All I will say is it NEVER should have been tied into the Machine group the way it has been....it should have forever remained a separate switch you had to proactively hit

and as I Have said at least 100's of times......don't... It uses copious amounts of system resources to visualize a thread. When I import tooling that has threads, the very first thing I do is get rid of the thread. File under, Just because you can doesn't mean you should. JM2C YMMV

and through all of the good info here.....I'll reiterate, the set-up, rigidity, tooling and machine ALL come into play....use the starting numbers and adjust as is seen fit based on the feedback from the machine and results.. There really isn't a one size fits all answer here....many variables.

The tooling manufacturers numbers are always the best starting point of what a tool is capable of doing....

I typically don't import it into existing files....I imagine it would work the same way... Can't test that at the moment...system is crunching a 3D print estimate

This needs a bump for the pure history of it, the long gone names, what this forum used to be. Thanks Terry for digging this one out... Alex passed back in 2020 but he is still talked about fondly in some circles

Right click in the levels manager >> Save as csv You can then right click in an empty level mangler and import the csv to get default naming structure that you may use

How many points in each cycle?

Looks like that's the one, it's Update 3

Yes

May not be a translator yet to open it.... I'm not certain where Mastercam is on different CAD versions at this point but they may be ahead of your ability to open currently JUst read it in the Update 3 pdf You'll need to install Update 3 to get the 2024 Autodesk translator

ie, never have time to do it right but always find time to do it again

I've always used "Tool Stickout"...Whether in regards to milling tools or turning tools. In my nc program I notate it this way (T11010375 / 3/8 3FL ENDMILL / MIN Z DEPTH: -.390) (DESTINY / V32408S / MIN TOOL EXT -1.000 / CRIB LOCATION) (T12010250 / 1/4 3FL ENDMILL / MIN Z DEPTH: -.220) (DESTINY / V31608S / MIN TOOL EXT -1.000 / CRIB LOCATION) (T12010187 / 3/16 3FL ENDMILL / MIN Z DEPTH: -.233) (DESTINY / V31205S / MIN TOOL EXT -.750 / CRIB LOCATION) and my set up sheet

No...a round cornered triangle

Here's why I don't use that often.. By creating a closed contour, I can set a reasonably steep ramp around the contour. In the end, many times that is faster that the re-machining option. I can take 2 ramped passes around when using the remachining option I generally need many more step downs.

In come cases, perhaps...in most cases, it's people that don't care to learn, can't learn of don't give enough of a crap to learn.

This is one I just managed to through.....Vericut & Force Optimization for 3 machine groups...as they say, "money talks & BS walks" well, suffice to say after going over everything and a solid presentation by Vericut, it was a done deal. Ownership & upper management understand the $$$

I deal with this and much smaller, on a daily basis....I ramp cut those corners and walls.... I do not "generally" drill those corners, our QC likes to bitch about finish. If I do, I will drill out by about .005" in the X & Y off the center and let the endmill finish it. When I do get the occasional question on run times, I point out ALL of the small corners and small 3d blending a part requires...."small tools = time" I minimize the cutting by drawing lines in the corner, along with a reference dia of the last tool size that cut in there and I'll extend the wall lines out far enough to cover the small cusp + a small fudge factor...in doing so it allows me to minimize the amount of cutting the small tool must do, helping keep its time cutting to a minimum.

Flowline, Surface Finish contour and a couple of old school tricks and you can do some truly crazy stuff

There was never any question

I have not run it...my comment was more in general of the tool behavior...if it's going through something, it's most likely missing drive information

As programmers I am all about good, repeatable habits....I do these things even on the simplest of jobs I get. Establish good habits, they will never steer you wrong. Name your files Create a utilize levels that are associated and mean something to the program and/or part Create a tool library to that it is consistent for the setup people & operators Create a tool holder library that clearly identifies the holder. Create tool assembles that identify holder, length, tool stick out and gauge length. Set your op defaults so that your output is consistent. Notate and comment things in your program. Good setup documentation and setup notes and a clear tool list.

That's just letting you know that somewhere on the geometry there is a negative drafted face.....opti-rough can't undercut so it's just an alert

I have the feeling this is relative to what you are trying to accomplish.... It is directly from the MPLFAN post

Doesn't matter Tom... Mine points to the posts from the 2022, 2023 & 2024.... I only have 2024 installed and all other folders cleared out and even after deleting and saving, still there...not a permission issue either... Definitely wonky