thanks for the help dave. John

Toolpaths-next menu-Circ tlpths-Thread mill Hope this helps mate. Its new to me as well, I skipped V8

G'Day People, Just a quick question about feed rates, if anyone is clued up on Heidenhain Controllers. After posting a program with MC through to the CNC, is their a way to edit the feed rates all at once. Other controllers can. Or is it quicker to edit the pro again back in MC. Its a pain in the arse if your taking 0.05mm depth cuts on an electrode and you have punched in the wrong feed.!!! Help me please, Heidenhain Masters! Thanks in advance, The Novice.

Thanks for the kind words Dave, Im getting the mothballs out of my suit and ringing the dry cleaner!! Started my new job today. Back to manual pro with Grundig Control on a Deckel. Havent done manual pro since trade school. Its coming back ok though. Boss says Ive got a few weeks on it then back to good old MC No worries, I said!!! Hope nobody sweated to hard today. Cheers John [ 08-21-2002, 05:49 AM: Message edited by: John_o ]

What % of toolrooms in Melbourne,Aust use MC, Hugh [ 08-20-2002, 01:11 AM: Message edited by: John_o ]

Thanks Greg, Sorry Dave, got a bit excited when I found this page yesterday. Im writing down the SimNo and my company name ready 4 xmas mate.Ill comb my hair and put on my best safari suit 4 the pixel. Thanks to everyone thats helped so far. Cheers in advance

Like u Im a Fanuc fan, I hope they arent to diff from what i know Thanks mate

ps. your link is all about classes in the usa not the poor convicts in aus Cheers anyway James Sounds like you the man!

Havent met the new reseller yet, but Im sure he can help me. What are Dekel vmc like? We used Hartford (rubbish) at my old work. We had a problem every morning with the g54 being out on the y axis but not on the x. 2hours later it would change again. Great for cavity work(not) Is this common with Asian vmc or is it just a common compensation prob? Cheers in advance [ 08-19-2002, 08:16 PM: Message edited by: John_o ]

Surfcam,powermill mostly. Melbourne is the plastic capital of aus. Been wraped in cotton wool for the last 10 years at one place. Think its time to venture out. Do you know any teachers down under?

What about a Trident Video Acclerator CyberBlade XP Ai1. Any good? Sorry, not up to speed on cards Cheers in advance [ 08-19-2002, 06:49 PM: Message edited by: John_o ]

Thanks James, Sorry about the yelling mate. Sounds like MC does alright over there. I only know of two comps in Adelaide that run MC. The one Ive just left and the one I start at tommorow. V7 at the old and v9 at the new. Hope I can take a smooth step up! Thanks again [ 08-19-2002, 06:23 PM: Message edited by: John_o ]

still dont understand the cutter comp. few more choices has me a bit more , think it was just my transition from v7 2 v9. I skipped over v8. thanks for your help sorry 4 the late reply, you sweat, I sleep in aus [ 08-19-2002, 06:04 PM: Message edited by: John_o ]

G DAY JUST A BALLPARK FIGURE, WHAT IS MC%USEAGE IN THE USA COMPARED WITH OTHER TYPES OF SOFTWARE IE POWERMILL SURFCAM ETC(LEGAL AND ILLEGAL) CHEERS IN ADVANCE [ 08-19-2002, 07:30 AM: Message edited by: John_o ]

NEW TO THIS GAME IN V7 I USED CHOOKS FOR CUTTING THREADS.STARTING AT A NEW SHOP AND HAVE SKIPPED V8 TO V9. IAM ON THREAD MILL PAGE WITH COMPENSATION TYPE AND OVERCUT.THE REST LOOKS OK. DID I MISS SOMTHING IN V7, ALT-C SELECT HELIX PUT IN DATA, CREATE PATH, MACHINE. V9 LOOKS A BIT QUICKER! THANKS IN ADVANCE [ 08-19-2002, 04:15 AM: Message edited by: John_o ]