I 100% agree, that there are issues with inspecting the part, on the machine that made it. I've expressed that to management, and the engineering department is still being pushed to inspect parts on the machine. So, from this point, we'll just do what we can to inspect what actually makes sense.

For you guys who have used both, which do you prefer, The Cimco, or Renishaw add-ons for Mastercam? Also, can someone explain the difference between inspection plus, and productivity plus? I think I've had them backwards for years.

I've never tried the toolholders, but I've heard great things.

Saw these guys at IMTS last year. They had some little baby right angle heads they were demo'ing. They're available to us through our mitsubishi rep. https://www.mst-corp.co.jp/en/home/angle_head-top/mini/

You're right, and that's why they haven't used them for quite a few years now. In all honesty, it sounds like your mind was made up from the beginning anyways. I'm curious though, what is this "new stuff" that's way too slow and doesn't work in "real life"??

This is wild!!

That's pretty much exactly how I do mine.

That makes sense. So it's trying to make it a perfect 45, but the tool profile doesn't allow for it. I can just do a normal contour, since I'm not really looking for a specific chamfer. Just a deburr edge break. Also, I was not aware that Mastercam sees it as a true ball, despite the profile, so I appreciate that bit of knowledge.

I made one toolpath with the cut length set to .16", per Harvey's website. Then another one with an extra .01" added on, so it would generate a toolpath. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1v2mQA36a01resceaPnPiBnz0HMhcrjHL/view?usp=sharing

Not of this part. But I'll make something similar later to recreate it. I've left the shop, but Ill try to post it when I get home.

Is it possible to control the contact point in a Multiaxis Deburr (being used in 3 axis) toolpath? The reason I ask, is I'm having some trouble. About a year ago, I made this post; Where I learned that sometimes adding extra length of cut will get you better results in a deburr toolpath. However, I have a lollipop mill that looks like this; The only way for it to be able to calculate a toolpath is to extend the length of cut, but then it wants to try to cut in that internal radius area. I know I could just do it the old way, with a contour, but I'm just wondering if there's a way to make this work properly.

Close, and gives me some hope. I need retract, and unclamp/clamp comments. I wish I knew more about editing posts. But that's hopeful at least.

In CAM, yes, they're the same. In the machine, they're slightly different from each other. So I need it to correct when going between the two offsets. But yea, I'll probably do a force tool change for now, unfortunately. Haha, I have no idea what that means, but I assumed something like that is what's necessary, which is beyond my knowledge level. Might have to get a post made for this.

I would like for it to post Z retract, Rotary Unlock, B positioning move, and Rotary lock after the N2 line. To correct for "fixture error" I feel crazy, because people, including Mastercam Tech Support seem to think I'm doing something wild, lol. But I am 100% certain I've done this fairly simply in other CAM softwares. I did something similar, temporarily, but the powers that be (aka management) likes to have files that post out, 100% ready to run. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iUOKIpRsN_3lvTRoej_nlYAyfBDuc1ot/view?usp=sharing

That's the issue Ron, I think. The planes aren't technically rotated, but they are different work offsets. I'll make a dummy file in a moment.