I had this in X8 today, I was just modeling with no toolpath at the time. I just copied the solid into a new window of mastercam and it let me save. No errors in the tree, but I was using model prep alot at the end. Exact same error, I got a little nervous because I had a bit of time in it, between my saves.

You can buy inverse time (G93) or TCP. I was able to get our salesman to pay for it, because its bullsheet, selling a machine with a "true 4th" and not having the option be included. Apps guy at "....." agreed. I have not used TCP, and I went with using G93 because the MPmaster post supports it very well. Not saying it would be a hard post edit to use TCP, but at the time, I thought TCP was only for 5 axis, which was incorrect. You can cheat by overriding the feedrate, you are going to always most of the time be limited by the rotary, due to being programed in Deg/min. 1000 deg/min is less than 3 revs per min. It is a hacked way and your feedrate will be different by how far from center line you are.

They are all options. I use G93 on our Matsuura vertical w/ rotary. Had to get the option turned on. video covers a lot of the FANUC options

Skipped tooth NPT taps and pecking help to make a pretty thread.

And when you drop them, they break the same. I had my mag base fall off a machine with a brand new Shars indicator I had just opened. Broke the indicator after it hit the floor....

You got this style? http://www.shars.com/products/toolholding-workholding/vise/4-x-3-93-lock-down-precision-milling-machine-vise If so that is the type I have at home. Quality is not the best. The 225 dollar/kurt kock off looks a lot better.

I have the low grade Shars vises at home, they are just fine for my Bridgeport. The ones linked are Kurt Copies, I would expect them to be of much better quality, are they Kurts....no. But, there is a reason their "top" level vises are always sold out. Side note, the Shars 100ish dollar integrated key-less chucks are money well spent. A year or so ago, my work bought 30 of them. Now when a setup guy crashes a chuck, its not a 400 dollar lyndex.

I was so confused in the first few threads as well

Proven data is always nice, also the detail in that spread sheet is awesome.

Sort options in the geometry manager. I went my whole first year moving chains around and chaining in the order I wanted to cut, before I found out that it was a waste on time. Tons of good things in the geometry manager, like adding a dwell.

I wasn't sure how saving the STL, after removing chips would go, glad it worked out for you. I agree why not make four steps into one. I have seen quite a few machines with axis covers, smashed to hell from cut outs. But, there is a place for cutting out chunks and needing to remove them from the stock model. Its simply not practical to machine out 4' x 8' pockets when you are making glorified window frames. Sure as sheet, the cut outs are getting secured though.

Saw some of your post, use the MP master post from this site, not the generic FANUC post.

Download the mp master post from this forum, spend a few hours learning, and edit it yourself. What are you having problems with?

Verify->remove chips->save as STL->stock model from STL? Verify has remove chips

I remember seeing a post talking about that scenario, might not have been your particular case, but that is ridiculous. I know a good amount of users on here own a business, but for those who work for the man .... plausible deniability.

Does verify not give you a time either?

I used to do a lot of punched copper blanks on vac fixtures, when 246 blocks didn't do it, the size 12's would.

For such small parts, surface area kills you. I would have gotten closer to the oring for your outermost vacuum slot, leaving only a .03-.06 land between oring and vac groove. Then make an aggressively narrow grid pattern inside the outermost vacuum grove. G10 vacuum downs good.

Obviously there are better options, but none the less, this video came to mind Still have that Haas Bob?

+1 on pinning this thead

Are you able to create the first operation stock model? If you are having trouble going between two operations, create a Pmesh from the first stock model and use this "solid" for your next stock model. Post the file if you can. I have used STL's only a few times in the last year. I used STL's constantly before seeing the light of stock models and Pmeshes. It really is a powerful tool.

http://www.emastercam.com/board/topic/82717-protip-how-to-set-control-definition-defaults/ Colin made a really good write up on changing your default control definition. I always had the problem of the control definition changing back to the default, every time we updated. Checking/updating all of my control definitions gets old, especially when I have 20+ control definitions.

Small price to pay to take a first time program and have it run throughout the night unattended.

I thought you were mounting the spring steel 90 degrees from what you have it.....my mistake. Looks sweet man.

FBM drill has greatly reduced my clicking. I am not 100 percent efficient with my spacemouse, but it does help when I force myself to use it. Clicking the center wheel and rotating with a trackball kills my wrist/hand.