Those are your machine kinematics?

I left FB October 2020 @12:01am. No fanfare. Just killed the account completely. It was pretty funny, I must've gotten a dozen e-mails from FB for the next month to reinstate my account and nothing would be lost. LOL I'm good. Traveling a little more than usual, but it's good. I've always like to travel for business. I hope you are well also. It would depend. We have a customer that actually takes their #19700-#19705 numbers converts them to inch then puts those numbers in their Work Offset. I only have maybe 2 customers that do that but they chase work offsets all the time. I warned against it. That said, if no 5-Axis functions are used (G54.4, G68.2, or G43.4) then you are correct, those parameters have no bearing on anything since the functions using those parameters are not invoked.

That's a fact. We have a customer that "by documented procedure" specifies what machining/turning center a particular part is to run on. VERY limiting IMHO but ok fine. However "by documented procedure", once a part is bought off/FAI good on a particular machining center (not just model, but serial number machine), it must stay there for the duration of the contract. Anyone else see the problem in that?

It's got cobalt in it... that's gonna be REAL fun especially since it's so soft. I'd treat it like a soft nickel cobalt alloy and start there. Can you get a piece to do some test cuts on first?

Theoretically you should be able to do that by changing your Dataserver from "STORAGE" mode to FTP mode. You'll then need to set up the host connection from the Dataserver to the server (ip address, gateway, username, password, paths, etc...). Everything will need to be in the same folder (no sub-folders on the server). I've never done it that way though. Shoudl be an interesting experiment. The M198 P#nnn should work though. That would be an easy test with a simple M98 call.

It's like the old rotary timers that we used to have that would turn out lights on and off as a kid. Your ogre probaby trashed the pawls in the mechanism if I had to guess. I've never seen the inside of one. Those things are pretty old, it's most likely not something you can repair on your own. You can probably call Matsuura parts and order one and change it yourself though. I think there's 4 wires including ground. Been a while since I've seen one.

Calling from an actual server somewhere or calling to the FANUC Dataserver? The 31i-B5 control is capable of running right from a Dataserver without the M198 whereas the 16i control is not and requires the M198. Here's an oldy but a goody topic that's been around for a while.

Point of information; Most programmers misapply the term "Dynamic Offset". On a FANUC Control "Rotary Table Dynamic Fixture Offset" (RTDFO) is a very specific function with a specific G-Code (G54.2) to activate it, AND it must be set up a certain way in order to function correctly. There are two typical scenarios that can work correctly; 1) Common Offset Contains the center of rotation values, and small shifts are applied to the Work Offset in case needed, then the distance from center of rotation to the part origin point goes into the Dynamic Fixture Offset page. 2) The Work Offset Contains the Center of Rotation values and the Common Work Offset contains small shifts, then the distance from center of rotation to the part origin point goes into the Dynamic Fixture Offset page. This can compensate for X, Y, X, and the Primary and Secondary rotary axes. This function should not be used for simultaneous 5-Axis cutting. I've heard it can be used, however, I can see certain machine kinematic errors (the 1/2 offsets in particular) not being compensated for thus inducing error in the process. People often mistake Work Setting Error Compensation (WSEC for short) G54.4 for Dynamic Offset. WSEC requires the kinematic (often different from center of rotation) locations to be in the parameter table to function and will compensate in X, Y, Z, A, B, and C if needed. RTDFO is not capable of this. They are two completely different and separate functions.

Myself, I like a G68.2 pre-position. I know it's not necessary and can usually be avoided if desired... I just kinda like it.

I try to maintain the same Datum origins ans orient/rotate as needed for manufacture. Not a fan of COR programming.

@Colin Gilchrist, most of those options you listed are not available on the 18i control. These options below are probably the most helpful in this instance. You WILL need some servo tuning since most likely none was done with the factory given the age of the control. NANO Smoothing - A02B-0284-S687 Jerk Control - A02B-0284-S678 AI-NANO HPCC - A02B-0284-S669

No reason to delay. LOTS of new features and functionality between 2018 and now.

aaaaaaaaaaaaaand, Mastercam would then be less powerful for us users that like to TELL our software what to do instead of asking it to do stuff for us. Those are probably the same people that have no idea why you would want to turn off gouge checking.

