CJep, Our machines are not assigned to individuals. That would be nice, but it's not practicle here. Desert Guy, I'm glad I don't work there. Common sense is to keep the machine free of debris, way covers, pallet, table, clean. Chip auger and bin clean. The location pads on the pallets clean. Back in the day when I ran a machine the thing looked showroon new all the time. What happened to the talent pool out there.

Does anyone have a list of procedures for cleaning up your machine and area after your shift? It seems no-one here wants to keep their machines clean. If it were up to me, heads would roll. I have to be nice and create an S.O.P. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Correct they are lathe inserts. When I'm in a rough cycle turning a face or o.d with a DNMG 432 insert I can turn the stock recognition on. If I change the tool to a dnmg 431 mastercam gives me this error (see attached)

#1=1/64 #2=1/32

When I'm doing a rough cycle with a #2 rad I can use my stock recognition. As soon as I switch to a #1 rad I can't. Why? Is there some setting that will not let me use a #1 rad for roughing?

If I set the “keep tool down within” distance too short the tool keeps popping up in “Z”. If I make the distance longer the tool stays down but doesn’t follow the geometry

I'm not familiar with gap settings in this toolpath and the toolpath tolerances are set to .002”. The chain has only 1 start and 1 exit point

I'm doing a curve 5 axis toolpath.Every once in a while the tool moves up in Z skips some of the path then comes back down in Z and continuing the pass. How do I keep the tool down?

I'm looking for a good mill house in South Eastern Michigan. We have some work if interested

Has anyone tried carbon dioxide for coolant? Advantages? dis-advantages? cost?

I also program from the center of the rotary but more important I have a misc real set up in my post for a safe clearance position for rotary.

Thanks!

We have 2 seats of mill level 3 , 2 seats of solids and 3 seats of lathe. There are 3 of us that use Mastercam throughout the day. Every once in a while all the seats for solids are used. The lathe guy doesn't use solids. Is there any way of finding out what computer is using the solids seat? Nhasp tells me how many are being used but I want to know who's using them.

Greg, Thanks. That would be a good thing to have. Could you send it my way please?

Jim, Thanks... Could you forward it to me as well?

Hi all, We are in the process of getting a new lathe. It's an Okuma VTM-80Yb. In house is going to be making a post for us but they need a sample. Can anyone send me a sample of some code for this machine. We bought it with a Fanuc 18iTB control. Thanks in advance

Thanks Mike. That did it. Thanks all for looking into this.

