I am not sure what happened but the Core Rough and Opticore toolpaths are not in the menus anymore. Is it just my installation or were these removed for some reason? This is for MX9, they are still in my MX8 menus. Paul

You will get way more info and answers at www.practicalmachinist.com.

Try Maritool, they might make you a special. Made in the USA. https://www.maritool.com/ Paul

4th axis= M10-clamp, M11-unclamp. 5th axis= M38-clamp, M39-unclamp. Paul

I worked at a mold shop that bought two Yasda Precision VMC's. We also had Makino's and Mori's. There was no comparison, Yasda outperformed the others hands down. These were awesome machines. Glass scales on all three axis, chilled ballscrews with thermal comp on all axis. No coolant tank, used MLS using vegetable or mineral oil w/air thru spindle or external air blast. This machine did not use or even recognize G00, had to use all G01's. Worth every penny for high speed machining. This was a few years ago, hope they are still as good. Paul

Thanks every one. This a 5 axis, actually 4+1, machine. Doosan DNM 200 5/AX. This part is a 5 axis part only in the sense that there is no 5 axis machining all at once. A lot of indexing in A and C. This is really a test piece to get a good post. It's still a shame that so much work needs to go into something so simple. But it's not all Mastercam's fault. Oh wait, yes it is. Seriously, all CAM systems have these quirks, Incomplete work to get it out the door and then it goes on the back burner because more important things come up. I'm sure they are overwhelmed. Paul

Thanks Jayson. I know you are just the messenger, so I won't shoot you. What if someone had 60 or 100 holes to do? I really like a lot of what Mastercam can do but these are the "little" things that make it look incomplete. I'm glad I don't do production programming any more. I'm just a lowly AE for Doosan. They spend all that time and effort on Multiaxis stuff and neglect the basics. Thanks again, Paul

I have a round part that has threaded hole around the OD. How would I set up a thread mill op for all of the holes in one operation. This is 4+1 5 axis machine. Standard thread mill has no option to pick hole axis' that I can find. This is on MX9 or MX8 if I needed to go back. Paul

Thanks CJep, your first method was a lot better, just what I wanted.

Good Day Gentlemen, I do not use Mastercam on a daily basis like most of you do. I am comfortable with it for a lot of things but this one is throwing me for a loop. There are 2 operations in this file and a stock model. Operation 1 is OK but could use a more efficient choice for roughing. I am not up to speed on the best MX can do. Operation 2 is where I am having a problem. No matter what I do, there is a LOT of air cutting and that is unacceptable. Could someone please take a look at this file and point out where I am going wrong or if I am even using the best type of operation. This is being cut in a 4th/5th axis. A-90 degr., C0. on the first OP and A-90., C180 on the second OP. Thanks in advance for any help you can give. Paul ankle brace2-ck.zip

You might have missed the fact that all drills have at least 2 flutes, some 3. Paul

As far as I know you cannot drip feed from a USB on any Fanuc control. Unless Makino did something special to their control. Paul

Predator!

Another machine of this caliber is Yasda Precision. This machine did not even recognize G0's, G2's and G3's. Linear scales on all axis. Chilled ballscrews on all axis. No coolant tank. Air blast through the spindle with minimal lubrication system. I ran 2 of these back in the late 90's. Fantastic machines. Running Unigraphics at the time, not NX yet.

It sucks having a Reseller/Dealer license. We don't have a dealer or we are the dealer or we're not sure which from day to day. Actually, Mastercam is our dealer.

Thanks for the reply. I thought that was going to be the answer and that's OK. This is one of those things someone may not have thought of. I am working with Chris Kozell from CNC but thought I would try here also. Haven't heard back from Chris yet though. I am trying to justify using this for customer demos and would love to see 100% true visualization. Thanks again,

This topic has as much to do with finding a way to program this as it has to do with finding a post to do it with. Bear with me here for a second. I work for Doosan Infracore and I use Mastercam to program with. I just started using machine simulation a couple of weeks ago after CNC Software provided us with .machine files for our MX Series of Mill/Turn machines. I have to say, what a sweet setup this is if you spend the time to figure it out. Not easy, or is it just me? LOL But, a couple of things are missing and I am sure we are not the only ones doing it. We do quite a few jobs and demos where we need to mount a live center on the turret to support the part while the upper spindle machines the part. The right hand spindle will be picking the part off later so I can't use that as a live center. My question is: Does anyone else do this and are there operations in MX8 that support this? Also, CNC Software did a very good job implementing their new posts/.machine file but did not support something like this. Or am I just missing something? I am asking here because of the wide user base and I will be placing a call to Mastercam also. I know for a fact that a lot of people here use Mastercam in ways that Mastercam never even thought of. Any ideas? Paul

Why not use a tooling ball. Drill and ream a 1/4" hole, insert tooling ball. Use it to reference any feature at any angle. Tooling Balls, MSCDirect Paul

Not sure about X6 but it is in X7 also. Never needed that, so never looked. Paul

At the bottom of the Analyze menu is "Analyze number/database" Use the number option to find the surface, then the other analyze options to check the surface. presuming you are using X8. Paul

Hello. I am new here. Been lurking here for a while trying to get a feel for this forum. I am an AE at Doosan Infracore. No, our controls do not have a "calc" button but, like MTB stated, our Ease of Operation Option Package does have this. I read this with great interest waiting for someone to bring up system variables like DavidB did. He beat me to it. Keep a chart of the pertinent system variables handy. Powerful tools there. #5221(G54,X axis)=[#5021(current machine position, x axis)+or-[1004/2]] These variables are in your Fanuc manuals and in the Macro B programming manual. Paul

Thanks Greg. I have tried different combinations of the those parameters. I get good "X and Y" code now but I get a -B instead of a positive. I know it will be something simple. I just do not edit posts often enough to get good at it. As for dealers, we don't have one. I work for Doosan Infracore and Mastercam gave us a free seat. As far as I can tell, we are on our own.

Good Day All, We have just installed a Koma 4th and 5th axis table on a Doosan DNM400 mill. Table is on the right and tilts to the left. Now, not sure if I am explaining this properly. Using the generic 5axis post, I have most of my indexing posting properly. All indexes to the left of 0 degrees (positive angles) post correctly. For some reason, when I post a toolpath that indexes to the right (negative angles) either Mastercam or this post indexes the "A" axis 180 degrees and uses a positive "B" instead of leaving "A" at zero and indexing "B" to a negative angle. All other tool paths index properly. Does this have something to with limits in the post? The toolpath seems to be correct as it rotates the whole toolpath to properly cut the part. Not what I want though. Can someone help explain this? Thanks iin advance. I have attached my post and the output. Paul IMTS GIVEAWAY.zip