Thanks!

Hi Josh, What did you use to create this video? Hopefully a freeware

Hi all. Are there any NCSimul users out here? Converts from Vericut? I'm a long time Vericut user, but interested in finding out more about the competition/alternative. So far cgtech support is top notch. Wondering how it is with the NCSimul. Ease of use? Learning curve? Any info/opinion greatly appreciated

I had a similar situation with a different brand (starts with O, head/table)). Took them forever to tweak it in and it would never really hold it well. With DMGMORI we have zero issues...the 3d quickset takes care of it for checking and tweaking

Make sure your max angle is NOT the default 3 or 5 degrees.i set it to .5 deg or less. BTW...this is where Siemens and heidenhain controls shines... their look ahead works really well

.00005 for a total tolerance? That's waaay too tight. You should loosen it up and filter to try to create arcs especially for a machine such as haas. As little point to point moves as possible. Backplot will give you a great idea on the smoothness of the toolpath (turn "display endpoints" on)

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It was 1 to 50 for me....so I moved on

Top/Front Anything else is illegal

Looks like this is the latest that we can get...

+1 to the two above comments ))

You just described our quoting department

Using mi10 to create rotations scares the heck out of me.

DANGEROUS!

Almost 11 inch assembly gage lenghts. Pioneer PIONEER CAT40-SD075-160J (6.3" gage lenght) Using a bunch of them anywhere from .125" to .750 dia

Using undercutting tools in some tight spaces has been my bread an butter for the last several years. It's always a battle, but a best lesson here is to get creative and try new things. There is always a way to "skin that cat"

I agree with this and have been doing it at all times when updating MC with the exception of alfa/beta testing. Hardly ever do I have any crashes. If I do it's usually when I get impatient and start clicking with my mouse too much Very large files here, high speed surfacing and 5 axis mostly, so I can't complain.

17-4 could be pretty tough, depending on what condition it's at. H900 is no 1018. Eats up indexable tooling really fast.

This is exactly how I got going creating my custom tool libraries some 20 years ago. I suggest picking a brand of tools that you like and be consistent. I like widia and helical, so his is always my first choice (add others as needed). When naming tools in library I'm very specific. Example: .375 DIA EM 4FL W/.875 LOC 1.125 EXT HELICAL HSV-SR-40375 EDP 30322 Keep on adding tools as you go and don't get discouraged! This is a never ending process. Before you know it you'll have hundreds if not thousands of them in your libraries. Makes writing toolpaths a snap. It's pretty painful watching some programmers creating or searching for the same tool over and over again. I'd also at the same time add a holder (create an assembly) with the common holders for clearance (1 at a time, as needed). A must when doing multi-axis stuff. You're already ahead of the game by starting this process

Is that a 4k screen? If so you might want to play with some other adjustments too. It's been covered before...

For the beginner users....creating tool libraries are one of the best improvements you can make to be the most efficient programmer. Those (and any) libraries are priceless. Thanks for sharing John, that's very generous.

Drives me nuts too. You'd think this would be already resolved in 2018....arghhhh

We have this setup on 2 new NHX5000 machines (2 pallets per machine). Works quite well.

Check the battery!

Are you measuring the tlo off the taper or off the flange? If measured from the taper it should be the same if the gage length is the same as well.