10 hours ago, ajmer said:

no idea why that setting is still on by default!

Because the ivory tower wills it. 

Can you post a screenshot of the interface? 

"...PC Based...".

You're going to need to elaborate a little bit. Are you talking about the "Panel i" interface or the "iHMI" interface or something different all together? 

Here's my log file. Almost a minute here. WHat it doesn;t show is the time from the last item in the log until I can actually start working which adds some more time.  

On 12/12/2019 at 9:51 AM, Charlie Pierson said:

I start with a model of the machine environment w/ the vises already positioned and merge the part into it.

I do the opposite in my CAD software. Anchor the part to it's origin and assemble the rest. Export to STEP, load into Mastercam. 

It's kind of nice being able to accomplish the same task any number of different ways. 

26 minutes ago, Corey Hampshire said:

...CNC marked it as a defect that will not be addressed in 2020....

20 hours ago, 5th Axis CGI said:

That is the way I read it and the toolpath doesn't support that from what I have seen using it, but you can use it to create the motion then backplot it then save it to a level. Then use 3D contour to do the toolpath backwards. 

Doin' it old school.... Nice.

Looks like a good idea to me. 

9 minutes ago, 5th Axis CGI said:

You aware with the Fanuc 31i A5 and above controls on non titling heads that you can run everything in G43.4 and don't need G68.2 anymore on 5 Axis machines? Canned Cycles and everything else is working with no problem on the few machines we have tested this with.  

Trick is getting the post to think it is outputting G68.2 when doing this for the correct Axis mapping, but then not output the G68.2 start and end codes. 

Saving customers money and expanding their capabilities. 

I just use G68.2 to pre-position then cancel, then activate G43.4. 

From what I understand getting the generic FANUC 5-Axis to post EULER angles can be nerve racking. Thankfully I don't have to worry about such nonsense.

2019 to 2020 was painful.

It did expose some problems on my system with Windows Update though (which was a good thing) and forced me to update my video drivers. 

2020's been stable though for me since getting the installation squared away. However, it takes over a minute to launch. I looked at the log and there are no issues there. With the specs on my rig, the launch should be near instantaneous. 

Dell Precision 7710

Intel Xeon CPU E3-1545M v5 @ 2.9GHz

64GB RAM

NVidia Quadro M5000M w/ 8GB RAM

Samsung 970 VO SSD @ 1TB

Windows 10 Pro

On 12/9/2019 at 9:08 AM, Temores2790 said:

HI 5thAxis, well basically here al the programming is from Center of rotation so the plan is will keep the same method in that way we can use the 5 axis machine like a Horizontal 4th Axis when we need it. I just want to configure the post for 3+2 and CL.

Smells like "... we've always done it that way..." to me. That is the WORST reason to do something IMHO.  Not a fan of COR programming anymore either. Too many things to fight with when functions exist to make things much more simplified. 

Like G68.2 for example. Which you can get on an HMC BTW. It works pretty awesome too. Easier than G54.2 once set up properly. 

@Boo If I'm reading this correctly, you want to use a Horizontal Area toolpath and force it to start from the outside. Is this correct?  

Yes. That is correct. A little while before I left CCCS. 

BT/CT dual contact (BigPlus) is my preference. Not to mention MUCH better holder availability in the US...

8 minutes ago, Leon82 said:

Also if you forget to reset the m30 key it will shut down after the first part. I did that today and mon to sat the machine is always on lol

Done that once or 5 times. 

I'll usually add an M98P9901  (or M98P1) before the M30, that way it will wait (if running a multi-pallet system) if there is no work ready. 

The important thing to remember with the Auto Power-On feature, you MUST leave the machine in a condition that allows for a cycle to run in MEM mode. i.e. all doors closed, e-stop(s) released, main power on, tool magazine door(s) closed, etc...

Anything that will prevent normal operation of the machine will also prevent Auto Power-On from functioning completely. If any of those things are out of place, the machine will power-up, it just will not warm-up. 

Translators "to" english seriously suck.

It would REALLY be nice if eMastercam could require either a country, or a native language field when users register so we can try to figure out what is actually being asked. 

Now, back to the matter at hand, like Colin said, @jjmac6686 and  @EL MEKHCHIyou guys need to put some work in yourself. We're not here to do your job unless you're paying. Otherwise, we're more than happy to help you put your finishing touches on something, or explain how a function works. 

You won't have to worry about a post processor or simulation/collision checking software as it comes with @CAMplete Solutions Inc. TruePath software which is phenomenal software. And EASY to use.

You'll have local (Minnesota) factory support, and Productivity is the dealer and I've only heard stellar things about them.

The control is a FANUC 31i-B5. If it's a touch panel screen it could be FANUC's Panel i Operator Screen, or it could be FANUC's iHMI. The latter being FANUC's latest operator interface.  What the interface lacks in "oooooo shiny" it more than makes up for in features IMHO. Most Matsuuras innthe US come with G43.4, G54.4, G68.2, expanded MACRO variables, 1GB Dataserver, and a bunch of other stuff.

It's been a while since I've run a Mazak, but I'd take a number of machines over it, Matsuura being one of the machines I'd take over it.

JM2CFWIW 

I use an Iscar spreadsheet I acquired a number of years ago or Helical's Milling Advisor...

9 hours ago, Matthew Hajicek™ - Conventus said:

Yep.  I remember 'cause I was working at Prototek when I made my first account.

I think I was at CAD/CAM Consulting when I first signed up. I was member 53 or 58.

Hey Greg.

eMC started when??? 2000-2001? 

6 hours ago, MIL-TFP-41 said:

... auto timers should be standard & not an option.

I agree. However, the powers that wish to keep the machine at a certain price point continue to do battle with us.

6 hours ago, 5th Axis CGI said:

Made me wonder how many other forums have been around this long.

Pretty much none. "Maybe" CNC Ad Zone is older. All the rest came afterwards AFAIK. 

On 11/14/2019 at 11:39 AM, Elmer Fudd said:

Yep, MC 3.1 here.

Same here.

On a 386 with a seperate math co-processor and dual floppy disk drives and 2MB of RAM IIRC even.

2D swept, Coons are both toolpaths that produce CLEAN tool motion and I use them still.