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Mastercam Version 9 Beta Program
KMaynard replied to Product Manager CNC Software's topic in Industrial Forum
Got my cd friday .. Seems pretty solid so far .. I like some of the changes and enhancments .. -
NEWS FLASH: Teenage Daughter Drives Mastercam User To The Brink
KMaynard replied to Luther_Heggs's topic in Industrial Forum
I was 19 years old when my daughter was born .. I figured the positive side of things was that I would still be young enough to be able to deal with a teanager as it wasn't so long ago I went thru it ...well she's 16 now .. grey hair started at the age of 29 ..I'm 35 now ..and I don't understand squat about a 16 yr old ... boy was I wrong .. -
Actually it was in Version 7 .. just checked my old version ... I took the class thru my dealer and it was definetly a valuable thing to do .. I still stumble around but it gave me a running start ... good luck .. Kev
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Try Toolpath/nextmenu/transform .. this will do either toolpath or both toolpath and geometry transforms rotates and mirrors .. hope this helps Kev
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WISH LIST - What I want for the next release
KMaynard replied to Luther_Heggs's topic in Industrial Forum
again.. Adjustable speeds and feeds for finishing right in the pocketing routines so you can rough at one feed then finish at a different one without creating an additional operation... -
Personally I think it's a waste of time ..stuff like that can get really personal and hurt the board.. you could have people that give good information that won't post anymore because someone wants to give them a low rating for whatever reason .. just my 2 cents .. Kev
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I'll try and open it if you like .. send it to me [email protected]
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While IGES is easy it can also be a nightmare Rick .. It can import as untrimmed surfaces etc.. the atdvantage to using the direct pro-e e file or .prt file is it can be imported as a true solid which is much easier to work with..iges will only import as surfaces ..
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The only formats the translator accepts are .prt(part file) or .asm (Assembly) hope this helps
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Mike, We actually do a lot of Inc 600 and 718 here with indexable tooling ..the key is lots of coolant ..we actually started high pressure coolant at 1200 psi to get better finishes and tool life in our main shop ...
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Also ..lots of coolant .. if you can use coolant thru tools do so .. Inconel tends to work harden easily if you don't keep it cool ..and once you work harden it you wont get thru it ..
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My Partner here tried to do some hard tapping ..he neglected to check the spindle speed and attempted to tap at 5000 RPM on a milltronics ..needless to say the spindle was moving way to fast to stop at the desired depth ...
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35 Here.. Went to the Greater Lawrence Voc for high school from 79-83 and started Co-op in 82 ..been doin it ever since .. worked in defense until 11 years ago ..then I moved into Semi ..I now work in a model shop ..
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Unable to create solid when converting step files
KMaynard replied to boundariesNfinishing's topic in Industrial Forum
Try getting the native pro e file and go to cimsoftek.com and they have a pay per use translator. -
I think for left handed taps and drills Kev
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Thanks webby .....found it ...it worked
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I have the purchased dwg translator .. is there an additional translator that needs to be purchased on top of the dwg translator? Thanks Kev
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I'm not sure I totally understand your question but if you change just the tool heights at the machine then you just change it at the machine as it looks to the height offset in the g code.. if your changeing dia of the tool the same will apply providing youir using cutter compenstion.. if your not using cutter comp then you have to update the dia every time ....does this help at all?
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I'm trying to translate a file thru the DWG converter and they tell me that the solid is embedded in the file. Is there a way to extract just a solid from an autocad file? Everything I try appears to give me a single 2d file ... Thanks Kevin
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Just one question... Plain or Butter flavored?... or maybe even Olive oil... :-)
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I have a '99 Fadal 4020 here with the cooled spindle and I have the same problem ..I use the black oxide coated holders and that doesn't help.. I also use Blazer coolant. I haven't found a fix for this either... if anyone has any other idea's I'd like to know too .. Thanks Kev
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Gee James, If you didn't seem like such a nice guy I'd swear there were other motives to the things you said about us ... Kev
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Mike, We actually use pro-e with the mastercam solids thru the cimmpro translator and it's great makes life a lot easier dealing with a solid model ..
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We are in semiconductor and were slow too ..we are down to every other friday off and mandatory shutdowns
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I'll be there.....