here is some sample code

change file extension to .XXL

you should be able to open and edit in Xilog

the machine will save as .pgm

 

you may have to remove the XPL line this is for a 5x machine

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

H DX=23 DY=12 DZ=.5 -A C=0 T=0 R=1 *IN /"DEF" BX=0. BY=0. BZ=0.

;T=102 | 1/4 O-FLUTE ENDMILL       | H102 | D102 | D0.2450" |         | CONTOUR....

SET ZFAST=.1

C=0

F=1

C=0

XPL X=0 Y=0 Z=.5 Q=0. R=0.

XG0 X=-.3775 Y=5.8775 Z=-.75 V=1270 S=10000 T=102 D=.1 E=0#

XL2P X=-.255 V=2540

XAR2 X=-.1325 Y=6 r=.1225 G=3

XL2P Y=12

XAR2 X=0 Y=12.1325 r=.1325 G=2

XL2P X=23

XAR2 X=23.1325 Y=12 r=.1325 G=2

XL2P Y=0

XAR2 X=23 Y=-.1325 r=.1325 G=2

XL2P X=0

XAR2 X=-.1325 Y=0 r=.1325 G=2

XL2P Y=6

XAR2 X=-.255 Y=6.1225 r=.1225 G=3

XL2P X=-.3775

XG0 X=-.3775 Y=5.8775 Z=-1 V=1270 S=10000 T=102 D=.1 E=0#

XL2P X=-.255 V=2540

XAR2 X=-.1325 Y=6 r=.1225 G=3

XL2P Y=12

XAR2 X=0 Y=12.1325 r=.1325 G=2

XL2P X=23

XAR2 X=23.1325 Y=12 r=.1325 G=2

XL2P Y=0

XAR2 X=23 Y=-.1325 r=.1325 G=2

XL2P X=0

XAR2 X=-.1325 Y=0 r=.1325 G=2

XL2P Y=6

XAR2 X=-.255 Y=6.1225 r=.1225 G=3

XL2P X=-.3775

XG0 X=-.3775 Y=5.8775 Z=-1 V=1270 S=10000 T=102 D=.1 E=0#

XL2P X=-.255 V=2540

XAR2 X=-.1325 Y=6 r=.1225 G=3

XL2P Y=12

XAR2 X=0 Y=12.1325 r=.1325 G=2

XL2P X=23

XAR2 X=23.1325 Y=12 r=.1325 G=2

XL2P Y=0

XAR2 X=23 Y=-.1325 r=.1325 G=2

XL2P X=0

XAR2 X=-.1325 Y=0 r=.1325 G=2

XL2P Y=6

XAR2 X=-.255 Y=6.1225 r=.1225 G=3

XL2P X=-.3775

XG0 X=-.3675 Y=5.8775 Z=-1 V=1270 S=10000 T=102 D=.1 E=0#

XL2P X=-.245 V=2540

XAR2 X=-.1225 Y=6 r=.1225 G=3

XL2P Y=12

XAR2 X=0 Y=12.1225 r=.1225 G=2

XL2P X=23

XAR2 X=23.1225 Y=12 r=.1225 G=2

XL2P Y=0

XAR2 X=23 Y=-.1225 r=.1225 G=2

XL2P X=0

XAR2 X=-.1225 Y=0 r=.1225 G=2

XL2P Y=6

XAR2 X=-.245 Y=6.1225 r=.1225 G=3

XL2P X=-.3675

XPL X=0 Y=0 Z=0 Q=0. R=0.

.END

 

Thanks for your reply doug. I actually did something similar to what you suggest but an awkward thing happened, i tell what i did. My friend has some ".pgm" examples which actually work fine, i oppened those programs and saved them to .xxl, oppened with Xilog, then saved to .pgm once again and the program did not work on my friend's machine :/. I'll post the examples here for you to see if you don't mind.

- https://www.dropbox.com/s/6g1lyn8b9jp67tz/CABORTHO_CONVERTEDFROMXXL.pgm?dl=0

- https://www.dropbox.com/s/hddec7orwttd2cz/CABORTHO_WORKING.PGM?dl=0

- https://www.dropbox.com/s/te40huuby7q5glk/CABORTHO_XXL.xxl?dl=0

Many Thanks!!!

Does it run Xilog ?

Yes it does doug. But i think that i have to convert the file to .pgm from the Xilog.

Thank you very much!!! All of you!!!

We are always learnig new stuff someway, and all of you helped me a lot. I'm getting started with this but certainly i'll come back here at the forum put my doubts because i know i'll get them cleared.

Best regards! 

Can you share your file....

 

There's several questions about your setup that I don't think are clear with how and what exactly you're cutting and in what orientation

Right away. We have an 3Axis CNC so i must cut the piece from the top with a slot mill... In the file are 2 different toolpaths, one using surface contour and the other surface flowline.

DISCO FERRAMENTA_22MM_TESTE2.MCX-5

Many thanks.

I would use surface finish contour with appropriate lead in/out for that.

I've already tried the surface contour and the path generated was good but it was milling also inside the piece. I applied a containment boundary but did't work has i thought, i selected "outside" when choosing the chain for containment but somehow the path was generated only inside...

Is there any solution to mill outside a boundary?

I there and thank you all for the replies. I've been trying to solve this problem for the past few days and it came up a weird thing: i want to mill this piece with a slot mill and the results shown above are generated with this tool but if i choose a Bull Endmill or a Flat Endmill, for example, the path created is just perfect and totally what i want. Let me show you:

Any guess for what's happening here? Or how can i have the same path with a slot endmill?

Thanks in advance.

Thank you very much Merchant of Death. I didn't know that things because i'm learning by trying some things a reading lots of stuff. There are many functions that i don't use because i don't know how to...

I do not have any add on tools, sadly :/.

Can you explain me how you use the Surface Finish Blend? I tried but didn't have any luck.

Thanks in advance for your help.

Thanks for the fast reply duckdogers but i've already tried that and no luck... It assumes exactly the same thing and the cutting direction isn't the one i want. The program is assuming a flowline that i don't understand, maybe the geometry isn't defined as it should 

I there, i'm new in this forum and i need a little help here please.

I'm also a newby on Mastercam and i'm having a problem that i can't solve. I want to a circular tool with the flowline surface finish but when i create the toolpath it seems like the flowine isn't following the surface.

This image shows the surface in yellow and the flowline generated in grey.

Thanks in advance!!!

Best Regards from Portugal,

Júlio Silva