Aaron, I've gotta take a win when I get it! You pro's have helped me so much on here, I figure I'll try to take care of the easy ones when I can! lol Not that I've seen, but that doesn't mean there's not something I dunno about.

It's only right if you read it in the voice of the French Narrator from spongebob.

You only had the top face of the model selected in your initial stock settings. TEST STOCK MODEL.mcam

I understand that. I don't generally build speeds and feeds into my tool library, so that may be why it seems to be less of a problem from my POV.

I get that, seems like it could be addressed with switches/options. We have a tool library that keeps every tool number permanently as that tool For instance, if T467 is a 12mm 7 flute endmill, with 30mm stick-out, in a 165mm gage length SK16 holder, that's what T467 will always be. I understand how it would be less advantageous for your situation though.

That would be great too!

Maybe this has been discussed, but isn't there a way they could make the tool library stay "associative" or linked? similar to how components in solidworks stay linked to files. Where you could change say, a stick-out length, and if you open an old program where that tool was used, it would just come up dirty, and needing a regen. I struggle to keep tool libraries accurate for this reason. I won't pretend to be smart enough to know how to make something like that happen. So I'll just wish for now.

Being that it pointed out the lines of the NCI file, I opened that, which I never because I don't know what most of it means, but once I had the NCI file in front of me it was obvious. I had setup instructions written in the "Group Comment" so it would populate out setup sheet. When I changed the post, it must have checked the "Output group comments to NC" box. Unchecked it, and all is well.

I figured it out. I had a comment in the "group comments" that was apparently too long. Thanks!

This is actually the full message 26 May 2022 10:22:39 AM - RUN TIME -NCI(30), OPID(25)- MP has truncated the Gcode 1052 comment length from 340 to 256. 26 May 2022 10:22:39 AM - RUN TIME -NCI(930), OPID(10)- MP has truncated the Gcode 1052 comment length from 340 to 256. 26 May 2022 10:22:39 AM - RUN TIME -NCI(3842), OPID(5)- MP has truncated the Gcode 1052 comment length from 340 to 256. 26 May 2022 10:22:39 AM - RUN TIME -NCI(3954), OPID(6)- MP has truncated the Gcode 1052 comment length from 340 to 256. repeated 60 or 70 times. So i have the OPID. It seems odd though that they're out of order. Nevermind, I was confusing Operation # with the internal OPID. That gives me something more to look for.

Well, yea, that's kind of what I meant by getting rid of it. Not just chop it off and pretend it isn't there, lol. The post I'm using now is a post I've used 1000 times, so I know the post is ok.

I recently had to revisit an old Mastercam file, and when In did, I changed to a newer post, as the one we were using at first wasn't 100% right for that machine. When I reposted the code, I got about 60 errors, stating "MP has truncated the Gcode 1052 comment length from 340 to 256"; each one referring to a different OPID. What is this, and how do I get rid of it?

I'm using a lollipop mill. Model chamfer seems to only work with chamfer tools

Thank you. I like using multi-axis, because I don't have to worry about the lead-in/lead-out, and if it's just a few edges, I'll usually use contour, However this is a ton of deburring to do, so I'll take the extra code, vs. the time spent avoiding collisions and gouges. How high do you feel it's safe to go on the tolerance?

I'm using multiaxis deburr, but limiting it to 3 axes. is there a way to cut back on the amount of code it outputs? Seems a bit egregious. Where do you guys usually set your cut tolerance on the deburr toolpath?

Ha, yes, when I first started programming I broke an endmill on an M-460 that way.

A Matsuura H.Plus-500 that I often program for has a "max feedrate" equal to it's rapid feed, which I believe is 2800ipm. I usually set my back feedrate to 1200. I just can't fathom it moving at 2800ipm without clipping corners, even with look-ahead turned on. I supposed I should test it out one of these days.

When I'm at my desk, my laptop is upright, in one of these (Amazon.com: Upgraded Laptop Vertical Stand, OMOTON 3-in-1 MacBook Laptop Holder Dock with Sturdy Silicone Pads for Ultra Protection, Suitable for iPhone/iPad/MackBook Pro/Surface/Samsung/Android Tablets, Black : Electronics) Do you think being upright helps to keep it cooler? Do you know of anything like that air vacuum that would work for this positioning?

So then that would add an rpm change (S5000 in this case) any time I chose to use that canned text, and operate as normal when I don't use it? Sorry for the ignorance, I've never messed with canned text even a little bit.

Well, problem with this method, is I don't understand any of how to execute it, unfortunately. Where can I learn more about how to execute this method? Would that be in the MPMaster manual? I think sometimes you guys are so smart that you take us dumb folks for granted, lol.

Well, in this particular case, I suppose I worded poorly. It really just needs to move away from the tool change door, then ramp the spindle up in a few steps. It wouldn't work for an actual mid toolpath cutting tool rpm change, but for this instance it should work, unless I'm missing something.

That's the ones they used to build the egyptian pyramids. I think you're both referring to FARO Arms.

Thats a good idea. So one M code that references a macro with ramp-up S commands and dwells? Could you then just build it into the machine def as a coolant command?

I thought it might have been toolpath editor, but I didn't see anywhere to change spindle speed in there. In this instance, I'm using a chip clearing fan, and they recommend starting it at 1500rpms, then moving up to full speed to lessen wear on the blades.

I seem to remember a toolpath, where you could change the RPM at certain points. I thought it was the Point toolpath, but I looked again and that doesn't seem to be it. Maybe I'm thinking of advanced drill? I know I can do it with Manual Entry, I just thought I remembered something different.