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KKlausman

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  1. JParis, I guess i should have worded my post a little better. Im really just trying to find out what possible toolpaths you or maybe others would use to rough this out and finish it. I feel I can get it done just looking for some guidance per say.
  2. Quite frankly i am not the best programmer. Looking for some pointers or possibly even someone to help me get this part completed. It will be machined on a UMC 750 and I have full 5 axis programming capabilities within Mastercam 2020. I am having some major learning curves with the internal features and having a hard time figuring out how to attack this. I have some toolpaths that have gotten me to a decent point but i need to rough and finish the rest. Anything would help and would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. 14020AA-2.mcam
  3. Colin/Civiceg, I do not know anything about the "mid-point for tool change" so I would have to read up on that and learn how to utilize the feature. (If it pertains to what I am trying to accomplish) With that said, I am not necessarily trying to make the actual tool change happen faster. (the speed of the tool change is fine) What I am trying to do is keep the trunnion and platter from going to their home positions every time the machine does a tool change. Let me try to paint my picture.. (bare with me) Imagine I have 1 surface with 3 sets of tapped holes and each is a different thread. That would mean 1 spot drill, 3 different drill bits, and 3 different taps. The trunnion and platter rotate to a certain angle I call out for that surface to start the spot drilling for all holes. I want the trunnion and platter to stay exactly where it is while the machine does the next 6 ops and tool changes in order to finish the holes. Right now the trunnion and platter are zeroing and re-positioning 7 times just to go to the same exact spot again and again. B0. C0. to B90. C180. then back to B0. C0. then back to B90 C180. (over and over) Seems like a big waste of time to me. I have the Postability post and have looked into the integers but nothing seems to work. I actually have my CAM retailer looking into it as well to see if they can add the integer you are referencing.
  4. Hey everyone, New here to the forum. I have a HAAS UMC 750. I am programming and machining a part that uses the same plane for multiple toolpaths and multiple tools. I am trying to minimize the amount of times my machine "homes" itself before it does a tool change when it is just going to grab another tool (safely) and go right back to the same position. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Kevin

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