Depends on your machine's kinematics. Head/Head or Head/Table then yes. Table/Table no.

You basically have 2 options; 1) let the program dictate the "how long" to get from one point to the next or 2) let the control dictate "how long" to get from one point to the next.

CAMplete TruePath can take a ramp contour and spin the C-Axis while locking the X or Y axis on the + or - side... whichever you have more stroke in. I have a couple machine models that have more travel on the X- side than the X+ or Y. We do it all the time. How to get a Mastercam post to do it??? No idea.

Inverse Time Feed (G93) is one of the ways to get your machine to cut with one or more rotary axis in the cut. The simple explanation that F isn't a function of Feed rate, it is a function of time. The program is telling the control to take X number of units to make this move from one point to another. The program controls it. As JP aluded to there are two ways to express the function; Degrees Per Minutes or Units (mm/in) per minute. Another common method is Tool Center Point Control (G43.4, G43.5, etc...). In TCP the control is making the calculations so you'll see feed rates as often as you wouls in a contour type path; plunge moves, feed moves, and retract moves. And the F is a function of feed in Units Per Minute. HTH

#InspectToReject Those that can't do, inspect.

There's some VERY basic guidelines for metal removal in the tool cutting data available from the tooling vendor. You'll have a max depth of cut (DOC) value, and you'll have different feeds and speeds depending on the type of cutting you're doing; channel cut, profile cut, high sped type (large DOC, shallow radial engagement, etc... They are basic guidelines and do not take into account setup rigidity or lack thereof. Experience is definitely your friend here. Those things aren't explained in the tutorial because there are far too many variables to cover.

Picky, picky, picky. :rofl:

I have to have basically an unrestricted machine def because I often post the same file on multiple kinematic machines. Most of the time it's on an A/C or a B/C, but sometimes it will go on an A/B. I use a 3rd Party Post Solution.

Solid State drive goes without saying these days. I've been very satisfied with my Samsung EVO Pro. It's a little more than the lower model but it's worth it. Get an optical drive. You never know when you may need it. 64GB min. RAM. JM2CFWIW

Whoops. I'm out. "EIA" should have been my first clue. My bad.

No G43H40?

JP, Ron and Colin... you guys ever see this?

I don't usually use spiral because the 1st pass and the last pass are not complete leaving scallops there.

New flavored Tide Pods are gonna make me rich. ;P I'm never worried about technology taking my job because I'm either keeping up with it or moving ahead of it for the most part, but yeah, I'm salty AF and proud of it. <laughter>

Yeah, these people that look down on us... they are the people eating Tide Pods. They are the people that say "... just make iPhones in the USA. Problem solved." And last but not least, these are the people that say their food comes from the grocery store. ROFLMFAO!!!! As if any of us care what those petulant fools think anyway. I almost pity them. Fortunately for many of us, by the time those fools realize how truly stupid they were we will have escaped this life and they will be captive to places like China because they don;t know how to make stuff that they can't 3D print.

CF card is 1000x better anyway.

I wasn't necessarily alluding to RTM's. Those are unique beasts suited to certain types of parts AND require a certain type of staff to own and maintain... automotive, connectors, fasteners, fittings, etc... are the industries that can better support RTM's. Limiting things to Mazak is what I had in mind because I know you guys are a strict Mazak house. We went into a Mazak house and just xxxxing cleaned their clocks on turning center improvements with Eurotechs. Slashed cycle times by double digits in every single case without too much program modification.

Management thinking is SO short sighted. You are WELL beyond the point where alternative manufacturing methods should be examined. JM2CFWIW

Does Model Chamfer work in Multi-Axis by chance?

I will usually set my back feedrate to something I believe it will actually get to.

I always have both checked because typically I want max flexibility.

But have you determined with the highest degree of certainty that Vericut is correct?

Actually I do not know who the sales guy that said that is. I just recall the conversation here somewhere (perhaps it was in the old OT Forum)... I can't seem to locate it. But "FANUC kernel" is what I remember... as if there's such a thing... ROFLMFAO. That is worthy to make fun of because it was said with such authority.

I would not refer to that process as drip feeding because many of the limitations present in RS-232 Communications are not present when running from a CF Card.

I remember when I saw that... I about died laughing. We need to make THAT guy famous. Exactly right. Also, let's say a Brand X machine comes from the factory with a suite of options. Serial number 12345. Chances are things will at least work. Maybe the parameters need some massaging, but no alarms when you activate something. Now, take same Brand X machine serial number 12346 leaves the factory without said suite of options... then FANUC comes and installs the options. Chances are the field service tech isn't going to know everything to get those options going and here the ride begins... "FANUC Kernel" RFLMFAO