I've done some HSM in 17-4 with generic cheap zcc Korean tooling, like others said before keep the chip load around .005 and your tool will be much happier. My biggest issue was the tool packing up when it was rampin down in pockets so I started using coolant and .5deg ramp downs

Now is this info only for the quatro cards? Because I could swear my current AMD card will use the gpu when doing stock models and one or two other things...

I believe stock models and verification use the gpu, maybe simulation? Maybe also when you open a large file and it's creating the solids too? I use stock models on everything I do, sometimes that's 5 or 6 stock models.

We should have a file with more GPU dependent operations to See where those stand. and also, since 2017 is suppose to support better multithreading, will opening an old mcx file automatically utilize this or is it stil using its old single threading way?

Pretty sure he was just referring to regenerating all 3 paths at the same time vs one at a time. In the next week or so I should have my new computer up and running.

thank you for the input, i will give that shot next time. im not familiar/good with 5axis tool paths so getting anything to work how i wanted to was a struggle lol

do you have the backup function enabled? ive never had any issues like this myself, used it the whole time it was out.

i doubt you will ever get the chatter to stop being that tall and having it standing vertically, if possible bench the chatter out/ knock it down so its not as bad id rough to +.005 and use 1/4 ball to finish it, try .025 stepdowns or less if it still chattered if it was tight tolerance +/-.0005 id: rough in the mill and finish grind it or wire from both sides and then cnc the radii another idea would be to lay it down and do two operation and support the end(buy a longer pin and use the extra to hold it by and cut it off when youre done)

Only 2hrs away Idk what I'm gonna do with it yet, the top sealed on it tho no problem lol

thats how i got in the office, started here learning a bridgeport and now im programming and quoting the work and i know my profit margin. problem with moving up in a company is that they will see you as the "apprentice" and then you start passing up the people who trained you and pissing them off. finding new people that have the common sense and ability to learn is half the issue around here

Spending money to make money is a hard concept to grasp for some people. Its like having a $400k 5 axis but only having $800 off the shelf computer to run it.

i understand that but also everything we do here is "one off", and 90% of mold bases can be done manually and he is stuck in the 80's he still has a hard on for HSS and "how do you think we did it 10 years ago" is his second favorite line next to "are you done yet?" he was pretty mad and totally negative the first time he saw me roughing a 20" x 20" core block with a .50" CEM going at 150. IPM i could go on for hours about this place

What kind of shops are you guys talking about that pay $30/hr+ for programmers, mom & pop shops or big business's? im in northern ohio btw Im in a tool & die shop and the owner considers $25hr "high pay" and this goes for any position. He wants the cheapest people he can find and expects them to be usefull without me holding their hand the whole time. hell, our CNC VMC guys have to know G code to program all the 2D stuff them selves and they are high 10's low 20's payscale. the TOP guy is mid 20's Bob w- im a similar situation to your 19yo except my owner isn't as generous lol

I started turning up tolerances on mastercam and was going heaven on the stepovers, need a better computer for this stuff and I wasn't trying to hit a perfect finish

File resizing and zipping is so inconvenient on phones and this site is saying I can only upload 29kbs now. On my was home was thinking the same thing about a demo peice, this ones not perfect but maybe I'll make a couple more

After about 10hrs of trial and error (half of it was was regen time) Only toolpath I was able to constantly come out right was the port for cutting walls. I was able to get flow 5 axis but then mastercam refused to post it. I tried 3 to 5 axis toolpath but it took 15min for regen Ended up 3D scalloping the floor and turned on tilt for holder collision

no hard feelings, anyone been able to check it out?

use your stock models to trim the toolpath down, ive found them to be more accurate. also you can use the section below it to fine tune where it cuts and as far as picking all the cavity corners i would try waterline and select "add cuts" and set the min stepdown to .0005-.0002 so it will pick the flatter sections better. if not try a pencil toolpath for the flatter contours with a containment, but it can be a bit of a pain to get it to come out how you want it

our 5axis has "kinematics" and as far as i know all 5axis machines have some form of the same system. basically it maps the center point of rotation for all axii so they move on center and the machine compensates accordingly to where your work offset is. in mastercam you just create a new plane so the part is oriented the way you want it(make sure x,y and z arrows are facing the right way) and select that WCS in your toolpath for "tool plane and construction plane", you will leave WCS as TOP. setup the part us as you have it in your "TOP" plane and the machine will rotate it to the TP and CP orientation. you DO NOT need 5 axis addon to do positioning work like this.

im just trying to learn/ do pet project i saw on instagram. I found a 3D solid on grabcad, simplified the shape and made it my own size, its currently roughed and finished on the outside. we have a 5axis we use for postioning so ive just been dabbling in 5axis stuff here and there. some of the options/boxes are a little misleading and its hard to judge what exactly im doing wrong. and for the record im not trying to be spoon fed a finished program either, i want to learn how to do it. i appreciate the help! any pointers and tips would be great when you look at it, ive learned from trial and error. (side note: is anyone here familiar with OPS Ingersoll V9's?)

if i could crack mastercam, i doubt i would need help with a tool path. (these toolpaths are with MC 2017 btw) So can you guys help me or are we just gonna worry about if i have pirated software? and for the record i COULD send the file to my reseller but it takes forever to get a response and sometimes arent much help, so i figured id give this place a shot.

Really??? ....Thanks for the insight

im not enrolled in college so no, move it accordingly. Attached is my current file and i moved the operations im having issues with to the bottom JAR MACHINE HELP.ZIP

Im learning 5axis, i was unsure of weather to put it in here or the machining forum. whats the best wat to upload, Z2G or just the whole mastercam file?

im trying to make the attached part and am having issues roughing the inside undercuts using 5 axis toolpaths. I have the outside machined and have the center roughed down straight halfway down. when i try to use the 5 axis roughing with a 3d containment, it just does it in 2D motions and plows the tool and holder through the part even tho i have collision checking turned on. Im was able to make a port 5 axis toolpath that that cuts down the ID walls and a flow 5 axis toolpath to cut the bottom walls and the floor while spiraling to the center. now when i tell the flow 5 axis toolpath to "rough" it will not regenerate the toolpath and just does nothing. im no 5axis expert by any means or know what im doing wrong, can i get some pointers on how to approach this?