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  1. So, I've been getting more into basic post edits. It's appears I've stepped into something that my extremely limited knowledge of coding has stumped me. First off, I don't even know the proper terminology for what I'm trying to do. So please bear with me here. I'm trying to convert? an Operation comment into a string so I can do a Regex to set a flag to do something. Basically if the operation comment has the word Rough in it. I want it to turn on the cover coolant of the machine. Cause I'm lazy and don't want to setup Misc Int's. My search on the forum hasn't yielded anything, cause im probably searching for the wrong thing. Thanks,
  2. I got it figured out, on all the geometry I had there was a microscopic line that was causing the problem. I guess when I imported it to 2017 it didn't take that very small line with it. So I feel like an idiot for crying wolf here. And of course it happens the First time I do a program in 2018. Edit: I R Amazing Speller!
  3. Hey every, So, I upgraded to 2018 today, and after a bit of a rocky start I've come across a problem. The problem I'm having is with chaining Wireframe, I've used mastercam for over 10 years and know exactly how chaining wireframe behaves. In 2018 it is not behaving the same. I click on my line at where I want it to start and which direction, and it puts the start point 2 entity's away chaining in the wrong direction. So I think "Oh my chain must have a gap". So I trimmed everything and it's fine. Yet it still won't chain correctly. I can correct it after I chain, but If i have to correct it EVERY chain that doubles my programming time. I played around with the options under the chaining tab and nothing changed, I played with the chaining tolerance under Chain Manager and nothing. Any Ideas? I imported the geometry to 2017 and it works as it should there.
  4. My biggest complaint about this is when im creating lathe geometry. In X9 I could click my start out and then key in my D value in the old Auto Cursor coordinate thingy. That thing is gone now. The Spacebar trick works. But it's not what I want. They took too many steps backwards in 2017.
  5. If you need help with this, I have a 2600Y that i've been cutting my teeth on. Have learned a lot the last few months. As for finish, our machine leaves a less then desirable mill finish no matter what we do. I've only milled Aluminum and 17-4 SS and both looked bad. So either we are doing something horribly wrong, or that shows the quality of a Doosan. Seeing a mcam file would help as well.
  6. I was reading up on G12.1 which I will be testing this week. Mastercam appears to post that out correctly. We are on maintenance for mastercam, but will probably have to bypass our Reseller, the post they gave us was utter junk. MPLmaster was worlds ahead of it. If i change from ABS to INC, i'm sure it would work, but INC scares me, I can't read it very well. Like I said I'll keep testing and playing with it. One problem I am having right now is that the post kicks out I, J, K oh every line there is a arc motion. Well when an I show up under G19, the machine isn't happy. So I need to solve that problem. Thanks for the Reply's guys.
  7. Hi everyone, Last week I thrown on a Live tooling lathe with a Y axis. I have never touched a Life tooling lathe let alone a Y axis one. My first part to make is a simple turn part with 2 mill features. A face contour and a cross contour that requires Y axis moves. The cross Contour I have figured out and it works perfectly. The face contour is where the problem is happening, and its post processor related. Our lathes C axis only excepts C0-C360 for absolute commands, Negative call outs Do not work. To do continuous interpolation an incremental call out of H is needed. H can be positive and negative and can be any reasonable number. If you command G0 C360. Once you hit 360 degree's its back at Zero degrees. So, he's what my post is doing. O0000 (PROGRAM NAME - M1808) (DATE=DD-MM-YY - 18-03-17 TIME=HH:MM - 21:44) G20 (TOOL - 10 OFFSET - 10) ( 1/4 FLAT FINISH ENDMILL) G54 N10 T1010 G17 G98 M35 M90 G0 C18.598 G0 X.2461 Y0. Z.5 M8 G97 S2500 M3 P12 Z-.645 G1 Z-.745 F100. G41 X.3594 C28.771 F1622.17 X.3846 C30.65 F1342.62 X.4071 C33.063 F1723.83 X.4263 C35.869 F2000. X.4416 C38.958 X.4529 C42.244 X.4597 C45.653 "" "" "" X.5415 C351.225 F1199.36 X.5088 C354.993 F1583.7 X.4836 C359.654 F1959.21 X.4676 C5.052 F2000. <=== This will send the C axis backwards 354.602 Degrees. Instead of winding up. X.462 C10.878 C49.122 X.4659 C54.038 "" "" "" X.5947 C86.607 F1836.15 X.5747 C92.413 F1856.88 G40 X.561 C98.569 F1968.89 G0 Z.5 M9 G30 V0. G30 U0. W0. H0. M5 P12 M30 % I've gone through the post and found this. #C-axis variables for calculations one_rev : 0 #0 = Absolute positioning with wind up, 1 = Start between 0 to 360 closest direction #MU00004 c_axistype : 2 #1 = C axis winds-up, 2 = C axis signed absolute #3 = index positioning (do not set here, use string) Under machine definition's in Lathe Spindle C Axis I have three options. Signed Continuous Signed direction, absolute angle (0-360 deg.) Shortest direction, absolute angle (0-360.) <=== Current Setting Is there any combo of these settings that will get me what i need? Which is to basically to give me an H incremental move to move the machine into the next 0-360 zone. I am using the Mplmaster post on X9.
  8. Thank you guys, That works. I never had much experience with Stock Models, or really knew how to use them.
  9. Hello everyone. I've been given the task in my shop to improve the roughing and finishing of an Open pocket with radius and a drafted wall. Attached is a file with geometry similar to the part as the original file is a flat mess and REALLY big. My question is, this open pocket is in a clevis that was machined in a previous op. Now I'm working on the back side of the part. I want to use Optirough to rough out the pocket so that I can stitch the drafted wall. After I set my Drive/Check planes, the tool path starts at the end of the clevis and cuts air all the way to the area I want cut. If i use containment it now treats the area as a pocket, not an Open pocket. Is there a way to trick Optirough into cutting an Open pocket without all the extra air cutting? In the file attached is an open pocket tool path that is what I'm looking for, but when I add the clevis part it changes, As shown in the attached file. Take a look and let me know what you guys think, Optirough Test.mcx-9
  10. Thanks for all the replys and help guys. In the end I used containment to stop the fingers and it turned out well. And used High Speed Pencil to do the Radius around the Boss. I saw that one of the Samples Did a contour then surface project. That is an awesome way to do it. and seems to give more control, i will probably do that next time.
  11. The boss is selected as a check surface. and i have changed the amount left form .010" to .100" to just see if it would change anything. Nothing, still have the fingers. Seems like that makes more fingers. So I tried containment, With much better results. Are check surfaces broken in Mastercam? Why would a containment contour that does the Exact same thing as a check surface work? Also I'm using version X7 MU2, and High Speed tools paths aren't really an option since the machines I'm programming for have VERY limited memory. There late 80's early 90's machines. so i'm usually limited to 50kb total. I'll eventually get this down, not new to mastercam, just new to doing 3d work.
  12. Hey Everyone, first post here. I need help with a problem I'm having. Attached is a screen shot of my problem while using the Parallel Surface Finish toolpath. I keep getting these fingers that travel up in Z all over the toolpath. I have changed every setting inside the parameters without any luck of getting rid of them. I thought it was a Gap Settings issue, but I tried every setting in there yielding no results. Anyone have any suggestions? my knowledge of surfacing in mastercam is really limited to simple surfaces. Thank you, Richard Wells

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