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can you just rotate the yellow arc with the center point being where it intersects the red line?

no problem here, printing to a network printer and to an adobe pdf.

Have a screen shot of the error message?

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has anyone used a rasberry pi to serve as their controller?

what kind of passes are you taking? how many spring passes what depths?

You want a line where the white one is in my attached drawing? If not please attach a drawing with a white line of what you want.

Also make sure you have 2d/3d correctly selected when modeling in...

haha ya I mean that one looks scary... i'm not a neat freak but shoot i'd at least blast it with some degreaser first before pictures.

Thats a good point about the tooling and vises, didn't really...

I am also looking into some used Haas machines.

Example: Haas VF3. 20x40 travel Fully tooled

What are some things I should look for?
Are there typical things to look on mills for after blank...

Thanks for the input Andrew, I was thinking all of that was probably going to be the case, and I was hoping you weren't going to say it haha. It wouldn't be for a fully detailed out business plan,...

Hey all, I am looking to buy my first machine. I am looking for just a standard CNC milling station.

The Haas Vf1 would be prefect for the shop I am going to be setting up... Butttttt the 48k...

sorry I was meaning to use the selection process to tell the tool where to avoid cutting (the air), stick with the area tool path

You can or cannot select either of the two edges on each groove?

If not, then "create --> curve --> curve on all edges" that should be fast enough even for 50, then select the same edge on all...

Use the method I mention in this post... Multiple machining regions --> avoidance region.
http://www.cnczone.com/forums/mastercam/257940-quot-chaining-quot-surfaces-together-create-continuous.html

open a new MC file. Select Machine Type --> Mill --> Default. Then go to settings --> machine definition manager --> green arrow. All of your options are in here.

Right click the options in...

I don't entirely know what you're asking but this may help.

First create a dynamic plane where you want your first operation xyz offset to be. This easily organizes what setup, toolpaths, and...

Wouldn't your arc filter settings change nothing on your "Tangential" cuts? those are straight moves not arc'd.

As for whether you can see your arc filter settings reflected in the verify...

Have you learned about the WCS workflow?

You can set a new "WCS" to reposition where you x0,y0,z0 is.




Can you please screen shot an isometric view of your part open in Mastercam, that...

That is a above average computer... should be just fine...

.0001 cut... has frank produced good programs so far?

Bassix187- I haven't encountered this but I saw some other posts about it...

Are you opening previous version files? they may need to be regenerated in another version before you open in MC7
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hey I'll take a look at the file and see if I can maybe help...

could you possibly email me a test file?

hes not happy with how long it takes to regen and run the verify? How long is it taking? If there is some complex stuff going on i.e. surface toolpaths like he has, and he has everything set very...

wth why not....



Hopefully I had a lot more than 50k or something good to trade.... but I'd get... 1) knee mill 2) engine lathe 3) bench grinder 4) tool grinder 5) some kind of saw maybe...

Hi I dont really know what you're asking, but whenever I am using a surface toolpath, I take extra time to set my material boundary and zdepths to properly constrain that tool to where I want it.
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when just using MC X8? Or when running toolpath sims(backplot/verify)?

That computer is pretty beastly, mine is about the same and X8 is running pretty dang good for me. One aspect to note is...

I don't know all the exact answers here sorry, just trying to give suggestions..

Mastercam 9.1 on Windows XP
Found this on another forum...

Looks like you should be fine??!!!

Treat yourself and upgrade that computer, it will save you time!!!!

The "HASP" is the key that unlocks mastercam, each computer has to have one to run it. There are HASP and NETHASP keys. HASP...

settings --> config --> cad settings --> "update Cplane and Tplane when changing Gview"
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or lock the WCS
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I think you could learn it quick. As far as what to learn, I would say focus more on CAM/Gcode/CNC concepts vs CAD. When programming on the lathe you really just need a 2d view of the part wire...

good stuff