My adapter works great as long as the software is new enough to allow com ports above com 2. I connect to serial port controls all the time with it. I don't remember the brand but I got it at Frye's electronics. Model #GUC232A but I have had it for a couple of years now.

How about if you check keep tool down in the multipass options dialog box?

Robert, Sorry no integration to Mastercam on my system. Cribmaster position was before my Mastercam years.

I setup a crib using Cribmaster and it worked great. Used barcode check in and out on 65000 gages plus a ton of tooling.

+1 Mowens. The 4 flute will create too small of a chip load to work efficiently for my money. Need a 2 flute and it will work fine. I run 24000 RPM because I can but 18000 will work fine if that is all you got.

Just to add a note, the replace all function is an option on many Fanuc controls and can be enabled with a parameter change. Only adds a few hundred to the control cost but some builders leave it turned off to cut cost of the control.

Save it as a .TIFF file and the raster2vector Chook will convert it to geometery. You will have to do some clean up most likely unless it is really clean.

Bump: Still trying to figure this thing out. With Jimmy's help I have it picking up different length offsets but still putting an M06 in when it is not needed. I will drop my latest post into the Router_Files directory this morning for the other post gurus on here to look at if you have time. sr105_fanuc.pst

Bala with that attitude I know where everyone will tell you to sticky it!!! You come here and ask for help in programming your own parts. We all make a living programming parts for our own place of employment not yours. Make nice and there is a wealth of help here. Be a wiener and you will get flamed.

I understand where you're coming from mowens. You can setup your nest to allow room for leadin/out. Just adjust your part to part distance to allow for it. I will tinker around with it a bit tonight and see if I can make it work the way you need it to. IMHO however, you will not be able to nest twice and be able to guarantee the output in order to do a 2nd op on these parts.

In this case I would use trueshape nesting to get my geometery where I wanted it and then apply toolpaths as needed. I have never nested the toolpaths since that option did not work in V9. It is too large of a gamble to expect them to nest exactly the same twice in a row for a second op. Use original nested geometery for both ops. EDIT: Sorry for sounding redundant...allergy meds are making it hard to focus and keep my eyes openzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

Thanks Jimmy. You have to select multi head option and select a head for my post. That is why you get the head error. I will play with the new post and try it out. I got it to work sort of using a modification of what you posted earlier.

The setup sheet is closer as long as there is not alot of Z movement. For example, if you are mainly contouring parts in 2-d, the time will be very close. IF you are drilling a lot of holes or pocketing several pockets where you have alot of Z movement it will be off quite a bit. We have found that we need to use 1.6 multiplier for accuracy on the programs with a lot of z movement and 1.1 for mostly contouring programs. Version 9 setup sheets used to be very accurate but went awry at some point between the last V9 update and the first X release.

There are some commands and functions I dislike in X but overall I find my design time is shorter thanks to the added funtionality of X interface. I do mostly 2d work on routers so the more intricate functions you will have to hear from folks like Gcode. Listen to him cause he knows his stuff.

Rem out the things you don't want like John said and hard code the M12 and M22 at the start of tool and end of tool areas. If you will look on the FTP in the Router_Files folder, I just placed my fanuc router post there this morning. Look at where I am hard coding the G08 P1 and G08 P0 commands. This would be the same area for you to hard code in the M12 and M22 in your post.

Well it seems my hacked up post that started as a ver. 8 post does not have the ptlchng in it. Bear in mind the machine this was orignially written for was a collet spindle machine that did not have tool change capability. I have loaded my post on the FTP for those of you kind hearted enough to suggest changes I could make or add to create a cleaner post that would make my tool changes correctly. I currently had a rem line in it that if I am makeing a bunch of programs that have one tool with several forced tool changes I can make it not output the M06 for me to delete. Any suggestions are appreciated. Not asking for free post writing just help in making it work right. It is SR105Fanuc.pst in the Router_Files folder.

We have Bijur lube systems on our routers and use 32W hydraulic oil. BTW...as a tip from one of my customers...in their oilers on the airlines they use slick 50 and swear it keeps their pneumatic components trouble free forever. This place is a huge fuel cell mfg. and everything is high tech so they should know what they are talking about. I am talking about self contained fuel cells like huge batteries that stay charged and run whole hotels and resorts off the grid and in remote locations.

I think my problem is that I have hard coded my M06 instead of having it done thru the ptlchg. I am no post guru for sure. If I don't have it hard coded how do I trigger a tool change? I use the force tool change button to force it to put in an M01 between toolpaths and this will force the new H# but it also raises the spindles and turns them off each time. Right now I am hand editing that out but it is tedious. I had 12 programs yesterday for 12 sheets of MDF and had to force tool change so it would change H# offsets and edit out the lines that turn off the spindle and raise the spindle. Too much room for error. It will pick up the new D# but not the H#. BTW...all my machines have Fanuc 18i controls.

I have a couple of issues I would like to work out in my posts and have yet to figure it out. All of my in house routers are multiple spindle, manual tool changer type. #1 If I want to change length offsets and not change tools, for example holding a depth of a dado and not cutting into my spoilboard, it will not post the new H# unless I force a tool change which raises the spindles and turns them off. How can I cause the new H# to post out. #2 I sometimes want to force a toolchange for various reasons but not change tools. Is there a way I can make the post not insert an M06 if the tool in the previous path is the same as the tool number I am calling next?

Works fine on mine CNCJB2006.

Well Duh!!! Why does a search of the help files not show this? Thanks Tim and Jay.

I have searched the help files and the forum and cannot find the answer. If I want to make several circle/centerpoint and pick points at random on the screen, how can I make these circles without constantly re-entering the circle size like we could do in V9? Version X MR2

In Version 9 they were always really close on router pro if you had all rapids and tool change times set correctly.

Bump: Anyone else have any suggestions? Or is it a bug in MR2?

We tested it Friday. Simple contour and 1 hole and then added a dozen or more holes with almost no effect on the cycle time. This is bad bad bad for those of us who depend on the cycle times to quote our work.