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Taking a look at chip clearing fans, all looks good on the videos, but would like user opinion. How effective are these ? Obviously designed for use on enclosed machines only, but are there any other limitations/downsides ? Do you incorporate into your program with TLO or MDI/Handwheel ? If so, how close do you get to the part and do you include it in program simulation? Thanks.
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Discussion: Who is responsible for the magic behind CAM software?
pete_hull replied to ThickChips's topic in Industrial Forum
Programming with NCL on an SGI was the best, absolutely loved it. -
Discussion: Who is responsible for the magic behind CAM software?
pete_hull replied to ThickChips's topic in Industrial Forum
René Descartes of course, but the game changer was Douglas Ross, creator of APT at MIT in the 50's- the 'preamble' to all CAD/CAM that followed -
How do you name your tools in a programmer/operator setting
pete_hull replied to ThisGuy's topic in Industrial Forum
Never really occurred to me, but this is a really sound policy. I am in a similar situation, traditionally have been issuing Tool setup documentation generated from catia/mastercam, but recently went all-in on Vericut generated for the reasons you have stated. -
Anybody have experience cutting Carbon Fiber?
pete_hull replied to AMCNitro's topic in Industrial Forum
Carbide Dagger Drill for reducing delamination. -
'With CGTech’s ongoing commitment and investment to drive innovation, we are announcing an increase of our software maintenance rate from 15% to 17% effective January 1, 2022. This update reflects the first maintenance increase in CGTech history.' (10/01/21)
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Haas 4th axis rotation direction
pete_hull replied to Mike Whitten CAD/CAM Contractors's topic in Industrial Forum
Got to indulge and take the opportunity to vent, from repressed annoyance at how stupid and unnecessary this was by Haas. I programmed a couple of HS1's several years back, and programmers being a fastidious bunch, no surprise and a bit reassuring to know that it irked others too. What the heck was Haas' rationale for doing this? -
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Has anyone had the origin for a plane just change on it's own?
pete_hull replied to Leon82's topic in Industrial Forum
To continue the aerospace analogy. I would classify this as a'Flight Critical' issue. It needs addressing ASAP. -
Did something similar recently using a 2d contour toolpath and post modification. Used our Mazak HMC as a VTL.
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Thanks for the reply Ben. The D2 moves are rapids. The first one is what would be a rapid retract in the original 3axis post, followed by a rapid XY positioning move. Seeing as this is a 2axis machine, do not need the first of the D2 moves. Basically want the post to ignore anything in what would've been 'Z'.
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I've reworked a 3axis mill post to output gerber compatible code. It works fine, but I would like to eliminate/ignore all blocks that represent Zaxis moves. I'm getting an unwanted block on all retract moves. Is there an easy fix ? thanks. highlighted blocks are the unwanted 'retracts'
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Hitachi Seiki DNC issues with Cimco 8
pete_hull replied to Corey Hampshire's topic in Industrial Forum
This is the end of file on our similar machine- I didn't write the post so it may be a coincidence , but curiously our post outputs an M0 before M30.
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the seicos control has 2 options for high speed tapping. G841 and G84.2 - i don't know if you have a programming manual but you might want to try those options.
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Someone at cnc software thought they could one-up Rene Descartes, the genius that came up with the original, insanely elegant system for defining coordinate systems. I feel that Mastercam's insistence on Top/Front etc. was a sorely misguided 'new coca-cola' moment.
