5 hours ago, byte said:

I would start by upgrading to windows 11, that graphics card is not great either, maybe turn shading off, make sure your temp folder and shared, my mastercam folders don't point to a network, that you have free space..

 

Graphics card up to date using Nvidia Quadro Experience

 my mastercam and also Temp is on C drive ( ssd )  , but shared mastercam folder is on the NAS ( for easier access among other mastercam installations ) 

whether i have shading on or off doesnt matter , regarding slow when using Solid Chaining ,,, what do you think about mastercam recalculating spun profile everytime , no matter if the solid is changed or not 

2 minutes ago, Frankieboy said:

 my mastercam and also Temp is on C drive ( ssd )  , but shared mastercam folder is on the NAS ( for easier access among other mastercam installations ) 

whether i have shading on or off doesnt matter , regarding slow when using Solid Chaining ,,, what do you think about mastercam recalculating spun profile everytime , no matter if the solid is changed or not 

graphics card is up to date 

the PC i think is ok  , have no other problems than slow when using Solid Chaining 

Win 10 

Processor    Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-10900 CPU @ 2.80GHz   2.81 GHz
RAM    32,0 GB
64-bit operativsystem, x64

Nvidia Quadro P 2200 

anybody got similar problem ? 

when using solid chaining in lathe , the system becomes very, very slow , especially on bigger complex parts  , dialogs can take up to 2-3 minutes to open every time . 

for me to see mastercam recalculates the spun profile every time a dialog is opened and modified , the right way to do it would be that mastercam only recalculetes the profile if solid is changed 

if you instead uses wireframe spun profile one time , the dialogs opens instant and no problems 

anybody got a solution for this problem ? 

anybody knows if mastercam will be making live b axis turning ( with 3d tools )   ( A axis on milling MT machines )  ,, or does an add-on exist with this functionality  ? 

 curve 5 axis can be used but code has to be edited and inserted manually  , does not have the flexibility that this example shows  . 

it worked with dropbox client , instead of direct download , thanks 

The latest 2019 version from " so not a guru "  stops downloading from Dropbox  after 80 Mb , have tried also yesterday   , is the file complete ? 

i once saw a strategy in adv. multiaxis machining that could do automatic 3+2 surfacemilling 

am i wrong ?  , i cant find it now   ,  anybode can help ? 

i have a part now that has a whole lot of machining , and undercuts  , maybe it could help me ? 

thanks , i knew that 

would be nice with a seperate installer for toolmanager in future releases 

anyone know if Toolmanager is available as standalone installer ? 

it does not require the hasp to be in the computer i have recognised 

i have a Zoller presetter  , and would be very nice to have the toolmanager installed ,,, but of course not the complete mastercam package 

thanks  , i did it via boolean operations in solidworks   , its pretty accurate  , but not 100 pct . 

a thing for mastercam to consider for the future releases 

today manufacturers of end mills for dynamic mill  often specify volume instead of cutting time  , thats why i wanted to do this 

anybody know a way to calculate volume removed of a set of toolpaths  in verify , simulation ? 

6 minutes ago, SlaveCam said:

Interesting concept, wonder why nobody else invented this before. I get good roughing results with a round insert using zigzag motion (chip thinnig effect comes to play here too), but this takes it to a whole new level. How does it compare to turning with for example a common DNMG insert and adjusting the lead angle (using B-axis etc) to make it fit for high feed turning? Is this toolpath usable for machines with limited memory? I fould the new dynamic turning feature in 2017 unfit for use in our shop because the code nearly always came out too big.

I suppose tailstock and claw jaws are a must for heavy roughing..

 

i have had the same thoughts about DNMG ( or a positive 55 deg insert  )   adjusted so that upper and lower lead angle is the same

and using a rather big nose rad. so that i dont get problems with chips up the insert 

on my Integrex i will try this next time i have an approiate job . 

i installed the add-on and tried to make a few toolpaths . 

se attached mcam file  , and picture 

isnt it possible to mak a a zig zag toolpath ?  , so that the tool goes forward and back without retracts ? 

on the sandvik website i see that to tool is designed to go in both directions 

i can make it go forward og backward , but not zig zag 

prime-test.mcam

thanks ,,, i have downloaded and installed 

is it an inhouse product ?  , since it wasnt in the mcam install media 

Have installed mcam 2018  mill and turn ,,, but i cant see the sandvik Prime turning cycles ? 

anybody know , is it an add on ? 

anybody got a sample mcam sample file ? 

http://www.mastercam.com/en-us/Communities/Partners/Cutting-Tool-Partners/PrimeTurning

I know  , but This is a simple testpart , just so its easy to show you , the parts i do HERE on my Factor is more complicated geometry ,, its important that its one oper because of need for optimal surface through the whole port 

thanks to you all 

i have now done all  the solutions you came up with , see attached mcx file 

nothing really produces a satisfying result  , but im glad that that there will be a solution soon  for the morph/spiral  . 

for the solution Aaron came with the bottom of the toolpath is missing 

surfaces on level 3 

moduleworks question - 5 toolpaths.mcam

have  now tried with Coons surface and then a flowline toolpath ,,,, better but still not good 

and also the Coons toolpath  ,,, the same 

i totally agree ,,,

i thought maybe  there was a way to fill in extra passes or calculate pattern/passes according to the tool rather than the surface 

could be possible in the example i uploaded  , but often these are multisurfs and not easy to arrange so that its possible to use Coons  

it would be best for me to use moduleworks 

i want 3axis motion in this occasion 

ok ,,, im curious if any other have a solution ?  , its a problem for me often 

for the tol. , it is just this test part  , i normally use 0,01 mm 

anybody knows how to make the morph toolpath  , so the pattern is more equal ( like oper 2 )  , so  the tool does like the old "blend " toolpath 

the moduleworks toolpath is better in many occations since it can calculate the correct pos for start - end  , but not good with this geometry 

i have made a test part and attached  , 

anybody ? 

moduleworks question.mcam

YES ,,, i use it instead of a blend toolpath . 

i think i have found the solution for my problem ( output pattern ) ,,, thanks 

anybody have a newer Help fil ?? , this is from 2013 

THANKS ,,, BETTER