WE DID! Have not heard anything after almost 2 weeks. Sent them a zip2fkinggo with one file that had a corrupt path. Never heard back from them. It was a file with about 40 processes (at that time) that would crash the simulator. When we tried posting it out it locked up with errors and a shtload of $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$'s. I was able to figure out the problem area after about an hour after we sent the file to MC and get that specific process working. I don't have time to babysit the fckedup children at MC. I told my boss before this 5x project started that MC could not handle it. They are probably too busy making new bugs and designing prettier icons. Will the new icons be pastel or earth tones? Can't wait for 2021 to see!!!!!!!!!

We are also having MANY 5-axis problems with 2020. Swarf and curve ripping right through the part. Simulations shows a perfect path. It seems if we try to make a full loop everything goes haywire. So, I have to break up everything into sections. It is a massive headache. No support from our vendor. To make matters worse, when we try to use a new model 2020 refuses to let go of the old model. Paths have to be completely regenerated. STILL no support from our vendor.

I think it is just different suppliers like Kennametal vs Sandvik.

I think it was X8 where I learned to never update MCAM files to the new versions. Strange things happen.

Yeah, the problem is I am a grammar cop.

https://edfagan.com/tungsten-alloys-machining-guide.php

There should be their.

Yeah, that's not the issue. I never have that "feature" checked. That "feature" reminds me of another "feature" they had years ago called "use default post". Boy was that a FKUP. They tool that out soon after.

That bug exists in several other places in MC, too. In lathe if I change the tool number it creates quite a mess. I literally have to go in and create a whole new tool in order for the tool to post right. Many times I have to totally recreate ops in mill in order for it to take a change.

Yup. He says he is milling .3doc. He does not say if he is actually going deeper than .3. Many people think using a bigger endmill miraculously gives them better performance. It does not. It just costs a lot more. If I was only going .3 deep I would choose 1/4 - 3/8 endmill. 1/4 would actually do just fine. I assume he is only cutting .3 deep because nobody in there right mind would only use .3" of flute on a .75 endmill. Dynamilling with a .75dia endmill should be upto 3xD in D2 material with these tools.

Get this: https://www.imcousa.com/parts/65085 Adoc .3 Rdoc 5% SFPM 390 IPT .0065 Just make sure some genius did not flame cut your stock.

Drafting color is controlled by the wireframe color. Create a template with a viewsheet for drafting and then define the viewsheets wireframe color with the attributes manager. Then save the template.

Force your arcs into quadrants and use G60.

Why not use your insert drill as a boring bar to rough out to your diameter?

I would ask Cimco about MDC

Use "finish passes" for depth cuts. This will create depths that do not fluctuate.

I tried to tell him that. It's like talking to my wife.

What's funny is one of my customers has his own mold shop and still uses v9.2 for everything. Unfortunately I have to keep up with the Boneses.

MASTERCAM V9.2 I'm pretty sure that was the last working version.

I suppose it would be too big for a cd now. I don't even have a cd on my pc. Downloading corrupt files is definitely the way to go.

I also had that issue.

I guess when they were testing this they didn't actually install it. Maybe they just checked the CD for scratches.

I had already changed the tolerance to .005. Accuracy was not important to me. I am merely creating pictures for setup sheets.

Okuma does have the best lathes. Their canned cycles are outstanding. Not as quick to program as a Mazak but still very fast with a cimco editor. One day I programmed and setup and ran 9 jobs on a mazak doing header tooling out of various tool steels. I have absolutely no idea why people by fanuc or haas lathes. They are absolute junk. The haas mill controls are great, except for 1 thing. Every new version they change everything around for no reason. The probing cycles are great for beginners. In 5 minutes they (most) have a good idea on how to get it running.

Most job shops in Chicago have a standard setup. Mazak lathes and Haas mills. It makes it much easier to find help that way. No wonder Chicago has a grip on every genre of machining.