Figured it out. 

Fadal uses:

Q= Amount of Y+ shift

I= Amount & Direction of X shift

J= Amount & Direction of Y shift 

It's an old Fadal 

Long time no see gents. 

Using a Fine Bore op (bore to depth, shift, rapid out) it orients the tool parallel to the x axis but shifts in Y axis. I need it to shift in x axis. Is that possible?  

I have been working closely with CNC on the tool crashing issue....

I think we have found the problem

That worked ok. It had all my parameters still set as I had wrote in MC which is good. Like you said I only had to rechain the geometry and it was done.

Thanks Tom.

Is it possible to write toolpaths in MC and then bring in to Solidworks with the toolpaths attached? I tried saving in MC as step and iges files and when I brought it in to SW the part came in fine but no toolpath. Have no issues with writing paths in SW and bringing directly into MC.

Thanks.

I have the same issues. Part rotates as the Z is retracting and it gouges my part. Let me know what you find out please.

ret_on_indx : 1 #Machine home retract on rotary index moves, (0 = no, 1 = yes)

This causes the tool to retract to Z home position before returning to next cut. Not what I wanted. I just want Z to retract to the clearance or feed plane position then rotate the the A axis.

That's prolly it Mr. Wizard. Mine was set to 0.

Thanks fellas! I owe ya both a PBR

Running contours with rotary axis on and set to 3 axis rotating about the x axis I cut a feature and when it retracts to go to the next location it seems as the Z and A axis are moving simultaneously creating a ramp looking gouge in my parts. How can I get it to retract in Z before rotating A to go to next location?

TIA

Get the V9 to X5 Transition Guide. It worked well for me.

Bill, I have worked with a lot of 4 axis in V9. If you would like to shoot me the file and a description of what you want to achieve I will be more than happy to look at it.

Are you engraving on a cylinder? Have you tried the rolldie chook?

I am currently doing the MastercamU. So far I like it. Fills in some gaps for me, and I can work at my own pace.

Can you put it up on the ftp? If not, you can mail to me and I will have a looky.

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I can do that because I too have a rebuilt POS Fadal!

Versa-Loks for sale! They come in black or blue. I can't sell red. Those are patent pending.

Can I have a t-shirt instead?

Communicating with it will be the least of your troubles.

The ony soultion I know of is something like this calmotion which it sounds like you already know that.

I bought one of these, took it all apart and modified it to meet my specifications.

My new design is not for sale, but I will give it to you.

Is that gonna be on the Logo Channel