Thanks for your replies have a nice weekend everyone.

Thanks, I'll try the new toolpaths

I am trying to look for legend 3d toolpath, where can i find them? Please

I use Sandvik Coromill 210 to rough plunge the material out, thru features or steep surfs are candidate for this tool.

First full day with Mastercam 2019 has come to an end, not too bad as I though, have a good night everyone. Thanks

Where can I find the " command finder" ? overwhelmed by the new interface, also overwhelmed by the responds from the forum, thanks you all. Allen

Thanks Glenn, many more questions to come:-)

Hello everyone We just updated from X7 to 2019 yesterday, I am still wonder where are all my favorite funtions ? Planes, WCS .... Like other time after the update, total frustration to look for funtions that I have been using Thanks in advanved for your helps

We are plastic injection mold shop, that's the different, most of the parts...we would never see them again, but I got your point Mr Jparis and all of you..thanks. By the way, I ran into the an article ....either on MMS or Cutting Tool Engineering, they stated that most...they mean most...of the Mastercam programmers become programmer just by looking at other programmers at work, do you guys have that kind of luck? I Did not, I got nobody to look at except 1 day overview when update to the newer version! How about people in here? Would you tell your stories? Allen

Thanks, 1 more subject to learn from you guys!

Thanks for your helps guys, the dynamic rest mill seems not to be the option in this case to cleanup the small channel? The blend and dynamic core with 3/8 cutter would be the best for this,but if I have a lot of open pockets,the dynamic core mill is the only choice? I prefer not to have lots of operations if I don't have to. Once again thanks so much for your inputs.

Hello everyone! I have a square block with 2 open pockets ( colour # 9), what's is the most efficient way to rough them out? I have 2 tools, the 1" to rough out the wider channels, and the 3/8" to rough the small channels. What toolpath type do I have to have for dynamic rest mill with 3/8" cutter to go to the small channels? Thanks in advanced. Allen 29.MCX-7

Thanks JParis

OH, I found it in the tool page, it's called " reinitialize speed $ feed" but why takes extra step to update tool parameter compare to X6?

Hello everyone! I have a problem when changing tool, it will not update the feed and speed of the new tool, it's just sticked with all the parameter of the first tool only, anybody can help me on this? thanks in advanced Allen

Hello everyone! I have a problem when changing tool, it will not update the feed and speed of the new tool, it's just sticked with all the parameter of the first tool only, anybody can help me on this? thanks in advanced Allen

Hello averyone I am new to the lathe I got a program for the Hitachi Seiki lathe ( Seiki- Seicos 40L) the proggram below is for an OD groove, I can not have the control to compensate for the OD groove tool, the compensation's working fine with the rough and finish OD, is there anything to do with the parameters of the control? It has its own conversational software with all the parameters. MANY THANKS in advanced for your helps Allen % O2000 (TL09/09) N100 G50 S2000 N110 G28 U0. N120 G28 W0. N130 G30 U0. W0. N140 M01 N9 T0900 M40 N150 G99 G96 S200 N160 G0 G142 X2.1414 Z-1.1168 M3 N170 G99 G1 X2. Z-1.1875 F.008 N180 X1.6 N190 X1.6374 Z-1.2063 N200 G0 X2.1414 G40 N210 G141 Z-1.3207 N220 G1 X2. Z-1.25 N230 X1.6 N240 X1.6374 Z-1.2313 N250 G0 X2.1414 N260 G40 Z-1.1168 N270 G97 G30 U0 W0 N280 M5 N290 M30 %

It's very brittle, I'll try to have all holes prereamed by undersizes carbide EM, how about tapping? once again, thank you all for your helps Allen

Thank you all very much, I'll try it on monday, lucky me, I still have 1 negative flycut in the shop, it's been sitting there for the last 5 years, never had a chance to use it. once again, thank you very much for your helps, Mr Ron and Mr Ablucra Allen

Hello everyone! It's weekend now, I know! But I have to work tomorrow, could anybody in here tell me the characteristic of Material Ampco 21 for CNC Milling, there will be deep drilling, tapping, a lot of roughing, what kind of cutter should I use? EM? Flycut? I use Sandvick flycut for all the tool steel grade 1030, run with air. With Ampco 21, should I use coolant?... Thanks in advanced for yours help Allen

thanks, I'll try it now Allen

Hello all I 'll be cutting heat treated D2 material tomorrow, hardness is 60-62 RC, what is the speed and feed for that? Using .75 dia Stellram TiAlN PVD coating EM, I am cutting on the side with .015 to be removed, 1.5" deep, I have never cut materials this hard. thanks in advanced for your helps. Allen

Hello all This is my first attempt to make a program for the 4th axis index, can anyone shed a light what kind of toolpath should I use to cut the water channel (yellow color) on the index machine Thank you all in advance Allen http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p227/al...ter-channel.jpg

Thanks James in Solid Drill's setting I am getting just 1 operation, even I select the ream operation, Can I still manually do it with separate Tplants? Allen

Hello everyone I’ve never made a program for 4th axis drilling before, including here is my part, there are 4 thru holes to be drilled, but I want to spot drill,drill and ream from both sides, can solid drill generates 2 or 3 operations at once? (My control definition with canned cycles are all checked). Or I have to copy and rotate the operations to accomplish this? I tried with solid drill without success, are there easier ways to accomplish this? Sorry if the topic had been covered, I could not find anything in search. Thanks everyone in advance Allen http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p227/al...ran/cavity1.jpg http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p227/al...ran/cavity2.jpg http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p227/al...ran/cavity3.jpg