I was thinking that you might need to check that box.

Do you have "Add depths" checked on the finish project parameters page? This will add your original pockets depth to the surface that you selected.

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On our Makino SNC86 our modified mpmaster post kicks out these lines of code which locks up our machine. X-3.9863 Y1.861 Z-.9486 G03 X-4.087 Y1.942 Z-.949 I-.052 J.038 F280. G01 X-4.2931 Y1.7049 Z-.9486 G03 X-4.305 Y1.668 Z-.949 I.052 J-.037 G01 Y-.0056 Z-.9486 G02 X-4.222 Y.168 Z-.949 I2.187 J-.938 X-4.05 Y.771 I1.651 J-.146 X-4.005 Y1.084 I5.641 J-.645 X-3.106 Y2.18 I1.583 J-.382 G01 X-4.305 Z-.9486 What do we need to change in our post or machine/control defs to keep this from posting with x y and z values on an arc move.

We have a few Makino S56 machines that have pro 3 fanuc controls. my question is are these machines capable of peck drilling using reducing steps. For example having a first peck of.875 a reducing value of .250 and a minimum peck of .125. We are using Mastercam X2 Mr2 and are using a modified version on the mpmaster post. From what I understand this comtrol isnt capable of doing this, but I wanted to check to make sure.

quote: just too anxious to know how they calculate high speed machining. High speed machining can be calculated many different ways. But usually HSM is calculated on high feeds with small Z steps. Just remember that the feed rate must always remain relative to the rpm to keep the same chipload. We work with aluminum everyday and do a lot of HSM. typically the rule of thumb for ROUGHING is to take Z steps of 10% of the tool dia. CS (Cutting speed) can typically range from 1200 to 1700 SFM (Surface feet per minute) with chip loads varying from .01 to .02. for example we would run a Carbide 3 Flute 1/2 Bull Nose at 12800RPM 750 IPM Z depth of .05. This ends up being a CS of 1600 and chipload of .02. quote: There is more to it than looking at Feeds and Speeds in a book or software. Number 1 is Rigidity. Then there is tool overhang, work holding, machine condition, etc etc. + 1000 These #'s are base on a cutter that is sticking out no more than 3 times the Dia. Anything sticking out farther should have the Feed and Rpm's reduced by 20% for every 1 times the Dia. more that its out. So in our HSM theory the 5/32 Carbide 2 Flute EM would run 20000RPM(max rpm on our machine)at 400IPM .01 chipload with Z steps of .0156. At first the feeds and speeds scared the crap out of me and I didn't beleive it would work. But It has been working great for over a year now. Now these are just roughing numbers finishing is a hole other story. Cutting 6013 Aluminum on a Makino S56 with a 20000 Rpm Spindle

quote: complex parts take a LONG time to process I found out that if you are running off of the Net Hasp, processing time will be extremly long. If possible run for a Hard Hasp.

Sorry Keith 1. click machine type not click machine mype

Keith I think this is what you need 1. click machine mype 2. click control definition 3. click operation defaults 4. open properties 5. open tool settings 6. check the assign tools numbers sequentially box 7. click the check mark 8. click save default settings 9. click the check mark I think this will work for you.

"Simplify" is the same function as "Convert To Arcs" in ver. 9

gcode- That works great if I only need to import the tools. Thanks for the added input.

Steve- Works Great!! I should have thought of that! Thanks for the help and the quick response.

Is there a way to import tools and segments directly from an existing MasterCam file, rather than using the Operations Library? In version 9 you could do this in Job Setup under import. In X I don't see this exact option. I see Import in the operations manager but that only allows me to import from an operation library.

Good Luck with the Fadal. 2 1/2D Tooling fine but Good Luck with 3D surfacing. Just my experience. Fadals are cheaper but the productivity and output of a higher quality machine will pay for itself in no time. I do agree that for the most part Fadals are easier to setup and operate.

We used to run our Fadals at 9600 and they couldn't keep up either. We swithed to 32400, added G8's and used the filter to reduce program size. It definatly helped. Programs now a days have become so large with all the 3D surfacing that the Fadal 88 control is simply getting outdated. We used NWD Metacut for a while it also helped but we would run into problems sometimes if people typed in the wrong tolerances. Any time there is a small external radius that needs to be machined the Fadal still goes slow when doing a parallel or raster toolpath. We tried to do more and more programming using surface finish contour and only paralleling the shallow areas and this also helped. The real solution however would be to purchace a S56 Makino and utilize high speed maching tecniques. We still have 12 Fadals but we are gradually replacing them with Makinos. I not trying to be a salesman but the increase in productivity is astonishing. Good luck on you mission however, and if you do come up with a Fadal speed with accuracy solution please let us know. We do still have 12 of them.