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Mick

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  1. Yes, there are definitely more options available on the MU series. Pricier, but you have to pay to play when it comes to machine tools (as you know )
  2. Look at the MU series of Okumas if you want the other options. If you can, The Genos are on the next rung down. You're right about local support for Okuma here. Unlike Mastercam *cough*
  3. I managed a DNC system that had 28 CNC machines over a large factory. We had four Moxa Nport servers in opposite corners of the factory plugged into the network. All the NC machines had RS232 -> Cat5 adapters and they worked flawlessly with Cimco DNCMax. Barcode requests for NC files were triggered through the same Moxa servers. The only issue we had with the Moxa servers, was their weak power supplies. We ensured we had external surge protection, as we had a power cut over one weekend and jolt on power up killed the power supplies in three of the four servers.
  4. The ZBooks are nice notebooks. I am running an i9 with 128Gb ram, and 2x 2Tb SSD's, and a loaded Quadro. It chomps through TopSolid and Vericut nicely.
  5. Easily achieved in other CAD/CAM that supports parameters, thats for sure. The whole process makes a lot of sense.
  6. I get five weeks holiday a year (excluding statutory holidays), and ten days sick leave. If you take more than two days sick leave in a row, you have to provide a doctors letter. Our holidays and sick days roll over each year, up to a certain number (can't remember the number).
  7. Yeah, but still within the same country. When you have one reseller, and history is on his side, well...
  8. Depends on your geographical location. Not getting into details, but in reality, appealing does little to nothing, even when there are a number of customers appealing, and "hypothetically", the reseller was incapable of supporting the product himself, If you're lucky enough to have more than one reseller in your location, then at least you have an option. 'nuff said... (bites tongue)
  9. The support from CGTech is second to none. I've worked with a lot of different software companies, and I would rate CGTech right up there with the best in terms of support. What model Mori Seiki? Being a 2500 is a NTX?
  10. Re: Subscription. Vericut started offering this a while back, though like all subscription products, that still offer perpetual licensing, the cheaper option is perpetual. But it gives customers options.
  11. You could always get a "certification license". Effectively a demo license. CGTech are always happy to provide those. They'd maybe even provided an extended demo license, so you could have a decent trial.
  12. Honestly, I've never heard of the Third Wave production software. I just took a look at it. It certainly looks comprehensive. How does XChange work? Is it a module within the NX application?
  13. This year will be considerably different. A lot of companies are hurting, and cutting expenditure, which means software, and software maintenance. I know of two companies that were all set to purchase Vericut, and have now pulled the pin. Force and Optipath are great. And very capable. Their only drawback is cost. They are very expensive options. I've seen some great results though.
  14. I would be surprised if they did. It isn't their area of interest. It sure was a surprise, this news. I hope it doesn't affect the team in Irvine much. Among the best tech support people I have ever dealt with. Not sure where it leaves me though.
  15. That is kind of interesting, and if I can offer my 2c worth. Don't be put off using another application to program a machine. More often than not, it is the best tool for the job that needs to be used. I've got no experience with Esprit, but I know of a couple users who use it solely for their Mill-Turns, and they've had nothing but success with it, right out of the box. I know this is a MC board, (with some of the best support minded people out there helping), but at the end of the day, while the machine is sitting idle, it isn't making money, and as Gecko779 mentioned, MC is playing catchup to Esprit and the other Mill-Turn heavies
  16. I'm late to the party too, but my 5c worth... I'm currently running some drilling of 316, 6.5mm diameter. I'm using Sandvik Coromant 861.1 drills. Well, I'm still on the first drill it has currently drilled a total of 9 metres
  17. Hah, I can vouch for jparis. He sat behind me in a 2009 resellers training course at the mist shrouded mountain top fortress headquarters in Tolland, CT, back in the day when things were rosy. I remember him bringing up the non existent M/T module, and how late it was. His timing was perfect because the MT guy was sitting in on the same course. There were a few red faces LOL
  18. Pfft, young'un. My first Mastercam license was a green Activator/M parallel port Hasp, running on DOS 6.0 Hasps, USB Dongles... I've run a ton of different CAD/CAM applications over the past few years, and the only one that uses a dongle is MC. Some applications I use have been running license files/servers for over twenty years, Dongles are old technology, especially with the license borrowing functionality available. Plus, not having a USB dongle frees up a port so you can plug in your USB cup warmer, desk fan, or foam rocket launcher
  19. I've tested Y axis parting on an Okuma U3000 (not using Mastercam though). This method of parting works really well, but unfortunately, there is no CSS on the Y axis, without an Okuma software hack.
  20. I don't believe it is appropriate, as this is a Mastercam forum, and not a forum
  21. Not to mention, you can just choose analyse angle and click on the plane and it will tell you. *cough*
  22. I can understand that. As you know, I use software that has full kinematic simulation, that works very very well. But, it isn't full gcode simulation, and Vericut has a bunch of extra functions, that are great as well. I use the reporting regularly, and that some of my customers use it to determine areas for look for productivity improvements.
  23. That's what I'm trying to find out Greg I'm sure it does have both.
  24. Hi All, Does anyone out there have one of these machines? I am after a programming manual, so I can see the format for things such as drill cycles, DWO/Planes for 3+2 and TCPC for 5 axis machining, along with general programme formats. Even sample code would be handy. I need this to do some post processor customisation, and the machine tool company is dragging their feet supplying the necessary information. Cheers, Mike
  25. I've had the luxury of kinematic awareness for a few years now *cough*. It makes a big difference to the programming workflow

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