Personally, I steer clear of programming 5-Axis machines using the Center of Rotation as the work offset. That just invites troubleshooting problems. More than likely Bill, one or more of your #19700-#19705 parameters are off. #19700 = COR X #19701 = COR Y #19702 = COR Z #19703 = 1/2 Offset X - Rotary Table Position deviation from COR X (N/A on A/C Machines) #19704 = 1/2 Offset Y - Rotary Table Position deviation from COR Y (N/A on B/C Machines) #19705 = 1/2 Offset Z - dist. from COR Z to top of the pallet (N/A on A/B Machines)

uMMM yourself. It IS available, and thus "all" (YOUR word not mine) is inaccurate. HSMWorks does require a Fusion360 subscription. Whatever. That IS completely different than killing the product outright as you claimed. Look I get it. You hate AD. Fine. You've got plenty of company in that camp. But at least be honest and knowledgeable in your statements. So far, you've been neither on nearly all accounts regarding AD John.

Shoot me an e-mail. I may be able to help. Maybe not, but we can at least try right? That said, if you were to buy a new Matsuura, the price for THAT license would be the $1,800-ish as long as you didn't let it lapse.

There's two alternatives I'm aware of that can do what CAMplete does (but are more powerful) ; ICAM and NC Simul. Neither are inexpensive and both carry maintenance costs, and NONE make it easy like CAMplete does. As far as continuing to use the product... here's a little backstory; we were forced practically at gunpoint by Methods to purchase seats of CAMplete AT FULL RETAIL PRICE in 2006 (I think... could have been 2007)... based on a lie, for the privilege of doing ALL the work supporting the product for the west coast of the US. We could not deal directly with CAMplete back then, we had to deal with Methods. If CAMplete wasn't such a good product back then I probably would have gone down the ICAM or NC Simul path. But, thankfully, Matsuura and Methods got a divorce and this drastically opened things up not only from a support perspective but from a development perspective as well so we elected to stick with it. I had to make the hard sell to the executive management at my company and to Matsuura USA. I stand by that decision. I'd make that exact decision again without hesitation. So, we bought two seats of CAMplete TruePath V4.2 for close to $25,000 I believe. One for me and one for another AE. If we were forced to purchase CAMplete subscriptions at the $1,800 price today, I'd still vote to do it. CAMplete makes my job easier. It's that simple. My job is hard, and if there's a tool available that can take some of the hard stuff and make it easier, I'm going to use it. CAMplete is that tool.. at least for the simulation, collision checking and post processing. JM2CFWIW Did you not get an e-mail from Matsuura USA back in April? There was an opportunity to get back on maintanance for the $1,800-ish. It was a short window like a month if I recall, but there was one.

I believe after November I have to move to the single user subscription. I would have made the jump already but I have a significant number of legacy users to support still so AD renewed my USB key until November at which time I'll migrate over to the subscription like everyone else. Regarding pricing, maintenance used to be around $1,500/key and was perpetual so if you stopped paying, you still could use the software... just no updates. New structure is a little under $1,800/seat and no perpetual license. To get an expired license back up and running will run you $3,500-ish (prices are approximate and you should get a quote from your dealer). Now, if you are lucky enough to have a USB key, you can always go back to using it. Even after you migrated to subscription. IF you decide you prefer the flexibility of using a key, you can install and run the latest active version while your key was on active maintenance. The big problem with USB security devices is future compatibility is in question similar to the old Parallel port HASPS. It will eventually become unsupported. Guaranteed.

Surprised they would ship such a power hungry workstation to you. Pretty soon those idiots running Kommieforniastan will allow us to only use calculators... solar ones.

You can parse out month from the parameter. Takes a little doing. I'll see if I can dig out the logic from the bat cave.

Here's a STEP file https://www.dropbox.com/s/sx13sqmsuku8ms3/5ML1550_41(STEP).zip?dl=0

We ought to start diggin up all the V9 topics from BITD... because #20YearOldSoftwareMatters

When I have custom tools and holders, I take the tool/holder part number minus any letters, and insert it into the number "100000000"/"200000000" respectiverly. if the part number doesn't fit, I truncate the leading numbers until it fits. I've got different ranges for different things like OP01 tool path geometry, OP02 tool path geometry, etc...

I always force my graphics onto the NVidia GPU in there for all my CAD/CAM/Graphics software. JM2CFWIW

As of late, I have nothing but pure contempt and loathing for Microsoft. Pushing dog$#!+ UI's on users all in the name of eye candy and make it look like a mobile OS.