How good are you with post editing?

I just Noticed the new members #21,912. That's alot of people....

This is from the MPLFAN.pst: pl_retract #Retract tool based on next tool gcode, lathe (see ptoolend) cc_pos$ = zero if home_type = one, [ pmap_home #Get home position, xabs ps_inc_calc #Set inc. pbld, n$, psccomp, e$ pcan1, pbld, n$, *sgcode, pfxout, pfyout, pfzout,*toolno,e$ pbld, n$, pnullstop, strcantext, e$ ] else, [ #Retract to reference return pbld, n$, `sgcode, psccomp, e$ if home_type = m_one, pbld, n$, *toolno, e$ pcan1, pbld, n$, *sg28ref, "U0.", [if y_axis_mch, "V0."], "W0.", pnullstop, strcantext, e$ if home_type > m_one, pbld, n$,*toolno, e$ ] Strip out the *toolno,

Rakesh, I sent a video your way. Hope it helps

What comments are you wanting to recall? Are you wanting to repeat the comments everytime this certain probe cycle runs? I imagine the comments will change from time to time?

Go In to the "ptooltable" post block and start cutting

I looked over the file, if you use the "Canned Rough", use the stock for outer boundary, and add a line with the 180 deg vector and .35 for length it will produce the desired results. Have you sent this file into Mastercam QC? I noticed on your file on the FTP, it only goes the extra distance on the last past.

On the lead in a nd lead out, use the "add line". Give it your .350 and use 180 as a vector

Has it always ran slow? Or just lately? I am running the same Drive, been opening up 90 meg files like they are nothing. Since I went to such a animal, I do not even realize how big the files are until I go to back them up. Real happy with it's performance.

Tony, go into the tool path parameter page where you pick a tool for the operation. Look for a "Planes" button.Click on the "Planes" and where you see the button with the white arrow on it, click that button. It should return you to the graphic screen where you can pick the new origin for that tool path.

Usually I run into this with customers when you have the Axis Combo button is set wrong, or it thinks it's a lower left tool on a upper right spindle, or when you use the "tool angle" settings incorrectly

In the Canned Rough, in the lead-in/lead-out function, use the "Add line", set it to .500, and "0" degrees. It should shorten the chain by .500

G32 = box style threading cycle (no support for taper thread) and you need to program the retract and rapid to front of part. __________________ G0X.95Z.1 G32X1.125Z-.75F.0714 G0X1.25 Z.1 X.94 G32X1.115Z-.75 This should give you tapered threads ______________________ G92 = Box threading cycle (no support for taper thread) returns to G0X1.25Z.1 G92X1.125Z-.75I-.04F.0714(Iis the radial taper amount) X1.115 X1.11 X1.1... This should give you tapered threads

We use to use a full radius I.D. threading bar. Use a G33 threading cycle.

What kind of control are you running?

A lot of good ideas

Thank you all for the reply's. I am geting ready to try them out

I was hoping for a MCX file

Dave, can you share a file?

Plate work,X0Y0, center of the plate, Z0, top of stock Vise work, X0Y0,upper left hand corner,Z0 top of stock Round work,X0Y0, center line,Z0 top of stock Fixture work, locator pin some where on the fixture, Z0, a datum ref point Castings, datum A, then datum B, then datum C(asumming a fixture) Usually you have to adapt the the way the company has been doing it for a while

There is one here in KC. The post came from Tolland. Had a few tweaks in the posts, but all in all we have worked thru any issues that have risen.Working on a Macturn next week. Post comes from Inhouse, I'll let you know.Been using Mastercam for Millturn machines for the past 7 years. Been very successful with it. My 2 cents

Sure you can, There are lots of tools to do this, Can you share a file with us? Have you used FTP sites before?

You got that right Bernie!

Are you chaining it in the correct direction?

Can you share the file or a file that is close to what you want to do in any way?