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thanks a bunch Neal, looks like I am inserting code, I have run about a dozen cnc mills over the past 20 years but this one is about the goofiest interface I have ever seen.. hat tip to you
Bob

hi fellow fadal users, we lost all programs in the control and do not have rs-232 capability right now so we need to hand jam a program, just a dozen lines or so but can not figure out how to...

thank you very much, I will give it a try, our mastercam re-seller told us that they would do it for a fee, oh well, thanks again

thanks for that,
I am hearing more of the same that CIMCO is the way to go

Hello fellow mastercam users,
I am trying to generate a setup sheet for my operators which contain only the information that they want. i.e. "N" number which to start from, tool number and tool...

Hi guys,

I am trying to stream my program direct from MCX sithout using my "TELIX" communications software but so far, the only one that works is 'CIMCO" can anyone tell me if I am loosing any...

thanks for all the tips guys, I will apply what you have told me

HELLO FADAL USERS,

i hired onto a company which has an older fadal 40 taper ( maybe 25 + years old) and nobody knows how to make edits to the program. my problem is that the Z axis starts the...

Hello fellow MCX users,

I am wondering if the "SETUP SHEETS" option which I see when I right click in the operations manager can be customized? My operators have told me that there is too much...

you are correct Matt, I unchecked it and it un-greyed out the options area but only if I went into machine def through my existing program, I still need to get my post tweeked to output a M58 (thru...

i think it is a issue with your machine def. because I check on one of our machines and it allows before after choice and on our older machine it is all greyed out, now i would like to know how to...

thanks superman,
there are 3 choices when i click the little communicate button on MCX, they are legacy, mastercam and cimcodnc, I never thought to change it because the lathe guy who gave me a...

I am running X3 and when I go to communicate with the machine to send a program, the baud rate, stop bits etc. are all screwed up and I have to reset them every darn time, I have gone into the...

thanks for the quick reply, I will try it now

I am using X3 and would love to know how to make my endmill enter a pocket a specific location where there is already a thru hole so that I do not have to ramp or plunge into solid, thanks in...

thanks for the quick help !

Hello mastercam X users,

can anyone tell me how to edit a drafting note? currently I am forced to start a new note and delete the old, thanks

can anyone tell me what the maximum bar diameter I can cut off with our OKUMA LB-15 plain jane 2 axis lathe with a iscar parting tool?
thanks in advance

hello OBRIEN
it sounds like you have a handle on how this works and you used the example of a bowl where I would be material safe, my question is If I am cutting a convex shape and I choose .01...

are you saying that you have info for the 635V ? if so I would appreciate any PDF documentation, I downloaded the basic operations and programming PDF from the mits website but any "in depth" info...

thanks matt, that worked great although I am puzzled how that got changed since I am not up to speed yet on WCS and never go there but I am working on figuring it out

can someone please tell me what I am doing wrong, I wrote 1 toolpath with a different work position G55 and now everything I do outputs G55 ?? I mostly run one piece at a time and use G54 how can...

thanks mitsman , filters look good, our OKK rep says it is a phase detect circuit problem so our electrician bypassed it because we know our phasing is corect and that solved the problem untill we...

can anyone tell me what is so great with X4 ? I watched the video online and can not picture why I need a sliding WCS? I loaded it on one of our seats and notice that when I open the operations...

I have many reps standing next to me giving me the parameters to plug in and the tool fails, the look on their face is priceless.

hi guys
just thought I would give my 2 cents worth here, we use mostly HITACHI high feed mills, in tool steel the 1 inch runs at about 3500 RPM and 280 IPM .02 DOC, I do like SECO CARBALOY but we...

it seems like I am the only person who still XFORMS the new work position and saves it as a different level I know it takes more disk space on the server but I mostly work with single details (3D)...

hellow fellow OKK users, I got an alarm while running and can not find it in our books anywhere, it gave me PL0011 #2011 "COOLANT UNIT TROUBLED 1" I shut down and rebooted the machine the next...

thanks for the pointers, I am trying to save my machined stock as a STL file, I notice that there are tolerance settings, my mastercam is defaulted to TOOL TOLEARANCE .008 AND STL TOLERANCE .001, is...

Hello MCX experts,
I have since MC6 used SURFACE ROUGH POCKET to get things rolling no matter if it is a cavity or boss, but I have always had problems with SURFACE ROUGH RESTMILL to get into areas...