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I am having a problem with steps in an arc.
I am milling on a VF 2 using MC 2021 using a contour on the inside of a line loop. I got the outside of the loop to work by playing with the Arc Filter.
I a unable to the inside of the loop to make a nice arc.
Any ideas?
I am making a 2D part that is all curves. Curves are 1.5" diameter
.75 Z cut, .75 cutter .015 final cut
I am getting small flat spots rather than a smooth curve.
I have cut this type of part on prior versions of MC and not had this issues.
Any thoughts.
I guess I am still confused I can find the Axis Combinations once I am the Machine Definition Manager, but it does not look like the Machine Component Manger. Where do I find the Machine Component Manger?
How do I go about messaging you?
Thanks
Jim
MC 2020. I am trying to modify my mmd & control files and not having so much luck. I understand the mmd is the machine and the control is the control, I wish I understood more about what each does. My real problem right now is trying to figure out how and when I can open and modify either one is just maddening. I guess I understand that I must have a machine group before I can have a control group. But if I open my machine like I am going to start a tool path I can not see the group to set the default tools- speeds and feeds ect for each tool path. If I just select the Machine Definition Icon I can modify the defaults but then get this error as I save it
Any help would be appreciated, my VAR is of no help, has no clue.
Thanks
Jim
I am confused over Top of stock. I think I used to use it to start a hole with in a hole.
Such as if I had made a 1.5" diameter pocket with a depth of .5" then wanted to drill a .5" hole inside that pocket to a total of 1" deep I would set Top of stock for the drill bit to -.5" so the drill bit would not drill air but would rapid to -.5" then start drilling.
Am i correct?
My 2019 and now 2020 will not do this and when I bring this up to my VAR he claims that I am not right.
Thanks
Jim
I am trying to drill a spot drill that will be -.8 from the original top of stock, as I have milled the material down that far.
I set my drill linking parameters as I have in the past indicating -.8 for top pf stock but MC wants to drill the hole at Z zero not Z -.8.
Am I confused ?
Thanks
Jim
Colin
Are you talking about this folder, if so which file is the one that I change the "-defaults" or the "-operations"
Where do I " do "replace" on the Machine Definition, " ??
Thanks
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