Finally figured it out thanks everyone for the help.

I'm trying to find a 12mm X 150 mm Lg. Do they make 12mm that long. I need a 3 flt. Ground back for clearence. Thanks for looking.

I was wondering about who helped me with that. I remember seeing somthing on the board about and asked questions and you helped me. Couldn't remember by the initials. thanks for the help again. Will try it in the morning. I have everything just like you said except I need to check spacing. Thanks again!!

Thanks Tim. But I got the same result. No box that pops up and says " ERROR -- PECKRATE = 0 " There is just something I'm not doing right. I thought that is what mprint(speckrate0) did?

In my other posts I have it set up with your help to show an error message if my peck depth = 0. I found in formulas: testpeckrate : 0 #switch to turn on peckrate flag in error message: speckrate_error : "ERROR -- PECKRATE = 0" and in ppeck$ and pchpbrk$ if peck1$ <= 0, [ testpeckrate = mprint(speckrate_error) #edited **TPJ 03-24-2008** "ERROR -- PECKRATE = 0", e$ ] I put all these in my Kitamura post but it just doesn't do everything quite right. It puts " ERROR -- PECKRATE = 0 " in the program but it does not throw up a box saying "ERROR -- PECKRATE = 0" like it does in my other posts. What did I leave out. Does anyone know?? Thanks in advance for looking!! I'm using X5 now need to change my profile.

I also changed all of my posts to handle the offset numbers like everyone says, plus different tool change cycles, tap cycles and high speed machining if possible. Then I use a VB script to post to all machines at once on every program I make, that way it will work on any of our machines.

I am trying to section surfaces and do at different planes like you suggested Shawn. Jay what I was thinking is to start and as it was cutting, rotate my b axis. just don't know how.

I need to rotate my part as I am surfacing for clearance problems. I am on a Kitamura horzintal. HELP11

That would be cool but I think my boss would have a cow!!!!

Our company is celebrating 30 years of business. We are having an open house and I'm trying to think of a small "gimmie" that we can give to all the visitors. Any ideas would be helpful. Will run on horizontal I think. We have 4" cluster tower tombstone. I am trying to think of something cool to show what we can do but doesn't take a long time to run. Maybe should be in off topic forum , but this is about machining! Thanks for all your help in advance. Connormac

in my post this controls null tool change stuff ptlchg0$ # Null tool change if mi3$ = 0, comment$, e$ if workofs$ < 1, workofs$ = 1 if mi2$ = 0, n$, sgwcs, e$ if mi2$ = 0, n$, xr$, yr$, e$ p_moo1 if prv_ss$ <> ss$, n$,"M03", ss$,e$ if mi3$ = 1, comment$, e$ !opcode$ I think if you look at yours and find this, that is where you would start. I think in this post I would take out the "M03". Try starting there. HTH Connormac

Knevalel Thanks you right I was just thinking middle of tolarence. Thanks for all your input. Will talk to the boss about outside source that op. Square it up here. Send it to them then finishing it out when it comes back and I know it's straight. Will let everyone know if I end up doing it! Thanks to all Lot of good ideas I would lke to try.

Never have used a gundrill. Have looked at them but never tried.

That won't be what my boss wants to hear.

I have a .500 +.002/-.000 hole 10.5" thru 6061. Only thing I can think is come from both sides on a horizontal. So I am looking for a .501" reamer with thru spindle coolant that can ream over 5.25" deep. I only have 3 parts with 6 holes on each part but a ceramic tube has to be able to slide thru.

Thanks Tim that look like that fixed it I will try it tomorrow and see if it works in the multi-post Thanks so much Connormac

Tim now it sets everything to 7000 rpm. AAAAHHH

What i was trying was an if, else statement have this n$,*ss$,*spdlon,e$ Changed it to this if *ss$ > 7000,n$,"S7000",*spdlon,e$ else, n$,*ss$,*spdlon,e$ That worked. But this if prv_ss$ <> ss$, n$,"M03", ss$,e$ in null tool change I tried this and it almost worked if prv_ss$ < 7000, n$,"M03", ss$,e$ else, n$,"M03", "S7000",e$ I ended up with M3 S8000 M3 S7000 So close... [ 03-12-2010, 08:49 AM: Message edited by: connormac ]

Tim you just went way over my head. I will have to look at it in the morning.

I need it to be in the post itself. I have to post for 8 different machines. So I program for 1 machine then run thru VB script that posts for each machine and puts the program in that machine folder. But thanks!!

How do I set the max rpm limit in the post so when I multi-post program if the rpm in program is higher than highest machine RPM it will default to highest machine RPM. ie 7000 rpm highest rpm on 1 machine and will alarm out if anything higher than 7000 is in post. Thanks for looking Connormac

Download the c-hook from Mastercam's web site. It is in the download section.

I used MCX box font and 90° engraving. no gouging. turn of all comp and lead-in ,lead-out. It wraps around very nicely.

I just finished projecting 3 lines on to a surface. What always works for me is to pick contour but make sure and pick the 3d button. then pick the lines. It works better and faster machining than using the window comand. Also Like Chris says Mastercam stick font works best.

Think I am going to put one on my tool account at work.