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How do i change the dwell in my drill cycle to out P1000 with no decimal point.
I take it I have to use a Format Statement , somehow, to get this to work, or possibly not.
I read some of the post documentation but it just left me dazed and confused.
Attached is my post...#CMPEDIT are all my changes so far...I'm dowloading MPMASTER now to see if they have a switch built-in.
Forgive my terrible lack of programming knowledge I am learning slowly.
Generic Fanuc 3X Mill.txt
Program check is something i only ever used in memory mode. When i hit check during a cycle it allows me to see distance to go and modal commands on the left along with the program lines on the right.
I've had that set at "break at quads" for all planes...
Really strange linearize does work but if i can't tell in a backplot like cimco which path will gouge than I'd have to do the whole program.
My boss seems to think it might have something to do with modal commands for arcs.
I changed this setting in control def. from .0001 to .005 and .010...the output was identical lol using beyond compare.
So i don't think this is a cure all
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.0001 set by MASTERCAM DEFAULT ARRRRRR. I'm almost 100% sure this is the issue. I changed it to .005 per your recommendation. I'll know for sure in a few hours.
This is set unchecked as defualt for the HMC 3 axis post... Also set to quads as defualt...
i will do testing on monday... first ill take smoothing to segments off and change the min. arc. rad
if this doesn't gouge i will change back the min arc to the default to see if the gouge 360 thing will show up again....on a piece of regular 6061 alum.
I can't be scraping anymore brazed assemblies.
THANKS GUYS i will report back
Allow 360 arcs was never checked and i have it breaking arcs at quads..
I'm def. leaning towards min. arc being the issue... cause it bit me on a setup piece and since than i have been back plotting all repost of this program to this control
Hey gentlemen,
I had an issue today with GENERIC 3AXIS HMC POST.
I was using Horizontal Toolpath with filtering off and tolerance set to .001.
The path ran on a Fanuc 18i controller. Two arcs did a full 360 gouging the part.
So i set to smoothing fixed segment and the problem wwent away. Is this a common problem?
looking for the low down here.
Any advice?
well i could see that but sometimes we want to run one part to make adjustments and other situations... i only post one part never have to renumber tool or touch offsets so i like this system
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