... but eventually... ...then I'm like ... then I realize I forgot to save for 20 minutes and I'm like You get the picture. Edit: C:\Users\Public\Documents\shared Mcam2017\mill\Tools
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That's difficult to picture without a file... many times you need to extend your surfaces, or create additional surfaces to get the exact path you desire.
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Ingersoll make coolant through drills that can hold that diameter and I believe they do a 7 to 1... not sure though. The bottom can be blended in with a long end mill.
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Waterline or Hybrid... I love the newer HS toolpaths... post up a file, I'll give it a go.
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Nickel Aluminum Bronze Alloy C63200
Reko replied to gcode's topic in Machining, Tools, Cutting & Probing
Hmmm... sounds like something I might have liked to program, Lol -
Nickel Aluminum Bronze Alloy C63200
Reko replied to gcode's topic in Machining, Tools, Cutting & Probing
Nickel is the key word... I'd look at the percentage of that element and compare it to Inconel... then you can gage speeds and feeds from there. -
I believe that setting will affect accuracy by changing the deceleration/acceleration start/stop points... it isn't really an amount of .025" where corner rounding actually takes place. The accuracy of Mastercam is affected by your geometry and total tolerance/filters.
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Yep... you can always go old school... sounds like you will have to avoid a lot of the newer HS toolpaths as most of them require a lot of extra code.
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You can easily DNC that program from your computer. Mastercam comes with Cimco, a file editor and communication program, and your Haas can be set up to run right from your computer no matter how big the file is.
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Well, if surface finish is what you're after, you need to adjust your filter settings. I adjusted the filter on your program and posted the code... your program was just under 5,000 lines... my program was nearly 310,000 lines long. You will definitely need to have high-speed-machining on your Haas, but you can try these settings:
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Thanks Ron... I love this kind of help... many times, just knowing something is possible is one heck of an advantage on a job.
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I don't see a problem with that retract... I don't believe Fanuc roughing cycles see the cutter comp, and the finishing move is from X30 to G40 X42 so no problem there. I have a feeling the problem is in your offsets.
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That code looks good to me... what exactly is the alarm you are getting? Also, what kind of machine? How many axis is it?
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"if i have to work with radius compensation shoul i put the radius in geometry offset , or in both geometriy offset and wear offset?" ^I use only geometry... but it shouldn't matter because both offsets are added together to compute the toolpath. Comp should work fine inside the canned cycle... the error is likely something else. Can you post your code?
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No, not mill/turn... but 3D surfacing, 3+2 and full 5-axis work... small auto-industry, prototype and medical industry all the way through 80,000 lb. castings for the energy industry... some files as big as 600MB+... so yeah. Maybe I misspoke. I'm certain there are higher-end programmers than myself, doing far tougher work... but I love stock model... sometimes I have as many as 10-12 stock model's in one file... and it has worked nearly flawless for me. Edit: 600MB
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I have used stock model daily since X7 (stl files before that)... it is a necessity in my programming and I rarely have issues. It's a great tool.
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Don't give up too soon. Just keep the original model so that if something goes wrong, you can merge it back in and start over. Sometimes, I keep the original Model on one level, copy it to another and make my changes to the duplicate. It does take some trial and error, but all the new model prep stuff is powerful and worth the learning curve.
