I have a feed rate at 570, but it gets modified to 500

Where in Machime Def / Control Def are these settings?

We have five programmers full time here ...

2 Mastercam

2 CATIA

1 Anvil (part time)

I do 80% of my programming in Mastercam ... but all 5-axis in CATIA, and occasionally, in NX ... depending on the part ... No one cam system does it all ... as supervisor, I need to know all our cam systems ...

My opinion is Mastercam is much faster and easier to program with ... time is an major factor here ... the really large parts (ie. 300" x 65" x 15.0") with complex surfaces and close tolerance, I go with CATIA, NX, and Anvil ... Mastercam seems to bog down with these parts ... You can still do them, but not as efficiently ...

Using the right tools for the right job is efficient and help keep the cost down ...

All verification is G-code with Vericut ....No cls verifications ... What goes to the floor is verified ... G-code

Again ... this is just my opinion ...

(but can I help it if I am right? )

Latest word from my IT guy:

Thanks for everyones input ... very helpful and very knowledgable ... great forum to be part of ...

OK already ... Bobcad is "caveman technology" ... all I meant to say, Mastercam, my bread and butter, is not using current technology, nor last years ...

maybe, I should have said the "dark ages technology" or "medieval technology"

Any, back to the reall issue ... I agree, adding aanother dual quad core and increasing clock speed is the answer for now ...

Can you put the file on the FTP Site? or email it to me?

I think I can help ...

This is not a TRUE verification software ... it is limit to the number of triangles produced in the stl files ...

I suggest saving stl after each machine group to start with and use it for the next machine group ...

I use Vericut to finalize my programs, but still use this software just to make sure nothing funny of out of the ordinary is going on.

So, when I get too big of a file (anything over 85 meg) I will up the "tool tolerance" and "stl tolerance" to .005 in your "Verify Option" dialog box ... move the "speed - quality" slider on notch below quality (sometimes two) ...

Again, I only use this to look out for funny move as I program ... Vericut for the real deal ...

HTH

I also work with CATIA, NX and Vericut ... the RAM a must for them, just wish MC would get up-to-date with their product ... continually staying in "caveman technology" will lessen its marketability ...

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Right now I am using:

Window 7 Professional - 64 bit

Xeon E5430 @2.66GHz dual quad cores (2 processors)

12.0 GB RAM

NVIDIA Quadro FX 3700

My questions are:

1 - "If I increased the RAM to 20.0 GB will Mastercam use it?" (I have 2 empty slots)

2 - "What is the most RAM that Mastercam can utilize?"

3 - "Does Mastercam runs faster at higher clock speed on one CPU, or with more CPU cores?

any input would help ...

Sorry Del ... key word "MAY"

no, but you can buy a mouse pad on e-Bay

I put on FTP site under Drawings the KAMATSU_FOOTPRINT.doc that gives a footprint ...

X axis travel ... 45.27"

Y axis travel ... 40.0"

Z axis travel ... 40.0"

A axis travel ... +45° -135° total 180°

C axis travel ... 360°

Pallet size ... 31.5" x 31.5"

type of tool shank ... HSK-A100 taper

spindle speed range ... 100-12000 RPM

X,Y,Z axis feed rate ... 0.04 - 1,1810 IPM

No of tools in magazine ... 320 tools

automatic pallet system ... model L80-12x2

Machine:

Height ... 173.0"

floor space ... 174.0" x 227.0"

weight ... 57,400 lbs

What else??

HTH

opps ... 24 pallets ... sorry

Actual price $3,193,000.00

Discount $500,000.00

Maybe, because not our first purchased ...

We are also buying an 2008 OKK KCV800-5AX with Fanuc 160iS control for $495k ...

busy ... busy ... busy

We just purchased a Komatsu T-Rex-FMS2-24 ...

(2)5-axis horizontal milling centers with Fanuc 31i M5 5-axis control ...

two setup stations ...

48 pallets ...

320 tools ...

coolant thru the spindle 270 psi...

all for just a mere $2,693,000.00

that's not counting our 2nd gantry - 3 spindles --- 5-axis 30' x 100' table ... due here about September ...

Couldn't have said it any better ...

The new shop foreman there is very good and cares ... but he doesn't call the shots for payroll ... tight budget because not enough students ...

I asked for a raise and they said that they couldn't afford to pay more ... so I left ... had they said yes, I probably still be there ... I really enjoy teaching others who are interested ...

Oh well, their lost ...

thanks ...

I forgot where to edit post to remove block numbers ...

For example:

 N101 M0

M0

December ... Just too busy here ...

And, they pay scale sucks ... when Henri was there, I was offered $8.00 more than I got paid ...

But, it gave the experience than will help me IF I ever retire ...

Thanks for link, but I need an access code ... when I loaded Verisurf, I THOUGHT I was loading only the free stuff ... maybe I didn't ... now what?

BUMMER ....

yes I do ... does Verisurf have anything on this? What can I do at this point?

When I use a new file, it comes in as a Graphic Picture ... cannot select any thing, level manager show zero entities ...

This really sucks ...

sorry, but option button is grey-out ... cannot select ... (see above)

or, for X4MU3?

Hey, the option to import STL is not available ... what am I missing?

In a previous X-version, I could bring in STL as lines or mesh ... now what?

done ... when will I get my gift?