It not used right now....

Mike Rosa showed me this back on Ver 8.1

That's when Jim Evans was still teaching the post class

Guess it shows how old I am...(We are..)

Roll Die Project.pdf

ROLLDIE.MCX

The roll die c-hook creates toolpaths around a rotary axis.  The toolpath can

be rounded or squared on outside sharp corners.  When a tapered tool is used,

the tool can run up and down the crease formed at the intersection of two

walls at an inside sharp corner.  Inside sharp corners with non-tapered tools

are not handled and will eventually give an error.

Hi Mike,

You just want a sample file?

Is this a HMC, or VMC machine definition?

What is the rotation view set at on the other tab?

Graphic Card drivers... or lack of a graphic card period..

Try to update/change the current Graphic card drivers 

toolno = t$ * 100 + tloffno$

Probably the easiest way is to set up a Misc real to trigger feed per rev.

If it's a drill cycle, might go thru the drill cycle

Declare / format your variables:

use_pitch : 0 #0 = Use feed for tapping, 1 = Use pitch for tapping

fmt "N" 4 n_tap_thds$ #Number of threads per inch (tpi)

fmt "F" 2 pitch #Tap pitch (inches per thread)

Might capture it in "pdrlcommonb" post block

if mi6$, use_pitch = 1

if use_pitch = 1,

pbld, n$, "G95",e$

else,

pbld, n$,sgfeed, e$

(Drill cycle post block)

mtap$ #Canned tap cycle, mill

pdrlcommonb

if use_pitch,

pitch = 1/n_tap_thds$

pcan1, pbld, n$, *sgdrlref, pgdrlout, pfxout, pfcout, pfzout,

prdrlout,*pitch, strcantext, e$

else,

pcan1, pbld, n$, *sgdrlref, pgdrlout, pfxout, pfcout, pfzout,

prdrlout,pffr, strcantext, e$

pcom_movea

Hi Ekii, another way for C axis output is just switch to a Generic 4Ax VMC.

Leave your tool path settings alone.Edit the machine definition, Double left Click on the A axis rotary

Icon, and change the rotation to "Z" axis.

X and C axis motion will occur.

ROTARY B AXIS INDEXING WITH SURFACES.MCX-6

Hi Mic6,

Try the Advanced 5 ax toolpath "Morph between two curves"

Use 3 axis Output.. Looks pretty good. Use the collision control, shank avoidance.

TUBEWINDOWBACKSIDERLG.MCX-7

ROTARY B AXIS INDEXING WITH SURFACES.MCX-6

Hi Mic6,

Try the Advanced 5 ax toolpath "Morph between two curves"

Use 3 axis Output.. Looks pretty good. Use the collision control, shank avoidance.

Could you share a file with the tooplath?

Might submit a file if possible I have seen this before

Neither is the person who brought this to my attention....

I am sure there is a good reason for it.

Learn, unlearn, re-learn.... Seems if your working with some type of software,

that's the way it goes...

I believe the rotating plane matrix has changed as well. In VX6, If you rotate a plane 90 deg about the Y, Z axis points to the right. In VX7, Z axis will point to the left.

Roger is the man!....

If your points or arcs are in 3-d

Space, just select the bottom of the hole

And your depth to incremental. The canned drill

Cycle should pick it up. Lot more options

Doing it Rogers way.

Start at the top toolplane, rotate the plane about the X axis 30 degrees, apply the Finish toolpoath.

Return to the top toolplane, rotate the plane about the Z axis 60 degrees, now rotate the plane you just made

30 degrees about the X axis, apply toolpath to 2nd spoke.. repeat for remainder of spokes.

I used the 3 axis blend toolpath.

Ability for system to know you only have solids on the screen and not have to go tell the system you have to go pick the solid to enable solids abilities

I knew I liked you for a reason!

I will look at it if I knew where they moved the FTP link

Try: [email protected]

We switched servers

Can you share the file?

Is X- the normal side you are usually on for regular turning?

I would come down,but I have to travel to the middle of the state for some onsite stuff. But I'll tell you what I will do, is show you the fix for it.

[email protected]

Wow,never heard of this issue before......