We're going to take out the cutter comp and see if that helps. Here is the last pass from the prg. % O400() (PROGRAM NAME - 400SHT01) (NC FILE - C:MCAMX4LATHENC400SHT01.NC) N100 G20 G98G17M45 G28H0 (3/4 ENDMILL) ( MILLS R3.000 CONTOUR 6 PLCS ) G0T1111 G0Y0 C0 G17 M23 G0X8.2787Z.334 C-671.261 G97S630M13 Z.084M08 G98G1Z-.166F8. G41X8.2146C-670.728F85.25 X8.0667C-671.638F74.13 X7.926C-672.62 X7.7931C-673.675F85.88 X7.6685C-674.801 X7.5529C-675.997F97.42 X7.4468C-677.26 X7.3509C-678.588F108.13 X7.2656C-679.975 X7.1914C-681.417 X7.1289C-682.908F121.38 X7.0783C-684.439 X7.0401C-686.003 X7.0145C-687.591 X7.0016C-689.194 C-690.802 X7.0145C-692.405 X7.0401C-693.993 X7.0782C-695.557 X7.1288C-697.089 X7.1913C-698.579 X7.2654C-700.021 X7.3507C-701.409 X7.4466C-702.737F108.12 X7.5526C-704. X7.6682C-705.197F97.4 X7.7928C-706.323 X7.9257C-707.377F85.9 X8.0664C-708.36 X8.2143C-709.27F74.13 G40X8.2785C-708.737F85.3 G0Z.334 C-731.263 Z.084 G1Z-.166F8. G41X8.2143C-730.73F85.32 X8.0665C-731.639F74.09 X7.9258C-732.621 X7.7928C-733.676F85.88 X7.6682C-734.802 X7.5526C-735.998F97.41 X7.4466C-737.262 X7.3507C-738.59F108.13 X7.2654C-739.977 X7.1912C-741.42 X7.1287C-742.91F121.39 X7.0782C-744.442 X7.04C-746.006 X7.0144C-747.594 X7.0016C-749.197 C-750.805 X7.0144C-752.408 X7.0401C-753.996 X7.0783C-755.561 X7.1288C-757.092 X7.1913C-758.582 X7.2655C-760.025 X7.3508C-761.412 X7.4467C-762.74F108.13 X7.5528C-764.004 X7.6684C-765.199F97.39 X7.793C-766.325 X7.926C-767.38F85.88 X8.0667C-768.362 X8.2146C-769.273F74.1 G40X8.2788C-768.739F85.27 G0Z.334 X8.2778C-791.267 Z.084 G1Z-.166F8. G41X8.2136C-790.734F85.24 X8.0658C-791.644F74.14 X7.9252C-792.626 X7.7923C-793.681F85.9 X7.6678C-794.807 X7.5523C-796.002F97.43 X7.4463C-797.265 X7.3505C-798.593F108.12 X7.2652C-799.98 X7.1911C-801.422 X7.1287C-802.912F121.37 X7.0782C-804.443 X7.04C-806.006 X7.0144C-807.594 X7.0016C-809.196 C-810.804 X7.0144C-812.406 X7.04C-813.994 X7.0782C-815.557 X7.1287C-817.088 X7.1911C-818.578 X7.2652C-820.02 X7.3505C-821.407 X7.4463C-822.735F108.13 X7.5523C-823.998 X7.6678C-825.193F97.44 X7.7923C-826.319 X7.9252C-827.374F85.93 X8.0658C-828.356 X8.2136C-829.267F74.15 G40X8.2778C-828.733F85.28 G0Z.334 X8.2788C-851.261 Z.084 G1Z-.166F8. G41X8.2147C-850.728F85.29 X8.0667C-851.638F74.15 X7.926C-852.62 X7.7931C-853.675F85.88 X7.6685C-854.801 X7.5529C-855.997F97.42 X7.4468C-857.26 X7.3509C-858.588F108.12 X7.2656C-859.976 X7.1914C-861.418 X7.1289C-862.908F121.38 X7.0783C-864.44 X7.0401C-866.004 X7.0145C-867.592 X7.0016C-869.195 C-870.803 X7.0145C-872.406 X7.0401C-873.994 X7.0783C-875.558 X7.1288C-877.09 X7.1913C-878.58 X7.2654C-880.022 X7.3507C-881.41 X7.4467C-882.738F108.15 X7.5527C-884.001 X7.6683C-885.197F97.43 X7.7929C-886.323 X7.9258C-887.378F85.86 X8.0665C-888.361 X8.2144C-889.271F74.15 G40X8.2785C-888.738F85.32 G0Z.334 C-911.262 Z.084 G1Z-.166F8. G41X8.2143C-910.73F85.32 X8.0665C-911.639F74.09 X7.9258C-912.621 X7.7928C-913.676F85.88 X7.6682C-914.802 X7.5526C-915.998F97.41 X7.4466C-917.262 X7.3507C-918.59F108.13 X7.2654C-919.977 X7.1912C-921.42 X7.1287C-922.91F121.39 X7.0782C-924.442 X7.04C-926.006 X7.0144C-927.594 X7.0016C-929.197 C-930.805 X7.0144C-932.408 X7.0401C-933.996 X7.0783C-935.561 X7.1288C-937.092 X7.1913C-938.582 X7.2655C-940.025 X7.3508C-941.412 X7.4467C-942.74F108.13 X7.5528C-944.004 X7.6684C-945.199F97.39 X7.793C-946.325 X7.926C-947.38F85.88 X8.0667C-948.362 X8.2146C-949.273F74.1 G40X8.2788C-948.739F85.29 G0Z.334 X8.2777C-971.267 Z.084 G1Z-.166F8. G41X8.2136C-970.734F85.22 X8.0658C-971.645F74.18 X7.9251C-972.627 X7.7923C-973.682F85.9 X7.6678C-974.808 X7.5523C-976.003F97.43 X7.4464C-977.267 X7.3505C-978.594F108.13 X7.2653C-979.981 X7.1912C-981.423 X7.1288C-982.913F121.39 X7.0783C-984.443 X7.0401C-986.007 X7.0145C-987.594 X7.0017C-989.197 C-990.803 X7.0145C-992.406 X7.0401C-993.993 X7.0783C-995.557 X7.1288C-997.087 X7.1912C-998.577 X7.2653C-1000.019 X7.3505C-1001.406 X7.4464C-1002.733F108.17 X7.5523C-1003.997 X7.6678C-1005.192F97.44 X7.7923C-1006.318 X7.9251C-1007.373F85.94 X8.0658C-1008.355 X8.2136C-1009.265F74.17 G40X8.2777C-1008.733F85.26 G0Z2.M9 G53X0.Z-30.0 M01

Raw c/x output. I was looking at the G112. It says something about "C" in mm not degrees?

Just ran a new prg on our NL2500. I don't have a post for this lathe yet. I'm not asking for one. I was wondering why the contour looks so choppy. This is the 1st time we are using live tooling to do a simple contour shape with an endmill around the flange of a part. The program ran good but the finish sucks. Just trying to keep the simple stuff off the mills. The manuals from Japan are tough to interpret, that's why I thought I would ask here. I'm only using the "X" and "C" axis.

If you go to the planes(WCS) page, check the box work offset and put a 0 in the box they should all change to G54. Works on mine

Thanks all

I have some flat geo. that I need to wrap around a cylinder. I'm not sure how to set the rotary dia. The angles keep coming out wrong. Any help would be great. X2 MR2 Mill level 3 solids multi axis

i,j and k all the way. I've used both and it does make a difference on a Fanuc 15m

4" spikes? Wow