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TERRYH

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TERRYH last won the day on February 16 2023

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  1. Does anyone have information on how to make this work ? Doing a check fixture with several staco clamps and trying to use this so I do not have to create individual work planes for each pocket. they are flat bottom just at different angles.
  2. A few versions back at least 2 or 3 the in+ button used to stay on when selected until changed or the session was closed. It is something I use quite a bit and now it's an extra click every time needed. I wish they had left it alone or fix it. We're using 2024 and it was this way as well in 23 I just hate extra added clicks......LoL
  3. I noticed this is a multi axis toolpath and did not see this in a regular toolpath.
  4. I was not aware the program actually checked for collisions while processing, because a program will completely process and not say one thing that I have ever seen in 12+ years of using MC. I can process a program using a 1/8 ball for example and some ridiculous large holder or a holder not even meant for this tool and the program will process with no warnings. I have only seen collision warnings about tool violation or holder violations when running verify or machine simulation. Does it matter when processing a program if the tool is 1" or 100" long I thought when processing a program it only took into account the tool dia./ radius and where you have your cut parameters set, and then the other adjustable variables. We do not have the collision checking box checked on the holder page. I'm sure it is embedded in the coding that if (any) parameters change it automatically reprocess but to me it just does not make sense and on a part like this where it does take some time to process I feel it is a waste of time on the job, and I could understand if I switched from a 1/2" to a 1/4" or something.
  5. No I am not complaining about having to to re verify it you missed what I was saying or I explained it poorly, I was complaining about having to re process a program if I changed a tool projection out of or shortening it, I double check this in verify and a machine simulator.
  6. If I have a program completed and processed and have already ran it in verify and our machine simulator to verify it is good, if I go back and change something like the holder or a tool length why does the program need to re process if it is the same tool just a different length. We try and keep all tools and holders as short as possible so if I create a tool that is say 2" out of a shrinkfit holder and process it and verify it and I see it can be 1.75" out of the holder and I want to try it the whole program re process, to me that makes no sense, it is a waste of time IMO if I change actual program parameters I can understand it but on something like that it's just a waste. On a part like this that is 65x42x22 with lots of detail and will need the small corners picked to a 1/4" ball to change and wait on re processing takes forever.
  7. I got this to work on one part on all but one of the holes gave me an error, on another part it worked on all but 3 holes and gave an error. On both parts it worked on all the bottom thru holes the errors were given on the top counterbores.
  8. yes it works when there is a single surface around a hole and I use it where I can, however if there are 2 or more around a hole like on this part it does not work so well. For some reason I could not get this to work, not sure of I am doing it wrong or if it has something to do with how the part was designed.
  9. What I use it for is to create patches to cover holes on top of a contoured part being rastered with a ball mill to keep the tool from going into the holes. See attached picture, Most of the time power surface does not work so I'll create a line around the top of the holes (counter bores for bolts drilled from bottom) then I'll break that line into 4 segments and use loft to create the patch (surface) to cover the hole. In previous versions it used to never do this, can't remember where it started but it has done it in 23-24 I only do it this way as a work around because something else does not work properly. I did just try power surface on these simple contour parts and it did work good enough for what I need it to do. In the past on larger and more complex contours it would give me what was needed and I would use the other method.
  10. Why is it when you try to break a line or arc into two pieces or more and it does not work yet it creates a copy of the like or arc? been this way for some time 2023, 24
  11. It was set to construction plane, however changing it to auto makes no difference. I just tried opening the part in 2023 and it works fine so I don't think it's a issue with the part.
  12. nothing on the Advanced tab is selected and I see nothing on the Basic tab about additional offset. It does not work if you select manual or all shown, and yes the correct construction plane is selected.
  13. I use this quite a bit and we just switched this week, what I use this for is to get a finish size of odd shaped parts and finish Z's on a contoured top surface, first real time using it to make 3-D programs and it flat will not work on this part it comes out way larger than the part actually is, any clue why or what I can do as a work around. I have tried this on a solid and with surfaces. the part is pretty small only like 4 x 4 x 2.5
  14. will this work if I already have the file like the picture I showed. or would I have to start over in creating them ? I could not get the other way Rekd suggested to work gave me an error.
  15. Yeah sorry I was wanting to know how to model them not program them I know how to do that.

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