Sandybar
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No, I have the minimum distance travle check box on. How about the in the cut Parameters Box the keep tool down within box. do you use % of tool diamter which defaulted to 2099% of a 3/8" diameter cutter.
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Retract is .600 above the part. In the linking parameter top of part is 7.3 and I have the clearance plane is at 7.9
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I have had this happen several times I don't know what the answer is so here goes. I'm doing a High speed area clearance tool path. In verify it looks great. when i machined the part it went right through the wall. I suspected that it might be in my CD under arcs "break at quadrants" but that does not seem to be it. It appears to helixing in but outside the wall. Has anyone expericed this also? X4 MU3
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Thanks Dan, That is what I was looking for. All is good in the world for right now.
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I'm trying to rotate my A axis 90.0 using rotate planes while in the Top wcs I rotated axis 90.0. go to WCS manager make current view Top and my 90.0 Construction and tool plane active. What happens is the C and T always go back to Top and can't seem to make the C and T stick on A90. Thanks in Advance
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I figured it out. It was not a line but rather a spline. did a little conversion and all better now.
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I'm doing a 3D coutour path and have no problem picking the up 3D coutour. But when I go to picking the lines from geometry there are lines that it just will not click or window around. Acts if it is not there. Oh yeah X4 MU3 Thanks in advance.
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YOu can post your file to CadCams FTp site. Click on FTP upload Insturctions and then tell us where you put it.
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Try going to Create -> Curves -> Curves on all edges. Pick the surface you need to chain, you may need to use solid chain, this will create geometry for your pocket. Then machine and use the curve you just created to chain for your pocket routine.
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Hey Cobra, That is what it was, I had it set on clearance, put it on distance and worked. Where do the clearance numbers come from? Thanks
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I've a little hic-up with this part. Machined one side just fine. Trying to machine the other side, the clearance start's on the bottom of the part the feeds to above the part, or Top before machining. What type of tool plane do I need to do to get the right tool Path? Thanks
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Thanks Cobra, Worked out for me really good.
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Yes I do. What type of path would you recomend?
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I have a file uploaded ont he FTP site in the X4 folder called Crossheadnonose.mcx. I'm have trouble attaching this toolpath. Keeps going into the checked surfaces and not sure why. Thanks in advance. [ 05-25-2010, 03:44 PM: Message edited by: Jay Kramer @ Precision Programming ]
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I'm doing a simple cam type part. Using rotary 4th axis,Rotary cut, Climb, One way. It gouges the part in verify. But it does not gouge in Zig Zag direction of cut. Is there a Verify setting I'm missing? Or is rotary, one way just not a good idea. I want to keep my tool loaded in one direction. Thanks in Advance.
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Can you make geometry of your Milling center and use it for collision verification? We just purchased a 4th rotary and will be doing prototyping and the ram of the machine tool will come close to the rotary at times. Thanks in advance.
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When opening Inventor put your X4 disk in and Inventor will fix itself. It seems whem loading MU3 MasterCam replaces a .DLL file that Inventor used/needs. Inventor will then take the needed file off your disk and will run fine.
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We use them exclusivly on all our A81 machine tool pallet tracks. Holding 700 pound fixtures in a vertical positon on a toumbstone, then do Heavy milling too. Great Product. I don't think they will mow the lawn though.
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is there a good book that helps with 4th axis. I bought the MasterCam 4/5 book but does very little 4th axis coverage. Need more help. Thanks
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Thanks I will look more at axis substitution.
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I have a solid model with a helix on it. Want to attach a tool path to it. I'm pretty green at the 4 axis stuff, but using the 45 axis tutorial it says I need to create a line and contour useing y axis substitution. I get models from our engineering department and would like to be able to use the model if possible. X4 MU3 Mill level 3
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Sandybar replied to Christine B from CNC Software's topic in Industrial Forum
Done too. Put in my .02 cents worth. EmasterCam does rock. Prize is heading my way right? -
Yes you can slow down rapid. Down in the lower right hand corner there is an FD over up and down arrows. Use your up and down arrows to slow rapid down. Single bock is #2 on your Auto screen.
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We have several ez-traks here and if you program in MasterCam alpha mames will be posted with MasterCam. No need for a keyboard. However you can mount a keyboard and plug it in to back of controller. No need to worry about Z moves. Your ez trak reconizes a Z move and will stop and you can adjust your z and hit cycle start again.
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Thanks