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So I've noticed Mastercam likes to output helix entry motion into line segments. On some toolpaths that have "arc filters" I can usually get around this and force it to output arcs with "Output 3D arcs". I notice this issure mostly on 3D toolpaths like OptiRough or "Rough Pocket", but on occasion even is 2D pocket or 2D dynamic. I'm currently seeing it on Multiaxis Rough but the entry in still 2D until it hits final depth. When it outputs line segments , our machines cant keep up, slowing things down. I know the machine can run fast because we push them pretty hard. 1000 IPM smoothly but that speed only works when it has arcs and lines of good length of 4-5". Note that I am not trying to Helix Entry at 1000 IPM . It can sometimes be hundreds of line segments long just to get .300 deep. Does anyone know if Mastercam has a fix for this? Is it in the post somewhere or Control Def or what? Running Mastercam 2017 but have seen this since X7 Thanks for any help in advance.
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Morning Everyone, I've noticed this issue pop up recently where my edited manual entries are not being marked dirty. I've had to be careful about immediately forcing it to regen after editing them to be safe but, ideally, I would like to see them being marked as such so I don't miss anything. Anything I should try to fix this issue? Thanks. Edit - This is in 2017, by the way.
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Hi All, Is it possible to do a plunge entry with dynamic contour? I have some thru pockets that I've pre-drilled an opening for so I can just plunge in with my endmill and start a dynamic path to finish out said pockets. The result I'm getting is a ramped contour down to my geometry and there is no entry method tab for to edit parameters. Even setting all linking parameters to incremental zero will not force it to plunge. Is this just not possible or am I missing something? This is in 2017, by the way. Thanks.
