anyone out there familiar with roeders machines or a default .pst that is a good starting point for customization?

"What works for me is to create the initial Top View using the WCS, then as I need to I create T/C Planes ALWAYS keeping the created top view WCS active when creating toolpaths....one file so I can Verify the whole part." I use this same process and it works great for me too.

alright its finished. thanks again

i'll post again when its done

Jay, i'm uploading my file now its in mc9/g_4-axis_roll.mc9 it'll probably take a little while to finish though. Any help you can give would be most appeciated. thanks

if you are running v9. or higher, check c-hooks, there is one called tpcfg.dll. this c-hook has a checkbox for flats in 3d contours. enable it and you'll get a new box called flats in you're 3-d contour parameters page and mcam will finish flat levels w/in your boundaries

I was unaware of the saftey zone feature. thanks for that tip, programs run fine, I just wanted that warm fuzzy feeling before I turned that old beast lose on its first 4-axis job with a fifty-thousand dollar high speed head attached to it with i post i just made for its ancient controller. thanks for the input guys.

i'm writing some 4-axis toolpaths for an old horizontal we have, and on backplot and verify on from retract to next position it shows tool going thru part. I posted a couple to check and they actually move correctly. Anyone know a way to get a good visual?

I live in Greenville, SC but i would consider it. I emailed some particulars about my back ground. thanks for the heads up

Thanks for the input guys. I appreciate it.

I'm asked this ? yesterday and got no response, but i figured it was worth another shot. i've seen alot of talk about unrolling geometry for 4-axis rotary work. Is this possible with a part shape that has a highly faceted suface (748)? are there any advantages to turning surface into a solid for 4-axis work? if anyone is curios my file is in ftp mc9/g_4-axis_roll.mc9. any input would be Greatly appreciated. thanks guys

my shop does alot of surface work, but we recently recieved a round part part the boss wants to run on our 4-axis horizontal. Is there an easy way to rough this part using multiaxis toolpaths? I uploaded my file to mc9/g_4-axis_roll.mc9. Any advice would be appreciated.

Sandvik makes a coromat style inserted endmill especially for alumunum. We run an 1 1/2" and a 2" at 8000rpm and 390ipm .300 d.o.c. and it eats aluminum for breakfast

One clean install and re-application of all updates later, everthing runs like clockwork. thanks for the help everyone

I've checked all those settings in post and they match. All three seats have identical posts, but I appreciate the inpt