Mick
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At least your rep visits.... Sandvik Coromant service here has gone right down the toilet bowl
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5 axis post problem when table is positioned horizontally
Mick replied to KORLOY's topic in Post Processor Development Forum
MU Series? I have a MU500 and had to dial my post to make it work with Fixture Offset (Call OO88) for 3+2. -
Hi Jeremy, What is involved in configuring a 3 axis post to support an angled head? I've just had a customer enquire about this, and I'd like to be able to help them out.
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Coroplus? As in Adveon? The last time I played with it, it had limited support for turning tools, and no multi tasking tools. The general consensus is that Coromant released it way too soon.
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You got it Our Okuma MU500 VII is 13000 kg/28,600 lb.
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Force toolchange is one of my most commonly used functions in Mastercam for 5 axis work. It has got me round issues like this a number of times.
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2018 on the Mastercam web for download of release.
Mick replied to Jayson Kramer's topic in Industrial Forum
Well, this thread went south rather quickly... -
2018 on the Mastercam web for download of release.
Mick replied to Jayson Kramer's topic in Industrial Forum
James, you're going to end up in the naughty bin along with some of us -
New to us Millturn- Feedback Needed
Mick replied to cincy k's topic in Machining, Tools, Cutting & Probing
I've got access to a machine simulation model of an NTX 1000 with both the upper and lower turret. I agree, a pretty cool concept. That tilting C sub is sure different I played around programming some parts on it, and it would sure be neat to have access to a physical machine to experiment with it. I also heard somewhere that the machines weren't so good. -
Are you loading the programme (programme selecting) via A, B or S method?
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Haha, I dig that too. The Red Arrow Of Doom Rules All!
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And step up to the plate to support it? Bwahahahahaha
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Thanks for the reply Jay, that is the info my customer needed. Like newb said, it is funny that none of we long term users can answer the question fully, but like gcode says, it is probably on purpose to get you directed to a reseller./salesperson. Which is fine of course, unless your salesperson doesn't know the difference between toolpaths...... just sayin'
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Thanks but it doesn't make it very clear what the differences between levels are.
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I had a customer of mine ask me this morning, about the capabilities of Mill vs Mill 3D. They wanted to know what they could or couldn't do with their Mill license. I know there used to be a comparison chart available, but there seems to be little or no information on the Mastercam page. Does anyone have any further information?
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Ive often wondered this myself. It is the same for threading on a lathe.
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Why do we still have to combine views to make solids?
Mick replied to crazy^millman's topic in Industrial Forum
I'm in the same boat as Jay. Once a year if that. But, like James, I rarely do any modelling/CAD in Mastercam nowadays so it is a non issue. -
Special Southern Hemisphere Fiss
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As it turns out, it is tricks in the post that allowed to achieve something. But twin turret synching? Forget it. HSM hasn't got that power, and that was a CAD jockey talking out his a**. There sure is more power in <insert your software here> than HSM
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HSM? As in InventorHSM or HSMWorks? That's strange, one of the local reps told me that software was capable of programming a U3000 twin spindle, twin turret, b axis mill turn. Surely a horizontal with tombstones would be a walk in the park for such powerful software... *cough*
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SCRAPED AT PART FROM MISC REALS NOT TAKING i THINK
Mick replied to lowcountrycamo's topic in Industrial Forum
It is an unfortunate situation that can occur, when using misc values for controlling machine coordinate ouputs. I agree with everyone here, in that you should regen to ensure the values take. I've been burnt a number of times, and so much so, that I avoid using misc values wherever I can. Unfortunately, sometimes it is unavoidable. -
Global Machine Tools. They have a few Matsuuras up and down the country. Adn they also sell Doosan. They push Siemens NX pretty hard. They're almost an NX reseller.
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Even when looking at parallel, I go straight to Flowline... unless it is multiple surfaces of course I agree, that edge rollover thing is a step backwards
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Ok... Got it. Weird... But got it. I have to be honest, I haven't had to look at programming a horizontal in this manner for a long time, and it seems things have change a bit since I did. Back then it seemed so much simpler Basically it is a case of rotating the world gnomon about the Z axis. Thanks for everyones input on this. My post already had the above line uncommented, but it didn't force the B output.
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Here is a sample file, and the image of the error returned. In the sample file, the first toolpath group I created should (in my expectations) output B0 and the second group should (as it does) output the B index. Horizontal Test.ZIP
