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What year is it?

Machine Weight 18,000 lb 8165 kg

That time is right around the corner for the ribbon bar (Gibbs)...but hey I like the ribbon bars. Makes jumping between software less painful.

Reading comprehension is fundamental.... Any-who, why not change sg95 to "G93" if G93 needs to be called up for rigid tapping anyway?

use_pitch : 0 #0 = Use feed for tapping, 1 = Use pitch for tapping

I don't believe a cross over cable is needed on the newer FANUC stuff.

Maybe one of these days they will add a Q value to G84....

If you know the number you can always type it in and cursor up/down and it will search, for future reference.

Make sure repeat rigid is on and you need to have the x or y called with the z move aswell.

Doesn't sound like a software problem....

I think he was saying that the total aircut time for an average volumill tool path was 27% of total time, not that its faster than Mastercam by 27%.

Kind of. Volumill will adjust the feed-rate based on external/internal arcs. Mastercam has a modifier in the filter in 2018, in the 2d contour tool paths to adjust the feedrate on arcs, I did not see it in any of the Dynamic tool paths however. I still think machines achieving the actual programmed feedrate is more of a problem than not adjusting the feedrate for Arcs. One extremely talented guy on here was working on a post to make the adjustments for arcs, but Mcam doesn't really have it supported IMHO. I think that is solely dependent on what features are being cut. I would be interested in where the 27 percent came from. A boss will have less air cuts if the stock is symmetrical than compared to the same boss when the stock is not even on all sides. Ex. a rectangular boss out of rectangular stock vs. a square boss out of rectangular stock.

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2017 comes with a pretty good post. There were issues with fwd/reverse live tooling calls and canned cycle issues in earlier versions of the "free" post. I personally would not by a post if you are using 2017, but it depends on what type of work you plan on doing with it. Generic Haas ST 4x MT lathe

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I have worked on and programmed 7 of them, what would you like to know?

Such as?

If it has the newest control (NGC) it is an option.

Yes, if setting 23 is off, then you can bring in a O9xxx program. However, it is bad practice to use 9000 programs as part programs, as they should only be used for macros. This is incorrect both work

Haas requires .2 above the hole to give the spindle and z axis time to sync. Also, if you are tapping the same hole more than once, then the "repeat rigid tapping" setting must be on. Everything FANUC, my default is .05 above the hole.

I add GOTO lines to jump around the positions you don't want to re cut. A little less editing than adding safety lines.

Under 1/8 diameter Titex drills, easy +/- .001 on Aluminum. When you are doing hundreds of thousands of 2-56 and 0-80, way too much time lost reaming. Job I did with a .026 titex drill, +/- .0005. Every hole was checked. Few thousand or so holes now. Decent keyless chucks or collets. And checking runout is key.

Is your work offset the center of rotation of the trunnion? This is a must for using inverse time on a table/table. The units for Inverse time is actually time. The whole premise is that you are using similar units of all axis, which is time. The other big factor in the calculation is how long the line length is from point A to B. Unit conversion for inverse time Distance between point A and B / Feedrate =time Units for time inches/ (inches/min)= min Take the inverse of the time it takes from point a to b 1/time=inverse time feedrare Units for inverse time 1/min=min^-1

What series of control, are you hitting Input C to store the value for the tool offset? It should be a simple parameter change.