acctually i finally figuered it out. i used to control the axis by just a point rather a chain. parallel 5 axis seems to work best.

i have a similar problem i try to solve for a long time. i want to cut only the small corner radii with no or minimum unwind moves. in those pockets. try the +- solution without sucess. 

its a special 5axis post from MPPOSTABILITY

unwind again.mcam

i saw this too. quiet often tho. i just turn the layer off and on again. and surface is back. 

you got "use entry point " check in the lead in out tab?

try to create just one surface. then apply toolpath

didnt work any of those ideas. i completley reinstalled mastercam. started even a different part and it still wont creat highspeed toolpath. even my mc dealer couldnt figure this out. am about to throw a wrench in my pc......

if anyone has another solution, please let me know....

thx for your quick reply. i tried that also a few times. but i get the same message: "unable to create a valid machine zone-no toolpath created".

hi there, i was wondering if someone else encounter following problem in x2: i was programming a part with several highspeed toolpath. i decided to change one more highspeed pass to another .like waterline-scallop)and i got the error cut found. yes i did check ,planes,depth cut,etc.... i restarted the computer many times, since the mastercam dealer said it has some to do with the speed of my computer. well it s brand new dell 64bit,3ghz,8gb. doubt it is. i am juist confused since the previouse toolpath worked. after regenerating it it wont. happened a lot.

any ideas?

i am in carlsbad,ca. thx for the info ez3putt

hi guys

i just wanna tell you , how helpful this forum is for me in the past.i am one of the silent readers, who gets a lot of good advice here.thx

anyway, i do have a question about a plastic material I never heard of before.its called peek (polyetheretherketone). does anyone know that? and if so, what machining characteristics does it have?is it like abs or more like ultem?

ps. sorry, for my horrible english

i ve been using a 3d-tester for years. and it never failed. its a little pricy, but it pays off at the end. it s also great to measure ur part, while its on the machine in all 3 axis.

hi there

I had just recently the same problem.

I ended up with create surfaces from all solid faces and then cut or trim those to my desired machinearea.

maybe someoneelse has a better solution? i hope in version X , they add the containment boundary for 4th axis stuff

hi there

just wanna add, that I ran a dmu 125p for about 3 years and had absolut no problems with it.