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They don't help the OG poster, however they are good examples of the material feature in smurfcam.

The only way to do a slot is to extend the geometry past the ends of the slot. :)

When I...

I am not familiar with mach 3 but it is supposed to be one of the best PC based software's out there, assuming your version is current and up to date, I would rule that out as a problem.

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At least you were able to fix it.

Poor error checking on the programmers end of the software causes many grief for the end user.

Why was there no upgrade option from V5.2 to V6? :(

What make and model cnc machine is this?

They were not meant to be found. :)

The Videos that Darinbee linked show excellent examples of the MATERIAL feature in surfcam that some of the other posters didn't understand.

Both seem like neat ideas. The drop in replacement sounds interesting but I'd imagine it comes with a hefty price tag however I'm sure the improved performance would be worth it. Any suggestions to a...

Last year I debated which route to take memory or BTR, and I bought the aftermarket 512k ram board which has worked flawlessly since I installed it. However being at memory max on the control, I am...

I'll pay for options on my 6MB-II when someone explains to me why 512k of ram (1/3 of a 3.5" floppy disc) from an (aftermarket supplier) is $1500. I am scared to know what 512k ram from Fanuc...

Move tool to the Z location, IE the top of the work piece, then go to the Offset screen for tool length, select the tool number with the up and down arrow keys and punch/type "Z" then press the input...

Thanks Mario, but since I am not a maintenance customer, I can't log in to download the fixes for the software I already bought.

I am happy Smurfware was bought out of business. I would like to see Vero fix SurfCam up and make it as it should of been 10+ years ago, but I certain they will strip True-Mill from it and it will go...

I can open SW 2012 files in SC V5.2 no problem. I can not open SW2013 files in SC V5.2. So to me, I would think the problem is in your version of SC 6. Good luck.

unless you know FORTRAN or are a wiz at coding, Spost is not easy to learn. Your best bet is to contact Paul Andrews @ Posthaste post processor (Home_ and upgrade your mpost so you can make your own...

Great reading all the tips and tricks you guys have found to make it work for you, I am going to use some of these in my shop tomorrow.

What a lot of people don't know is that Mpost isn't a...

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Simply clicking "undo" if it was available would save 100's of man hours in training....

The rest of the stuff should of already been in place, the much much more I AM interested in........ :bs:

Yup, at my current shop, we have surfcam 5.2 and mastercam X6. It was said no more money will be spent @ Surfware for numerous reasons. Even though I am highly fluent in surfcam and know nothing...

You can also use arc filter as FILTER ONLY which will make you a new toolpath you can preview in surfcam before posting. In the old days arc filter bit alot of people in the butt doing it via posting...

I've programmed many, can't say I've ever actually cut one. How did this work out for you?

If your version of surfcam is using .dsn, it's older and also requires a .icd file.

the .dsn is the geometry and the .icd is the tool path data. the .inc files are stored in the .icd file. If you...

It was once documented that the official answer to lack of UNDO was to tell the end users to click FILE SAVE before doing the next step. This was way more cost effective then writing new code to be...

old Version 6.1 DOS based, not to be confused with the new Version 6 released this year.
(which ironically is probably the same dos based code as the old version 6 lol)

My advise to you would be...

I am not familiar with that machine, but if you provide sample code, we can make mods to the generic fanuc post to get the code you need.

Are you just trying to index or do simultaneous motion? The post you use is going to play a BIG role in the output of the code. Not all 4th x posts in surfcam do simultaneous motion, most just index,...

Bottom Z and Top Z allow you to input the Z location on the right, so if your geo is 100 inches away, you can force Z to any location you input. Is it practical? I don't know but it is an option that...

FWIW the Chip Break option is present on newer versions of Surfcam, as I recall it wasn't there in Older Versions. If using the older versions you would be limited to using the Custom options as the...

To use the "Chip Break" option from surfcam use the following in Mpost template.


ChipBreak
G73 X[H] Y[V] Z[D] R[RLevel] F[FRate] Q[Step]
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