I know Camplete had an addmenu.dll.

Power surface can be handy with split holes. I have no idea how to use it but for roughing it is good

3 minutes ago, volitan71 said:

Maybe it's because I've never been formally taught, but some things I do I always wonder if it's the best way.

For example: I just machined the top of a curved surface, like the top of an airplane wing, and it had a recessed feature in it which also need some 3D contouring. I didn't want the tool machining the surface to go down into the recessed feature. I copied the model to another level, converted in from solid to surface so I could delete everything except the surface I was machining and used the "Fill Holes" feature to make it smooth.

You think that's bad form? Copying models to another level to modify them to get the tools to do what you want?

In that case I make a surface and un trim.  Or surface fill holes is an option if it's a full hole

Im doing a part in a 520 pc4 that is a swarf cut in A axis which does a 180 degree unwind at A0.

it leaves a tiny raised edge at this point. it can easily be smoothed but am wondering if it can be made better. im using g131 f3 and the slider is on max precision.

the other alternative is to break it up but i would have to conventional cut one direction .

Is it supposed to have a g91 in that line? That seems dangerous.

Had cutter comp been deactivated from the previous path?

H#518 on the matsuura. We have Camplete set to output the variable instead of tool number. That gets updated with the tool life

I believe the output for data is there too

30 minutes ago, JB7280 said:

it is a matsuura.  Is that done at the controller or at the matrix? 

You can do it in the tool manager from the main control.

On our 850 with 60 tools I added 30 for a job. I go in unload the data for the tool I'm taking out and load in the data for the tool I'm putting in. Then put a tool tag on it.  You can only load it into a free pot. 

I call up tool zero because if you unload the tool while it's in the spindle it won't recognize it untill after a tool change 

If your plan is to share them I would do a mastercam Library 

Can you use a system variable to warn in the program?

Like if dia comp is greater than .005 issue alarm or program stop?

G184 on the 840di Siemens 

Dynamic kind of is its replacement in a way

23 minutes ago, gcode said:

I think this has been addressed by updates 

Ok. I'll have to look. 

A couple guys when they verify with a manual entry it opens and immediately closes 

Has anyone experienced this in 2023?

What does the ptool_inpection look like?

Personally i would copy some of the ptoolcng block so it re issued everything. This way if for some reason somebody goes to start the program from there it's going to have the right tool and the spindle.

4 hours ago, Rstewart said:

Yeah, all that did was add a G17 in the code before every retract.  I just need it called out right after the toolchange.  Like G0 G90 G17 G54 X0. Y0. M3 Etc Etc.

Did you do it in the tool change block? Don't do it in the null or pretract or prapidout

There should be a post block labeled subsequent holes underneath the drill cycles

It sounds like the spring pass is removing lots of spring

You could try an asterisk In front of the sgplane 

*sgplane

You really don't have a choice but to make a center cut. You can order a smaller one and do some multipasses and finish with the full size cutter

I believe there is a tabs page in the contour toolpath

We have 520 and 850s. They work well.

Our yasda is the linear motor machine and it is super consistent 

You can right click edit and unlink which is what I did.

That was the only time I've used that feature and picked the worst application for it 

I may have made relative planes. I will try to make a file but our internet is restricted now so I'll have to figure something out.

I had a file in 2020 with 5 locked planes. When I opened it in 2023the planes were still locked but 160degrees off. I had to lock them because I had to modify my 5axis home for the dovetail fixtures we modified and it would keep reverting the planes.

They also have this link symbol now.