Thanks!

2 hours ago, JoshC said:

3d chamfer did a good job when chaining the top edge of the chamfer and usign 0" top offset for the value. I have a video below on how i would setup the path.

https://fastechincorporated-my.sharepoint.com/:v:/g/personal/joshc_fastechinc_net/EYbxWG-GPbZAlNQ9hH6uqSABztXK2PWF50E4JSX6G_1IAw?e=ToeQ1y

might be other ways to get this done but this works.

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)

Here

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 ))

On 9/14/2018 at 10:12 AM, 5th Axis CGI said:

Exactly. My throwing darts in the dark facing backwards blindfolded after spinning for 10 minutes makes it really hard to hit the dart board with a bowling ball in my hand.

You just described our quoting department 

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

35 minutes ago, JeremyV said:

 I have everything I need in one post, rotations included, except the B axis is called out using mi10 - something I created myself.  It's probably easier to post automatically, but I do like having control on the mi10 option as we don't always use complex rotations outside of the normal 0, 90, 180, 270 rotations.

I do use planes for the rotations, the B axis doesn't automatically post them since I had a way of avoiding that.   Everything normal, I don't use planes much, except if I have more than one work offset.

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"

8 minutes ago, JeremyV said:

Also, our reseller seems to believe that installing new versions of mastercam should be done without any importing at

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.

On 7/24/2018 at 7:52 AM, jeff said:

The Sandvik R390 is a great cutter. What condition will these be at? 

17-4ph isn't all that bad, but you can't rip it like it's 1018.  If you start out at 303ss speeds and feeds and go from there you'll be fine.

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

20 hours ago, BBprecise said:

Just wondering if anyone here has any experience with putting/using a Tsudakoma rotary on a horizontal mill for a 5th axis and your opinion on it?

I'd take any experiences with Tsudakoma rotaries in general as well, regardless of the machine it's on as well.

 

Thanks.

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

Check the battery! 

3 hours ago, g huns said:

Cool. Thanks.

I am puzzled as to why the length offset is so much different between them though. Generally, a tool picked up in one of our machines will pick up identical in the other. There has to be something different between them, but I can't see what it is.

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.