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The only Okuma with Y axis CSS is in Charlotte... I was in touch with them before I tried the method myself. I'm not sure how they did it (I'm assuming a software "hack"), because using the G11 axis rotation still resulted in the physical X axis driving the speed.
Has anyone tried this method of parting off?
I've recently trialled it, and got very favourable results. Really nice parting blade with coolant being applied both over and under the insert. I ran a feedrate twice what I would normally run, and it cut well, with a better finish than normal.
The only drawback is our U3000 doesn't have constant surface speed on the Y axis, and no amount of cheating managed to get it to do so (I did try coordinate rotation but it was a no go)
+1 for Semi finishing. I always have a semi finishing operation in hard or difficult materials. This typically gives a constant stock remaining for the finishing tool(s), so the tools are under a consistent load, which results in a more even finish.
Yes, I knew the Sandvik add-in was $$, as is Coroplus standalone, but I was told last year that they were going to start charging for Machining Cloud in general. I cant recall where that came from. Maybe they realised that the usage would drop right now if they started charging
I need to look at Coroplus again, I used Adveon a lot, but I know the initial versions of Coroplus were chunky. Hopefully, they've improved things.
Actually, if you re-read it, I'm not stirring. I don't particularly care, but because it said "In House" the post was obviously from Inhouse, and as such, they should be able to make the mod, or show you, and as is always suggested here, that contact should be through your reseller.
Still, take it how you see it....
Obvious question on my part.... It is an In-House post. Why not ask your reseller, and get them to process the modification through In-House? I'm sure they could action that pretty promptly.
Yes, unfortunately, that is the case. But, we can't justify paying what we pay, for the little that we get (in terms of things other than updates, if you know what I mean)
In all honesty, we wont be using 2019 anyway. Heck, I'm barely using 2018
Or... have the following:
First Operation
M0 (Flip Part)
VZOFZ=VZOFZ-X (X Being the value you want to shift the zero set)
Second Operation
VZOFZ=VZOFZ+X (Shift Z Zero set back to original Zero set value)
M2
That is how I do it.
Colin! Colin! Colin! I emailed you about this a while back, but you never replied... I was sad... so sad
Hah, anyway, it was milling on the face. It seems that it is a common problem encountered by a lot of people. Most people (including me), just use wireframe geometry, and break the arc into quadrants, which forces the C axis breaks.
I guess I could have Jay. The funny thing is, a thread like this takes days to move, and yet the whisper of any alternative CAM application, and the thread is whooshed in Off-Topic, faster than you can say burrito....
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